Lineup, how to watch Atlanta's series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon

The first two games of this series have had everything: multiple prospect debuts, a red-hot Austin Riley, the very loud breakout of Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick, a bases-loaded staredown in the 9th inning of a one-run game, and even a cool retrospective moment from the three-team Sean Murphy trade between Atlanta, Milwaukee, and the Oakland A's where Milwaukee trade acquisition Joel Payamps (from Oakland) pitched to Atlanta trade Sean Murphy (from Oakland) with Milwaukee trade acquisition William Contreras (from Atlanta) behind the plate.

Today's going to be one more unique moment, as former Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran, who started SIX consecutive Opening Day games for Atlanta from 2014-2019, faces off against his former team as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon.

Lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, July 23rd

Here's how the Atlanta Braves will line up for the contest:

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As is customary for Atlanta with a day game for the series finale, Atlanta's swapping catchers with Travis d'Arnaud setting up behind the dish, batting in the usual 5th spot for Atlanta catchers. Outside of that, it's the usual suspects, with Marcell Ozuna serving as the DH and batting 6th and left fielder Eddie Rosario batting 7th.

Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, July 23rd

Atlanta's sending All-Star Bryce Elder to the mound, who is 7-2 with a 3.31 ERA in his 19 starts this season. At one point the ERA leader for all of baseball, Elder's coming off of two consecutive rough starts against the Tampa Bay Rays (before the All-Star Break) and the Chicago White Sox (after the All-Star Break) that saw him combine for six innings with 13 hits, 14 runs (12 earned) with five walks, four strikeouts, and three homeruns. Of note is that both of those starts were made with extra rest - one extra day for the Rays start and four extra days for the White Sox start, because of the All-Star Break. There's an idea that sinkerballers pitch better on shorter or regular rest, as the "tired arm" makes their pitches miss lower in the zone (or below it) as compared to regular rest, when they have more velo and torque on the sinker, hurting the movement profile. It'll be interesting to see if Elder, who would be on regular rest instead of extra rest for today's game, pitches better because of it.

Opposing Atlanta, as we mentioned above, is former Braves pitcher Julio Teheran. He's 2-4 with a 4.01 ERA in nine starts for Milwaukee this season, with 35 strikeouts to 11 walks in 51.2 innings and 8 homeruns allowed. After Atlanta declined his 2020 club option, he spent 2020 on a major league deal with the Angels (0-4, 10.05 ERA in 10 games), the 2021 season in Detroit's minor leagues, and after getting released this May by San Diego, joined Milwaukee in late May and has been starting for them ever since. He's never faced the Atlanta Braves as an opposing pitcher, but several Braves have at-bats against him from their time with other organizations. Marcell Ozuna is batting .354 with 3 HRs and 9 RBIs in 48 career at-bats against Teheran, while several other Braves have much shorter but notable career performances - Eddie Rosario is 1-1 with a solo home run, while Travis d'Arnaud is a mind-blowing 2-26 with one RBI

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, July 23rd

The series finale is scheduled for a 2:10 PM ET first pitch. The Braves broadcast, with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin, is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports Southeast and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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