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San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 21, 7:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 19, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 46
8
8–3
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
3
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBravesThe starters are close overall, but López owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .008 difference in OPS.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 2–3 in their last five, with only a 7-run difference in run differential.

Starting pitchers

SD
Walker Buehler RHP
Walker Buehler
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.36
146th
WHIP
1.44
131st
K/9
8.19
134th
BB/9
3.54
127th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.21
130th
OPS/R
–
IP
89.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.93
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
ATL
Reynaldo López RHP
Reynaldo López
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.50
142nd
WHIP
1.26
169th
K/9
7.88
106th
BB/9
3.65
167th
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
126th
OPS/R
–
IP
61.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.60
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
How the starters differ
·López enters with a 3.50 ERA compared with Buehler's 5.36.
·López allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.26 WHIP compared with 1.44.
·López owns a 3.60 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 6.93 for Buehler.
·López has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Buehler's 40%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Buehler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%90.4
Four-seam20%94.0
Sinker20%94.2
Slider11%87.1
Changeup9%89.3
Knuckle Curve8%78.3
Sweeper7%82.5
López arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam54%94.1
Slider31%84.2
Curveball11%74.6
Changeup4%84.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs RHP (Reynaldo López)
15th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs RHP (Walker Buehler)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Reynaldo López
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs López (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.782No MLB historyNo history
2Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.630No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.714No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.869No MLB historyNo history
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.744No MLB historyNo history
6Luis CampusanoRC61.7968.791No MLB historyNo history
7Gavin SheetsL1B54.71017.764No MLB historyNo history
8Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.687No MLB historyNo history
9Luis RengifoSLF40.6364.677No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212 / .710 · 17 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Buehler (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC79.81725.888No MLB historyNo history
2Ozzie AlbiesS2B52.68522.657No MLB historyNo history
3Matt OlsonL1B82.82341.823No MLB historyNo history
4Austin RileyR3B59.65419.651No MLB historyNo history
5Michael Harris IILCF75.81226.830No MLB historyNo history
6Mauricio DubónRLF55.72012.743No MLB historyNo history
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF59.68912.697No MLB historyNo history
8Brewer HicklenRRF—.7680.750No MLB historyNo history
9Jim JarvisLSS30.5641.562No MLB historyNo history
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score4Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score5Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score8Brewer Hicklen RF · R.256 / .768 · 0 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207 / .564 · 1 HRvs hand .562 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·ATLATL
AVG.244 17th.246 10th
OPS.717 19th.718 16th
Home runs183 14th204 7th
Runs722 15th742 8th
OBP.319 12th.309 28th
SLG.398 20th.409 6th
PitchingSDSD·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs3.63
SDATL
WHIP1.29vs1.24
SDATL
K/98.2vs8.4
SDATL
HR Allowed180vs185
SDATL
BullpenSDSD·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.03vs3.35
no league rank
Saves48vs49
SDATL
ResultsSDSD·ATLATL
+32918th
Run differential
+36411th
91–71 Record94–68
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (5–5)
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
Atlanta Braves (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—1
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Walker Buehler (5.36 ERA, 5–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
Reynaldo López (3.50 ERA, 4–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Truist Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Padres and Braves performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Braves 1–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Walker Buehler is at 47; Reynaldo López is at 43. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.