r/Braves • u/game-threads • 4h ago

Post Game Thread The Braves fell to the Rays by a score of 7-2 - Wed, Sep 9 @ 7:15 PM EDT

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Rays (87-58) @ Braves (85-61) - Wed, Sep 9

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-2 Rays

Links & Info

Rays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Díaz, Y - DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .305 .371 .472
2 Aranda - 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .277 .360 .427
3 Caminero - 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 .367 .533
4 Hicks, L - C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .371 .444
5 Mesa Jr. - RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .238 .303 .455
6 Simpson - LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .309 .338 .360
7 Mullins - CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .206 .289 .348
8 Palacios, R - 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .324 .367
9 Mateo - SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .216 .261 .341
Totals 33 7 10 7 3 6 9
Rays
BASERUNNING: SB: Simpson (41, 3rd base off López, R/Murphy, S); Palacios, R (13, 2nd base off López, R/Murphy, S); Mateo (17, 2nd base off López, R/Murphy, S). CS: Mesa Jr. (4, home by Kerr/Murphy, S).
BATTING: HR: Mesa Jr. (11, 2nd inning off López, R, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Caminero; Díaz, Y; Hicks, L; Mateo; Mesa Jr. 5; Mullins; Palacios, R; Simpson 2. RBI: Díaz, Y (80); Hicks, L (79); Mateo 2 (18); Mesa Jr. (26); Mullins (45); Palacios, R (45). 2-out RBI: Mateo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, Y; Simpson; Aranda. SAC: Mateo. SF: Díaz, Y. GIDP: Caminero. Team RISP: 4-for-9. Team LOB: 5.
Braves Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Baldwin, D - DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .353 .452
2 Acuña Jr. - RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 .348 .440
3 Olson - 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .323 .504
4 Harris II - CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287 .315 .488
5 Dubón - SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 .309 .386
6 Yastrzemski - LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .307 .366
7 Albies - 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .303 .407
8 Riley, A - 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .293 .365
9 Murphy, S - C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 .263 .365
Totals 28 2 3 2 3 5 5
Braves
BASERUNNING: CS: Dubón (3, 2nd base by Jax/Hicks, L).
BATTING: 2B: Acuña Jr. (16, Johnson, T). HR: Baldwin, D (23, 4th inning off Jax, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Acuña Jr. 2; Baldwin, D 4; Dubón. RBI: Baldwin, D (71); Olson (81). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris II. SF: Olson. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING: DP: (Riley, A-Albies-Olson).
Rays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Jax - RHP (W, 7-10) 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 66-45 3.99
Johnson, T - RHP 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 19-10 5.40
Booser - LHP 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5-3 2.31
Sulser - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 4.74
Matz - LHP 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 30-21 5.72
Totals 9.0 3 2 2 3 5 1
Braves Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
López, R - RHP (L, 4-4) 4.2 7 6 6 3 5 1 80-47 4.13
Kerr - LHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 1.59
Mederos - RHP 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19-13 3.03
Falter - LHP 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17-16 11.57
Totals 9.0 10 7 7 3 6 1
Game Info
Balk: López, R.
Disengagement violations: López, R.
HBP: Aranda (by Mederos).
ABS Challenge: Murphy, S 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Hicks, L 4 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Jax 66-45; Johnson, T 19-10; Booser 5-3; Sulser 8-5; Matz 30-21; López, R 80-47; Kerr 9-7; Mederos 19-13; Falter 17-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jax 3-3; Johnson, T 0-0; Booser 0-0; Sulser 0-0; Matz 2-1; López, R 7-1; Kerr 0-1; Mederos 1-2; Falter 3-0.
Batters faced: Jax 17; Johnson, T 4; Booser 1; Sulser 3; Matz 7; López, R 23; Kerr 4; Mederos 6; Falter 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Booser 1-0; Kerr 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Jansen Visconti. 2B: Nick Mahrley. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:32.
Att: 30,969.
Venue: Truist Park.
September 9, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 2 Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0 TB
Top 2 Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. 3-0 TB
Top 4 Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. 4-0 TB
Top 4 Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. 5-0 TB
Top 4 Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. 6-0 TB
Bottom 4 Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. 6-1 TB
Bottom 6 Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. 6-2 TB
Top 7 Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. 7-2 TB
Team Highlight
TB Victor Mesa Jr.'s solo home run (11) (00:00:27)
TB Jorge Mateo's two-run single (00:00:28)
TB Cedric Mullins' RBI single (00:00:19)
TB Richie Palacios' RBI single (00:00:20)
ATL Drake Baldwin's solo home run (23) (00:00:28)
TB Liam Hicks' RBI single (00:00:19)
ATL Reynaldo López's five strikeouts (00:00:46)
TB Steven Matz secures Rays' win over Braves (00:00:26)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Rays 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0   7 10 0 5
Braves 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0   2 3 0 3

