There was a point, less than four hours from first pitch, when the Giants hadn’t announced a starter, and neither team had announced a lineup. Closer to three hours now, we have the lineups, but still no actual known Giants starter or opener.
In light of that, the Braves have this lineup going:
The top four in this lineup are the only Braves to have a .300+ wOBA in June. They’re also the only regulars to have an xwOBA above .300 in June, though
Olson’s just barely there with a .301 mark. Michael Harris II and Mauricio Dubon are the only guys with actual good offensive inputs for the month, and they’re first and second in this lineup, respectively.
As for the rest of the guys, they basically need to get back on track or whatever metaphor you want to use for the Braves to go anywhere. None of them have hit for about a month or longer. I know people will keep clamoring for Jorge Mateo, but he’s apparently still hobbled, which is why he tends to slot in at DH. I guess you could play Eli White over Ha-Seong Kim, but there aren’t too many appealing options this far down the depth chart.
It’s another novel lineup for the Braves, who will have run 67 in 80 games out there when this one begins.
The Giants’ lineup looks like this:
Some new faces from when the Giants visited Atlanta include Drew Cavanaugh, who will be making his MLB debut, and Victor Bericoto, who didn’t appear in that series but has homered in consecutive games.
Bryce Eldridge, Casey Schmitt, and Jung Hoo Lee are the only guys on the entire Giants’ roster hitting even moderately well for the season, but that didn’t stop them from prolonging the Braves’ misery in Atlanta, so… who knows.
