San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026

San Diego has a mixed but fairly deep history against Emmet Sheehan. Manny Machado is 2-for-6 with a 1.666 OPS, Ty France is 2-for-3 with a 1.667 OPS, and Jake Cronenworth is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS, while Fernando Tatis Jr. is 1-for-6 in 7 PA with a .453 OPS. Jackson Merrill is 1-for-4 with a .500 OPS, Xander Bogaerts is 1-for-6 with a .334 OPS, and Gavin Sheets is hitless at 0-for-5 in 6 PA with a .167 OPS. Sung-Mun Song has only two plate appearances against Sheehan, both walks, and Luis Campusano has no MLB history vs that pitcher.

Los Angeles brings several strong prior matchups against JP Sears. Shohei Ohtani is 4-for-8 with a 1.250 OPS, Freddie Freeman is 2-for-3 with a 2.000 OPS, Tommy Edman is 2-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS, and Miguel Rojas is 2-for-3 with a 2.000 OPS. Teoscar Hernández is 2-for-8 with a .500 OPS, while Mookie Betts is hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS. Andy Pages, Alex Call, and Eliezer Alfonzo have no MLB history vs Sears.

The Dodgers appear to have the more favorable familiarity, with multiple hitters owning strong results in small samples against Sears. San Diego has more lineup-wide exposure to Sheehan, but the results are more uneven.