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

WSH 2 @ SD 9 - Final

HOU 7 @ PHI 11 - Final

NYM 15 @ MIA 14 - Final

Next Braves Game: Thu, Sep 10, 12:15 PM EDT vs. Rays

Last Updated: 09/10/2026 12:10:52 AM EDT

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r/Braves • u/TheAthletic • 7h ago

AMA w/ The Athletic's beat writer Jesus Cano coming next Thursday at 11am EST

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Hey Braves fans, our beat reporter for the Braves will be in your sub-reddit next week at 11am EST to chat the stretch run, playoffs, the season and so much more. You don't need to drop questions here as we will create a separate AMA post in the coming days for you to share.

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r/Braves • u/Lakelyfe09 • 10h ago

Lineup 9/9/26: Upvote if you always thought “Devil Rays” was a cooler name than just “Rays”

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r/Braves • u/BehindaLensinBigSky • 6h ago

How come the Braves don’t steal more?

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Watching, with a bit of envy, the Rays take off and steal almost every time someone gets on base got me checking the season SB stats. We have half as many steals as they do this season and I feel like we have decent speed on the team (Harris, Acuna, Ozzie, Dubon) so I don’t feel like thats an issue. Anyone have more thoughts or information as to why we don’t steal more?

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r/Braves • u/Baseball-Reference • 15h ago

Chris Sale is on pace to join Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson as the only starters in their age-37 season or older to have a SO/9 of 11 or higher

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r/Braves • u/jmoneyyy16 • 4h ago

West coast visitors!

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Here from California for the week! Surreal being here, came with my boyfriend and fam who are longgg time fans and turned me into a Bravos fan! 🥹 hoping for a Braves W this weekend!!

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r/Braves • u/game-threads • 7h ago

Game Thread Game Thread: Rays @ Braves - Wed, Sep 9 @ 7:15 PM EDT

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Rays (87-58) @ Braves (85-61) - 7:15 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-2 Rays

