San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineup — Monday, Jul 20, 2026

San Diego has a mixed but fairly limited history against Bryce Elder. Fernando Tatis Jr. is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS, Jackson Merrill is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, and Xander Bogaerts is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Manny Machado is hitless at 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, while Ty France is 0-for-5 in 6 PA with a .167 OPS and Jake Cronenworth is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS. Gavin Sheets, Freddy Fermin, and Sung-Mun Song have no MLB history vs Elder.

Atlanta brings more established history against JP Sears. Mauricio Dubón has seen him the most and is 6-for-20 with a .300 average and .900 OPS, while Matt Olson is 3-for-10 in 11 PA with a .300 average and .573 OPS. Joey Bart has the loudest small sample at 2-for-3 with a 2.334 OPS, and Austin Riley is 2-for-10 in 12 PA with a .200 average and .633 OPS. Ozzie Albies is 1-for-10 in 11 PA with a .100 average and .282 OPS, Michael Harris II is 2-for-10 with a .200 average and .400 OPS, Eli White is hitless at 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, and Drake Baldwin and Jim Jarvis have no MLB history vs Sears.

The Braves clearly have more familiarity with the opposing starter, with several hitters already into double-digit at-bat samples against Sears. The Padres have only a handful of brief looks at Elder, and three projected hitters have never faced him in the majors.