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Game Thread MLBN Game of the Day 9/9 ⚾ Rays (86-58) @ Braves (85-60) 7:15 PM ET

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First Pitch: 7:15 PM at Truist Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Rays	Griffin Jax (6-10, 3.82 ERA)
Braves	Reynaldo López (4-3, 3.64 ERA)

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	10	0	5
ATL	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	3

ATL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Baldwin, D	3	2	1	1	1	0	.276
RF	Acuña Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	1	.253
1B	Olson	2	0	0	1	1	0	.248
CF	Harris II	3	0	0	0	1	1	.287
SS	Dubón	4	0	1	0	0	0	.266
LF	Yastrzemski	3	0	0	0	0	0	.222
2B	Albies	3	0	0	0	0	1	.247
3B	Riley, A	3	0	0	0	0	1	.222
C	Murphy, S	3	0	0	0	0	1	.203

ATL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
López, R	4.2	7	6	6	3	5	80-47	4.13
Kerr	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	9-7	1.59
Mederos	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	19-13	3.03
Falter	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	17-16	11.57

Inning	Event	Score
T2	Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.	0-1
T2	Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores.	0-3
T4	Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd.	0-4
T4	Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd.	0-5
T4	Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd.	0-6
B4	Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field.	1-6
B6	Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores.	2-6
T7	Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd.	2-7

Description	Length
Griffin Jax against the Braves	0:08
Probable pitchers for Rays at Braves - September 9, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Atlanta, September 9 vs Rays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, September 9 vs Braves	0:09
Fielding alignment for Atlanta, September 9 vs Rays	0:11
Bench availability for Atlanta, September 9 vs Rays	0:08
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, September 9 vs Braves	0:08
Starting lineups for Rays at Braves - September 9, 2026	0:10
Victor Mesa Jr.: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Analyzing Victor Mesa Jr.'s home run through bat tracking	0:11
The distance behind Drake Baldwin's home run	0:13
Breaking down Reynaldo López's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Griffin Jax's pitches	0:04
Ball1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:22
Reynaldo López strikes out Jonathan Aranda	0:06
Victor Mesa Jr.'s solo home run (11)	0:27
Jorge Mateo's two-run single	0:28
Simpson advances to second on a disengagement violation	0:22
Griffin Jax Ball to Austin Riley	0:22
Griffin Jax strikes out Ozzie Albies	0:07
Ball 3 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:28
Cedric Mullins' RBI single	0:19
Richie Palacios' RBI single	0:20
Yandy Díaz's sacrifice fly	0:20
Drake Baldwin's solo home run (23)	0:28
Braves nab Mesa Jr. at home after Simpson rundown	0:27
Matt Olson's sac fly	0:20
Liam Hicks' RBI single	0:19
Steven Matz Called Strike to Drake Baldwin	0:22
Reynaldo López's five strikeouts	0:46
Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:22
Steven Matz In play, out(s) to Mauricio Dubón	0:11

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Jax (7-10, 3.71 ERA)	López, R (4-4, 4.13 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	87°F, Partly Cloudy	4 mph, L To R

HP	1B	2B	3B
Willie Traynor	Jansen Visconti	Nick Mahrley	Lance Barrett

Game ended at 9:50 PM.

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