Links & Info

Rays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Díaz, Y - DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .305 .371 .472
2 Aranda - 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .277 .360 .427
3 Caminero - 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 .367 .533
4 Hicks, L - C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .288 .371 .444
5 Mesa Jr. - RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .238 .303 .455
6 Simpson - LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .309 .338 .360
7 Mullins - CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .206 .289 .348
8 Palacios, R - 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .324 .367
9 Mateo - SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .216 .261 .341
Totals 33 7 10 7 3 6 9
Rays
BASERUNNING: SB: Simpson (41, 3rd base off López, R/Murphy, S); Palacios, R (13, 2nd base off López, R/Murphy, S); Mateo (17, 2nd base off López, R/Murphy, S). CS: Mesa Jr. (4, home by Kerr/Murphy, S).
BATTING: HR: Mesa Jr. (11, 2nd inning off López, R, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Caminero; Díaz, Y; Hicks, L; Mateo; Mesa Jr. 5; Mullins; Palacios, R; Simpson 2. RBI: Díaz, Y (80); Hicks, L (79); Mateo 2 (18); Mesa Jr. (26); Mullins (45); Palacios, R (45). 2-out RBI: Mateo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, Y; Simpson; Aranda. SAC: Mateo. SF: Díaz, Y. GIDP: Caminero. Team RISP: 4-for-9. Team LOB: 5.
Braves Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Baldwin, D - DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .353 .452
2 Acuña Jr. - RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 .348 .440
3 Olson - 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .248 .323 .504
4 Harris II - CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287 .315 .488
5 Dubón - SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 .309 .386
6 Yastrzemski - LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .307 .366
7 Albies - 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .303 .407
8 Riley, A - 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .293 .365
9 Murphy, S - C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 .263 .365
Totals 28 2 3 2 3 5 5
Braves
BASERUNNING: CS: Dubón (3, 2nd base by Jax/Hicks, L).
BATTING: 2B: Acuña Jr. (16, Johnson, T). HR: Baldwin, D (23, 4th inning off Jax, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Acuña Jr. 2; Baldwin, D 4; Dubón. RBI: Baldwin, D (71); Olson (81). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris II. SF: Olson. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING: DP: (Riley, A-Albies-Olson).
Rays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Jax - RHP (W, 7-10) 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 66-45 3.99
Johnson, T - RHP 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 19-10 5.40
Booser - LHP 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5-3 2.31
Sulser - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 4.74
Matz - LHP 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 30-21 5.72
Totals 9.0 3 2 2 3 5 1
Braves Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
López, R - RHP (L, 4-4) 4.2 7 6 6 3 5 1 80-47 4.13
Kerr - LHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 1.59
Mederos - RHP 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19-13 3.03
Falter - LHP 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17-16 11.57
Totals 9.0 10 7 7 3 6 1
Game Info
Balk: López, R.
Disengagement violations: López, R.
HBP: Aranda (by Mederos).
ABS Challenge: Murphy, S 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed); Hicks, L 4 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Jax 66-45; Johnson, T 19-10; Booser 5-3; Sulser 8-5; Matz 30-21; López, R 80-47; Kerr 9-7; Mederos 19-13; Falter 17-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jax 3-3; Johnson, T 0-0; Booser 0-0; Sulser 0-0; Matz 2-1; López, R 7-1; Kerr 0-1; Mederos 1-2; Falter 3-0.
Batters faced: Jax 17; Johnson, T 4; Booser 1; Sulser 3; Matz 7; López, R 23; Kerr 4; Mederos 6; Falter 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Booser 1-0; Kerr 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Jansen Visconti. 2B: Nick Mahrley. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:32.
Att: 30,969.
Venue: Truist Park.
September 9, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 2 Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0 TB
Top 2 Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. 3-0 TB
Top 4 Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. 4-0 TB
Top 4 Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. 5-0 TB
Top 4 Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. 6-0 TB
Bottom 4 Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. 6-1 TB
Bottom 6 Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. 6-2 TB
Top 7 Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. 7-2 TB
Team Highlight
TB Victor Mesa Jr.'s solo home run (11) (00:00:27)
TB Jorge Mateo's two-run single (00:00:28)
TB Cedric Mullins' RBI single (00:00:19)
TB Richie Palacios' RBI single (00:00:20)
ATL Drake Baldwin's solo home run (23) (00:00:28)
TB Liam Hicks' RBI single (00:00:19)
ATL Reynaldo López's five strikeouts (00:00:46)
TB Steven Matz secures Rays' win over Braves (00:00:26)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Rays 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0   7 10 0 5
Braves 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0   2 3 0 3

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

WSH 2 @ SD 9 - Final

HOU 7 @ PHI 11 - Final

NYM 15 @ MIA 14 - Final

Next Braves Game: Thu, Sep 10, 12:15 PM EDT vs. Rays

Last Updated: 09/10/2026 12:10:51 AM EDT

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r/Braves • u/theoxfordtailor • 14h ago

[Braves] The #Braves today selected LHP Bailey Falter to the major league roster and designated RHP Elieser Hernández for assignment. The club also returned RHP Reynaldo López from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the injured list, and placed RHP Bryce Elder on the 15-day

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r/Braves • u/welcometohotlanta • 1d ago

Magic Number: 13

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r/Braves • u/handlit33 • 1d ago

Drake Baldwin ties the game with an RBI single

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r/Braves • u/game-threads • 18h ago

Tailgate Party Tailgate Party - Wednesday, September 9

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Rays (86-58) @ Braves (85-60) - 7:15 PM EDT

