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The Braves are looking to force a rubber match tomorrow with a win tonight behind Chris Sale.
Chicago waited until the last second to confirm it, but they will indeed send Davis Martin to the mound to face the Ronald Acuña Jr.-less Braves. Upside for us, downside for his teammates? More time for pranks, maybe.
(The roster moves today: Ronald to the 10-day IL for the strained left hamstring (hello, Rowdy Tellez), Tyler Kinley to the 15-day IL for his elbow, James Karinchak selected, JR Ritchie recalled, and Carlos Carrasco DFA’d.)
Even though the role of RAJ was played by Eli White on last night’s great outfield assist, it will be Michael Harris II batting leadoff. Ozzie Albies will hit second, and then we’ll go from small to tall with Matt Olson in the three-hole. Dominic Smith will hit in the cleanup spot, followed by Mauricio Dubon making a start in left field. Austin Riley (sixth) and Mike Yastrzemski (seventh) aren’t surprising to see. Walt Weiss rounds out the lineup with Jorge Mateo at shortstop and Austin Wynns catching and batting ninth for a second straight start.
Atlanta isn’t the only one shaking things up – the White Sox have reengineered their whole lineup to face a southpaw. The only constant from last night’s lineup is Luisangel Acuña playing SS and hitting eighth.
Last night’s walkoff hero Braden Montgomery remains in right field but moves up a spot to bat fifth. What a great story for your major league debut… just wish it didn’t have to happen to us. But that’s baseball!
New face Edgar Quero will start instead of Drew Romo to catch and bat cleanup. Randal Grichuk, who came in late last night as a pinch-hitter, will DH and bat second behind Chase Meidroth. As mentioned in the preview, Grichuk has the most history versus Sale. Miguel Vargas drops a spot to bat third and play third. Derek Hill will man left field and bat fifth. Jacob Gonzalez remains at first base but will bat seventh, and following Acuña in the nine-hole will be center fielder Tristan Peters.
First pitch is at 7:40 pm ET.
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