PREVIEW Starts 6:05 PM ET · Truist Park
August 31, 2026 · NL East

San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves

August 31, 20266:05 PM ETTruist Park
AWAY
San Francisco Giants
47-65
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HOME
Atlanta Braves
67-45

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 · SF Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Rafael Devers 1B · L .250 .324 .481 .805 23 62 127 .766
2 Luis Arraez 2B · L .324 .360 .440 .800 4 43 21 .734
3 Willy Adames SS · R .224 .281 .417 .698 18 47 124 .729
4 Jung Hoo Lee RF · L .301 .338 .434 .772 6 40 42 .728
5 Heliot Ramos LF · R .264 .304 .424 .728 9 34 82 .740
6 Bryce Eldridge DH · L .253 .348 .442 .790 11 26 77 .752
7 Drew Gilbert CF · L .239 .324 .354 .678 4 21 43 .733
8 Daniel Susac C · R .264 .308 .403 .711 3 22 31 .737
9 Drew Cavanaugh C · L .231 .355 .231 .586 0 4 14 .742
HOME · ATL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ozzie Albies 2B · S .263 .312 .435 .747 18 62 70 .723
2 Matt Olson 1B · L .266 .342 .541 .883 31 69 121 .764
3 Michael Harris II CF · L .287 .315 .488 .803 20 64 82 .737
4 Mauricio Dubón LF · R .261 .309 .397 .706 10 55 59 .701
5 Austin Riley 3B · R .216 .294 .351 .645 12 52 138 .741
6 Drake Baldwin C · L .272 .365 .467 .832 20 57 82 .749
7 Mike Yastrzemski LF · L .232 .316 .386 .702 8 32 70 .714
8 Dominic Smith DH · L .268 .324 .404 .728 8 43 36 .713
9 Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R .240 .361 .416 .777 9 24 61 .776

Manager comparison

AWAY · SF
Tony Vitello
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 2.7 R IBBs 2.5 R
HOME · ATL
Walt Weiss
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 2.2 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · SF
  • Available 2
  • Limited 5
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · ATL
  • Available 3
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

AWAY · SF
5-5 L3 +11 run diff
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HOME · ATL
6-3 W4 +1 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Giants and Braves 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.

Keep reading

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.