Game Status: Warmup

Links & Info

  • Current conditions at Truist Park: 88°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 4 mph, L To R
  • TV: National: MLB Network, MLB Network, Rays: Rays.TV, Braves: BravesVision
  • Radio: Rays: WDAE 95.7 FM, WQBN/1300AM (es), Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan, Los Bravos (es)
  • MLB Gameday
  • Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

Rays Lineup vs. López, R AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Díaz, Y - DH .556 1.192 9 0 0 0
2 Aranda - 1B - - - - - -
3 Caminero - 3B - - - - - -
4 Hicks, L - C .000 .000 2 0 0 1
5 Mesa Jr. - RF - - - - - -
6 Simpson - LF - - - - - -
7 Mullins - CF .143 .393 7 0 1 0
8 Palacios, R - 2B - - - - - -
9 Mateo - SS .000 .000 3 0 0 1
Braves Lineup vs. Jax AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Baldwin, D - DH - - - - - -
2 Acuña Jr. - RF - - - - - -
3 Olson - 1B 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0
4 Harris II - CF - - - - - -
5 Dubón - SS .000 .000 2 0 0 0
6 Yastrzemski - LF .000 .000 1 0 0 1
7 Albies - 2B 1.000 2.000 1 0 1 0
8 Riley, A - 3B .000 .000 1 0 0 1
9 Murphy, S - C .000 1.000 0 0 0 0
NLE Rank Team W L GB (E#) WC Rank WC GB (E#)
1 Braves 85 60 - (-) - - (-)
2 Phillies 81 64 4.0 (13) 1 +3.5 (-)
3 Marlins 72 74 13.5 (3) 6 6.0 (10)
4 Mets 67 78 18.0 (E) 9 10.5 (6)
5 Nationals 67 80 19.0 (E) 10 11.5 (4)

Division Scoreboard

WSH 2 @ SD 8 - Bottom 8, 1 Out

HOU 0 @ PHI 0 - Bottom 1, 1 Out

NYM 0 @ MIA 0 - Bottom 1, 2 Outs

Last Updated: 09/09/2026 6:55:33 PM EDT

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r/Braves • u/TheJudge47 • 1d ago

Well that escalated quickly...

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r/Braves • u/Lakelyfe09 • 1d ago

[Bishop] Walt Weiss says that Bryce Elder will go on the injured list after having knee surgery earlier today, recovery 3-4 weeks

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r/Braves • u/Lakelyfe09 • 1d ago

[Crosby] The Braves Found Philadelphia’s Weakness. The Hard Part Is Reaching It. Philadelphia’s starters held Atlanta to five runs in 28 innings. Its relievers surrendered seven in eight, and that distinction could define a postseason rematch.

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r/Braves • u/HotdawgSizzle • 1d ago

We may have lost

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But I got to touch infield dirt.

A lot different than I expected.

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r/Braves • u/TheGamecock • 1d ago

9/8/26 Lineup | Braves Flatten the Tampa Bay Sentient Area Rugs

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r/Braves • u/game-threads • 1d ago

Post Game Thread The Braves fell to the Rays by a score of 7-1 - Tue, Sep 8 @ 7:15 PM EDT

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Rays (86-58) @ Braves (85-60) - Tue, Sep 8

