Ronald Acuña Jr. to make grand return to Braves, leads starting lineup in Friday game against Padres

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres on Friday, marking the fourth of 15 regular season games broadcast live on Gray Media in 2025.

Who: Braves vs. Padres

When: 7:15 p.m. on Friday, May 23

Where: Truist Park

Here’s what to know going into the Braves’ fourth regular season game live on Gray Media:

Lineups

Braves:

RF Ronald Acuña, Jr.
3B Austin Riley
1B Matt Olson
DH Marcell Ozuna
LF Alex Verdugo
C Sean Murphy
2B Ozzie Albies
CF Michael Harris II
SS Nick Allen

Padres:

RF Fernando Tatis, Jr.
1B Luis Arraez
3B Manny Machado
CF Jackson Merrill
SS Xander Bogaerts
DH Gavin Sheets
2B Jose Iglesias
C Elias Díaz
LF Brandon Lockridge

Pitching matchup

Braves’ Chris Sale vs. Padres’ Nick Pivetta

Injuries

Braves:

INF Nacho Alvarez Jr. (left wrist inflammation)
RHP Joe Jimenez (left knee recovery)
RHP Reynaldo Lopez (right shoulder inflammation)

Padres:

RHP Yu Darvish (right elbow inflammation)
RHP Logan Gillaspie (left oblique strain)
RHP Bryan Hoeing (right shoulder strain)
RHP Joe Musgrove (Tommy John surgery)
RHP Matt Waldron (left oblique strain)

How to watch Braves on Gray

Gray Media will simulcast these 15 Atlanta Braves games throughout the Southeast this season.

Fans can watch the Braves on Gray by tuning into PeachtreeTV, Atlanta’s CW Network. Fans can also watch games on YouTube TV, over the air on channel 17.1 and on channel 17 on Dish Network and DirecTV and channel 7 on Xfinity and Spectrum.

If you are in another market outside of Atlanta, you can find your channel at BravesOnGray.com.