San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineup — Monday, Jul 20, 2026
Final Lineups
San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves · Monday, Jul 20, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 0.284 | 0.347 | 0.740 | 7 | 41 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Jackson Merrill | 0.221 | 0.277 | 0.640 | 12 | 42 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Manny Machado | 0.198 | 0.290 | 0.697 | 19 | 56 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Ty France | 0.275 | 0.335 | 0.872 | 14 | 39 | 0.000 | 0.167 |
| 5 | Gavin Sheets | 0.218 | 0.317 | 0.732 | 14 | 40 | — | — |
| 6 | Xander Bogaerts | 0.223 | 0.316 | 0.645 | 9 | 38 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 7 | Jake Cronenworth | 0.199 | 0.284 | 0.569 | 3 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| 8 | Freddy Fermin | 0.154 | 0.250 | 0.523 | 3 | 11 | — | — |
| 9 | Sung-Mun Song | 0.239 | 0.337 | 0.655 | 1 | 15 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Baldwin | 0.276 | 0.362 | 0.843 | 18 | 54 | — | — |
| 2 | Ozzie Albies | 0.263 | 0.315 | 0.744 | 14 | 53 | 0.100 | 0.282 |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 0.269 | 0.343 | 0.881 | 26 | 59 | 0.300 | 0.573 |
| 4 | Austin Riley | 0.217 | 0.296 | 0.657 | 12 | 47 | 0.200 | 0.633 |
| 5 | Michael Harris II | 0.301 | 0.331 | 0.830 | 17 | 58 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 6 | Mauricio Dubón | 0.266 | 0.318 | 0.735 | 10 | 53 | 0.300 | 0.900 |
| 7 | Joey Bart | 0.211 | 0.280 | 0.647 | 4 | 12 | 0.667 | 2.334 |
| 8 | Jim Jarvis | 0.286 | 0.318 | 0.747 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 9 | Eli White | 0.225 | 0.277 | 0.685 | 5 | 17 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves (2026-07-20). JP Sears vs Bryce Elder at Truist Park.
Starters — JP Sears enters with a 5.03 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 19.2 innings, with 7.78 K/9, 3.66 BB/9, and 1.83 HR/9. The strikeout rate is playable, but the traffic and home-run rate are clear concerns in a small sample. His last three starts were mixed: 4.1 innings and 3 earned runs on July 10, 5 innings and 0 earned runs on July 5, and 4.2 innings and 6 earned runs on June 30. Bryce Elder has a 4.12 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 102.2 innings, with 7.54 K/9, 2.81 BB/9, and 1.31 HR/9. He has worked far deeper into the season than Sears and has shown better control. His last three starts were 4 innings and 3 earned runs on July 9, 4 innings and 5 earned runs on June 27, and 6 innings and 8 earned runs on June 21. The recent trend is down, with elevated run prevention issues over that stretch.
Teams — San Diego has a .682 OPS, 405 runs, a .228 team average, and a pitching staff carrying a 4.24 ERA with a 1.34 WHIP. The Padres are 5-5 over their last 10 games, which fits the profile of a lineup that has been more middle-of-the-pack than explosive. Atlanta brings a stronger offensive baseline with a .734 OPS, 489 runs, and a .250 team average. The Braves also hold the better run-prevention profile, with a 3.62 team ERA and 1.23 WHIP, and they are also 5-5 over their last 10. From a betting matchup standpoint, Atlanta owns the clearer season-long edge in both lineup production and staff efficiency, while San Diego’s path rests more on whether Sears can limit hard damage better than his HR/9 suggests.