San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026

San Diego brings a fair amount of prior exposure to Reynaldo López. Gavin Sheets has the best line in this group at 2-for-5 in 6 PA with a .900 OPS, while Jackson Merrill is 3-for-8 with a .750 OPS and Luis Rengifo is 2-for-6 with a 1.166 OPS. Manny Machado has the deepest history at 3-for-12 with a .583 OPS, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is 1-for-6 but still carries an .834 OPS in the matchup.

There are also a few lighter or less productive samples for the Padres. Luis Campusano is 1-for-5 with a .400 OPS, while Jake Cronenworth is hitless at 0-for-1 with a .000 OPS and Xander Bogaerts is hitless at 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Ty France has seen López once and drew a walk in 1 PA.

Atlanta has more hitters with productive history against Walker Buehler, led by Michael Harris II at 3-for-5 in 6 PA with a 1.267 OPS and Austin Riley at 2-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS. Ozzie Albies owns the largest sample at 3-for-12 in 13 PA with a .641 OPS, while Mike Yastrzemski is 6-for-25 in 28 PA with a .646 OPS. Matt Olson is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, Mauricio Dubón is with a , and Drake Baldwin is with a ..