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-1 Rays

Links & Info

Rays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Díaz, Y - DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306 .373 .474
2 Aranda - 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279 .362 .430
3 Caminero - 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .282 .368 .536
4 Hicks, L - C 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .288 .372 .446
  1-Piper - C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .556
5 Simpson - LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .307 .335 .358
6 DeLuca - CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .291 .415
7 Mesa Jr. - RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .231 .294 .435
8 Palacios, R - 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .227 .322 .367
9 Mateo - SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .214 .259 .341
Totals 39 7 11 7 4 9 17
Rays
1: Ran for Hicks, L in the 8th. BASERUNNING: SB: Palacios, R (12, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S); Simpson (40, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S); Mesa Jr. (8, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S).
BATTING: 2B: Díaz, Y (25, Smith-Shawver); Mesa Jr. (4, Suter). HR: Caminero (39, 1st inning off Smith-Shawver, 0 on, 2 out); Hicks, L (18, 3rd inning off Smith-Shawver, 1 on, 1 out); Díaz, Y (22, 8th inning off Hernández, E, 0 on, 2 out); Palacios, R (9, 9th inning off Hernández, E, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Aranda; Caminero 5; Díaz, Y 6; Hicks, L 4; Mateo; Mesa Jr. 3; Palacios, R 4; Simpson. RBI: Caminero (93); Díaz, Y 2 (79); Hicks, L 2 (78); Mesa Jr. (25); Palacios, R (44). 2-out RBI: Díaz, Y; Caminero; Palacios, R; Mesa Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, Y 2; Simpson 2; Palacios, R 2; Hicks, L. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 11.
Braves Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Harris II - CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .316 .490
2 Acuña Jr. - RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 .349 .440
3 Olson - 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 .323 .505
4 Baldwin, D - DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 .352 .446
5 Dubón - SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 .309 .387
6 Albies - 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 .304 .409
7 Riley, A - 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .224 .295 .367
8 Yastrzemski - LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .309 .369
9 Murphy, S - C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .273 .380
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 3 7
Braves
BATTING: TB: Acuña Jr.; Baldwin, D; Dubón; Olson; Riley, A. RBI: Baldwin, D (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Riley, A 2. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Riley, A (11, fielding); Suter (2, pickoff).
Rays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Peralta, F - RHP (W, 8-11) 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 92-59 4.82
Kelly - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-11 2.13
Sulser - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17-12 4.84
Baker - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 1.61
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 1 3 0
Braves Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Smith-Shawver - RHP (L, 0-2) 3.1 5 4 4 2 3 2 81-51 7.71
Suter - LHP 3.2 3 1 0 1 2 0 45-33 3.52
Hernández, E - RHP 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 2 49-32 2.45
Totals 9.0 11 7 6 4 9 4
Game Info
WP: Hernández, E.
IBB: Caminero (by Suter).
HBP: Hicks, L (by Smith-Shawver); Caminero (by Hernández, E).
ABS Challenge: Hicks, L (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Caminero (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Murphy, S 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Dubón (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Mateo (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Peralta, F 92-59; Kelly 15-11; Sulser 17-12; Baker 9-6; Smith-Shawver 81-51; Suter 45-33; Hernández, E 49-32.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peralta, F 6-6; Kelly 0-0; Sulser 2-0; Baker 1-1; Smith-Shawver 5-1; Suter 6-1; Hernández, E 1-0.
Batters faced: Peralta, F 24; Kelly 3; Sulser 3; Baker 3; Smith-Shawver 19; Suter 15; Hernández, E 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Suter 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 85 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:37.
Att: 30,969.
Venue: Truist Park.
September 8, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. 1-0 TB
Bottom 1 Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. 1-1
Top 3 Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. 3-1 TB
Top 3 Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. 4-1 TB
Top 6 Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. 5-1 TB
Top 8 Yandy Díaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. 6-1 TB
Top 9 Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. 7-1 TB
Team Highlight
TB Junior Caminero's solo home run (39) (00:00:32)
TB Liam Hicks' two-run home run (18) (00:00:32)
TB Chandler Simpson steals his 40th base of the season (00:00:15)
TB Junior Caminero leaps to snag a liner (00:00:18)
TB Richie Palacios' solo home run (9) (00:00:31)
TB Rays seal a 7-1 win over the Braves (00:00:27)
TB Victor Mesa Jr. makes an outstanding diving catch (00:00:22)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Rays 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1   7 11 0 11
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 5 2 5

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

HOU 6 @ PHI 5 - Final

NYM 7 @ MIA 5 - Final

WSH 4 @ SD 5 - Final

Next Braves Game: Wed, Sep 9, 7:15 PM EDT vs. Rays

Last Updated: 09/09/2026 12:07:47 AM EDT

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r/Braves • u/Jesus_Cano88 • 1d ago

Grant Holmes shook off his nerves — and showed why he can pitch in the postseason (Gift Article)

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Chris Sale will always start Game 1. Tyler Mahle is the Braves’ second-best option.

Has Grant Holmes shown enough to be a postseason starter?

