Texas Rangers vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Final Lineups
Texas Rangers @ Atlanta Braves · Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Wyatt Langford has gone 1-for-3 against Chris Sale, while Brandon Nimmo is 2-for-7 with a .286 average and .661 OPS in the matchup. Elias Díaz has a 1-for-4 line, and Jake Burger is hitless in 1 at-bat with a .667 OPS, while Ezequiel Duran is hitless in 3 at-bats with a .000 OPS and Nicky Lopez is hitless in 3 at-bats with a .000 OPS. Justin Foscue, Josh Jung, and Cam Cauley have no MLB history vs Sale, so this Texas group is mostly working with limited familiarity.
Atlanta brings more established history against Cal Quantrill, led by Ozzie Albies at 3-for-12 with a .250 average and .750 OPS. Matt Olson is 1-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS, Michael Harris II is 2-for-6 with a 1.000 OPS, and Drake Baldwin is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS in a very small sample. Austin Riley is 1-for-7 with a .143 average and .286 OPS, while Mauricio Dubón and Dominic Smith are each hitless in 3 at-bats with a .000 OPS; Jim Jarvis and Brewer Hicklen have no MLB history vs Quantrill.
The Braves clearly have more hitters with prior exposure to the opposing starter. Texas has only a handful of brief matchups on file, with three projected hitters entering without any MLB history against Sale.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Foscue | 0.258 | 0.325 | 0.803 | 9 | 25 | — | — |
| 2 | Wyatt Langford | 0.254 | 0.333 | 0.786 | 15 | 36 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 3 | Brandon Nimmo | 0.261 | 0.328 | 0.749 | 14 | 51 | 0.286 | 0.661 |
| 4 | Josh Jung | 0.294 | 0.361 | 0.802 | 9 | 35 | — | — |
| 5 | Jake Burger | 0.236 | 0.300 | 0.725 | 23 | 77 | 0.000 | 0.667 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Duran | 0.273 | 0.331 | 0.781 | 15 | 73 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Cam Cauley | 0.207 | 0.281 | 0.626 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | Elias Díaz | 0.230 | 0.265 | 0.662 | 6 | 23 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez | 0.261 | 0.303 | 0.603 | 1 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Baldwin | 0.277 | 0.356 | 0.809 | 22 | 67 | 0.500 | 1.500 |
| 2 | Ozzie Albies | 0.254 | 0.310 | 0.723 | 20 | 67 | 0.250 | 0.750 |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 0.258 | 0.334 | 0.861 | 37 | 79 | 0.333 | 1.334 |
| 4 | Michael Harris II | 0.295 | 0.322 | 0.818 | 22 | 77 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 5 | Mauricio Dubón | 0.270 | 0.315 | 0.705 | 10 | 64 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Dominic Smith | 0.260 | 0.315 | 0.699 | 8 | 44 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Austin Riley | 0.220 | 0.294 | 0.655 | 15 | 61 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| 8 | Jim Jarvis | 0.207 | 0.267 | 0.564 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 9 | Brewer Hicklen | 0.368 | 0.478 | 1.057 | 0 | 3 | — | — |