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August 20, 2026 · AL Cent

Atlanta Braves at Chicago White Sox

August 20, 20262:10 PM ETRate Field
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
64-45
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HOME
Chicago White Sox
57-51

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · ATL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ozzie Albies 2B · S .261 .311 .437 .748 18 62 69 .723
2 Matt Olson 1B · L .261 .338 .520 .858 28 66 119 .764
3 Mauricio Dubón LF · R .258 .308 .396 .704 10 55 58 .701
4 Michael Harris II CF · L .290 .319 .489 .808 19 61 81 .737
5 Austin Riley 3B · R .212 .290 .344 .634 12 50 135 .741
6 Drake Baldwin C · L .279 .371 .480 .851 20 56 80 .749
7 Mike Yastrzemski LF · L .226 .313 .363 .676 7 30 69 .714
8 Dominic Smith DH · L .267 .322 .392 .714 7 41 35 .713
9 Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R .244 .365 .416 .781 8 23 57 .776
HOME · CWS Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Miguel Vargas 3B · R .239 .345 .474 .819 22 63 81 .720
2 Chase Meidroth 2B · R .274 .347 .395 .742 9 40 101 .728
3 Colson Montgomery SS · L .217 .298 .449 .747 24 61 136 .752
4 Sam Antonacci LF · L .283 .372 .421 .793 8 32 55 .746
5 Andrew Benintendi DH · L .243 .305 .416 .721 10 55 79 .709
6 Tristan Peters CF · L .271 .329 .426 .755 6 38 60 .733
7 Munetaka Murakami 1B · L .240 .381 .543 .924 23 49 104 .733
8 Edgar Quero C · S .186 .250 .228 .478 2 16 41 .742
9 Luisangel Acuña SS · R .241 .273 .277 .550 1 12 33 .735

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
Lineup 3.2 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 2.2 R
HOME · CWS
Will Venable
Lineup 4.8 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 1.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · ATL
  • Available 6
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 1
  • Inactive 0
HOME · CWS
  • Available 4
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
6-3 W1 -7 run diff
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HOME · CWS
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Braves and White Sox staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.