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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 10: Jorge Mateo #2 of the Atlanta Braves high fives teammates after scoring a run during the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on June 10th, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Well, there’s no no-bat catcher or Ha-Seong Kim in this lineup, which doesn’t really ameliorate the fact that they’re facing best-arm-in-baseball-right-now Jacob Misiorowski, but it is what it is.
Friday night squad#BravesCountrypic.twitter.com/bds3yO0uBe
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 19, 2026
Remember when the Braves would slavishly alternate handedness in the lineup? Yeah, these days are not those days. This is very much a new lineup, with Michael Harris II still shelved. When this one starts, the Braves will have used 61 different lineups in 74 games.
The Brewers line up like this:
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The Brewers mix and match a lot, as is their wont. They’ve used 66 lineups in 72 games, and this is another new one, because Cooper Pratt has only been up for a few games. Jake Bauers is the guy initially on the bench for this one as the Brewers are starting both Garrett Mitchell and Blake Perkins in the outfield. Spots two through six in their lineup have imposing xwOBAs, but that’s more of an issue for the Braves’ eventual relievers than for Martin Perez’ pachinko proclivities.
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