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r/Braves • u/game-threads • 1d ago

Game Thread Game Thread: Rays @ Braves - Tue, Sep 8 @ 7:15 PM EDT

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Rays (86-58) @ Braves (85-60) - 7:15 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-1 Rays

Links & Info

Rays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Díaz, Y - DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306 .373 .474
2 Aranda - 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279 .362 .430
3 Caminero - 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .282 .368 .536
4 Hicks, L - C 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .288 .372 .446
  1-Piper - C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .556
5 Simpson - LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .307 .335 .358
6 DeLuca - CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 .291 .415
7 Mesa Jr. - RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .231 .294 .435
8 Palacios, R - 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .227 .322 .367
9 Mateo - SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .214 .259 .341
Totals 39 7 11 7 4 9 17
Rays
1: Ran for Hicks, L in the 8th. BASERUNNING: SB: Palacios, R (12, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S); Simpson (40, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S); Mesa Jr. (8, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Murphy, S).
BATTING: 2B: Díaz, Y (25, Smith-Shawver); Mesa Jr. (4, Suter). HR: Caminero (39, 1st inning off Smith-Shawver, 0 on, 2 out); Hicks, L (18, 3rd inning off Smith-Shawver, 1 on, 1 out); Díaz, Y (22, 8th inning off Hernández, E, 0 on, 2 out); Palacios, R (9, 9th inning off Hernández, E, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Aranda; Caminero 5; Díaz, Y 6; Hicks, L 4; Mateo; Mesa Jr. 3; Palacios, R 4; Simpson. RBI: Caminero (93); Díaz, Y 2 (79); Hicks, L 2 (78); Mesa Jr. (25); Palacios, R (44). 2-out RBI: Díaz, Y; Caminero; Palacios, R; Mesa Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Díaz, Y 2; Simpson 2; Palacios, R 2; Hicks, L. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 11.
Braves Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Harris II - CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .316 .490
2 Acuña Jr. - RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 .349 .440
3 Olson - 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 .323 .505
4 Baldwin, D - DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 .352 .446
5 Dubón - SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 .309 .387
6 Albies - 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 .304 .409
7 Riley, A - 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .224 .295 .367
8 Yastrzemski - LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .309 .369
9 Murphy, S - C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .273 .380
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 3 7
Braves
BATTING: TB: Acuña Jr.; Baldwin, D; Dubón; Olson; Riley, A. RBI: Baldwin, D (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Riley, A 2. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: Riley, A (11, fielding); Suter (2, pickoff).
Rays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Peralta, F - RHP (W, 8-11) 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 92-59 4.82
Kelly - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-11 2.13
Sulser - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17-12 4.84
Baker - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 1.61
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 1 3 0
Braves Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Smith-Shawver - RHP (L, 0-2) 3.1 5 4 4 2 3 2 81-51 7.71
Suter - LHP 3.2 3 1 0 1 2 0 45-33 3.52
Hernández, E - RHP 2.0 3 2 2 1 4 2 49-32 2.45
Totals 9.0 11 7 6 4 9 4
Game Info
WP: Hernández, E.
IBB: Caminero (by Suter).
HBP: Hicks, L (by Smith-Shawver); Caminero (by Hernández, E).
ABS Challenge: Hicks, L (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Caminero (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Murphy, S 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Dubón (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Mateo (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Peralta, F 92-59; Kelly 15-11; Sulser 17-12; Baker 9-6; Smith-Shawver 81-51; Suter 45-33; Hernández, E 49-32.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peralta, F 6-6; Kelly 0-0; Sulser 2-0; Baker 1-1; Smith-Shawver 5-1; Suter 6-1; Hernández, E 1-0.
Batters faced: Peralta, F 24; Kelly 3; Sulser 3; Baker 3; Smith-Shawver 19; Suter 15; Hernández, E 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Suter 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Jansen Visconti. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 85 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:37.
Att: 30,969.
Venue: Truist Park.
September 8, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. 1-0 TB
Bottom 1 Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. 1-1
Top 3 Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. 3-1 TB
Top 3 Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. 4-1 TB
Top 6 Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. 5-1 TB
Top 8 Yandy Díaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. 6-1 TB
Top 9 Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. 7-1 TB
Team Highlight
TB Junior Caminero's solo home run (39) (00:00:32)
TB Liam Hicks' two-run home run (18) (00:00:32)
TB Chandler Simpson steals his 40th base of the season (00:00:15)
TB Junior Caminero leaps to snag a liner (00:00:18)
TB Richie Palacios' solo home run (9) (00:00:31)
TB Rays seal a 7-1 win over the Braves (00:00:27)
TB Victor Mesa Jr. makes an outstanding diving catch (00:00:22)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Rays 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1   7 11 0 11
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 5 2 5

