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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 22: Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves hits a single during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on June 22, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
On Friday evening, the Atlanta Braves will open up a series with the San Francisco Giants in California.
The Braves are coming off a series where they lost all three games to the San Diego Padres.
Most recently, the Braves lost Wednesday’s game by a score of 5-2.

Austin Riley (who batted 5th) finished with two walks and one strikeout.

GettyAustin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves hits a single during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on June 22, 2026 in San Diego, California.
For Friday’s game, the Braves have announced their starting lineup.
Via Underdog MLB: “Braves 6/26 M. Harris II CF M. Dubón LF M. Olson 1B O. Albies 2B D. Baldwin C A. Riley 3B D. Smith DH M. Yastrzemski RF H. Kim SS R. López SP”
Riley has been moved down to the 6th spot in the order for Friday’s game.
The two-time MLB All-Star enters the series batting .214 with 61 hits, eight home runs, 36 RBIs, 32 runs and four stolen bases in 79 games.

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