Marcell Ozuna in the Braves lineup ahead of 6 pm trade deadline

No trade for the Braves DH appears imminent.

With the trade deadline looming at 6 pm ET this evening, it was going to be interesting to see if the Braves would have Marcell Ozuna in the lineup or not, possibly waiting on a trade. Turns out, Ozuna is in the lineup, at DH and batting 4th, which at least would seem to suggest there’s no trade coming. Time will tell. Drake Baldwin could easily put in that spot if a trade did go down.

Atlanta goes with a Profar-Olson-Riley-Ozuna top 4 as manager Brian Snitker has been understandably playing around with the lineup order since losing Ronald Acuña Jr to a calf strain. Eli White gets the start in right field with a LH starter on the mound.

For the Reds, their new third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes makes his Reds debut batting 9th. Elly De La Cruz and Austin Hays have been Cincinnati’s two most reliable hitters this season, so they sit in the middle of the order at 3 and 4, with Noelvi Marte, also having a strong season, batting in the 2-hole.