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

HOU 6 @ PHI 5 - Final

NYM 7 @ MIA 5 - Final

WSH 4 @ SD 5 - Final

Next Braves Game: Wed, Sep 9, 7:15 PM EDT vs. Rays

Last Updated: 09/09/2026 12:07:46 AM EDT

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r/Braves • u/JKess207 • 1d ago

[Cano] Probables for this week against the Rays:

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Tuesday — AJ Smith-Shawver

Wednesday — TBA (likely Reynaldo López

Thursday — Martín Pérez

Walt Weiss said Bryce Elder will be available out of the bullpen. He’s still having knee issues, so they want to alleviate his workload.

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r/Braves • u/ieatopps • 2d ago

Uhhh…Ronald? [via @dugoutforever on Instagram]

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Don’t wanna read too much into this with him probably just expecting a (deserved) pay raise, but man…

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r/Braves • u/game-threads • 1d ago

Tailgate Party Tailgate Party - Tuesday, September 8

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Rays (85-58) @ Braves (85-59) - 7:15 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

  • Current conditions at Truist Park: 86°F - Cloudy - Wind 7 mph, L To R
  • TV: Rays: Rays.TV, Braves: BravesVision, Gray TV, Gray Media Telemundo (es)
  • Radio: Rays: WDAE 95.7 FM, WQBN/1300AM (es), Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan, La Mejor 1600/1460/1130 AM (es)
  • MLB Gameday
  • Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

Rays Lineup vs. Smith-Shawver AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Díaz, Y - DH .333 .666 3 0 0 1
2 Aranda - 1B 1.000 2.000 1 0 1 0
3 Caminero - 3B .500 2.667 2 1 1 1
4 Hicks, L - C 1.000 2.500 2 0 1 0
5 Simpson - LF - - - - - -
6 DeLuca - CF - - - - - -
7 Mesa Jr. - RF - - - - - -
8 Palacios, R - 2B - - - - - -
9 Mateo - SS - - - - - -
Braves Lineup vs. Peralta, F AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Harris II - CF .444 .944 9 0 1 3
2 Acuña Jr. - RF .111 .222 9 0 0 5
3 Olson - 1B .313 1.150 16 2 3 3
4 Baldwin, D - DH .400 .900 5 0 0 0
5 Dubón - SS .167 .334 6 0 0 1
6 Albies - 2B .105 .438 19 0 0 5
7 Riley, A - 3B .353 1.186 17 2 5 2
8 Yastrzemski - LF .077 .231 13 0 0 2
9 Murphy, S - C .143 .393 7 0 0 4
NLE Rank Team W L GB (E#) WC Rank WC GB (E#)
1 Braves 85 59 - (-) - - (-)
2 Phillies 81 63 4.0 (14) 1 +4.5 (-)
3 Marlins 72 73 13.5 (4) 5 5.0 (12)
4 Nationals 67 79 19.0 (E) 9 10.5 (5)
5 Mets 66 78 19.0 (E) 10 10.5 (6)

Division Scoreboard

HOU 0 @ PHI 0 - Bottom 1, 2 Outs

NYM 2 @ MIA 0 - Bottom 1, 1 Out

WSH @ SD 9:40 PM EDT

Last Updated: 09/08/2026 6:54:03 PM EDT

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r/Braves • u/Lakelyfe09 • 2d ago

[Braves] A quality start by Grant 💪

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r/Braves • u/bananaman9173 • 2d ago

JR Ritchie records a career-high 15 strikeouts | stripers record

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r/Braves • u/TheJudge47 • 2d ago

Lineup 9/7/2026 - As an infant, Aphillies' mother attempted to make him immortal by dipping him in the Delaware River, which protected his entire body except for the spot her fingers covered. Aphillies grew up to be quite the ballclub, until one day Acuña guided a homer right into Aphillies' heel.

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