Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees

Aug 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	4	9	0	6
NYY	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	-	5	8	0	6

loss:

C. Salewin: New York Yankees logo

G. Colesave: New York Yankees logo

D. Bednar

Game Recap

NEW YORK – On an afternoon dedicated to celebrating the Yankees’ past, Gerrit Cole offered another reminder of what has made him one of the league’s finest pitchers for more than a decade. Under that same spotlight, two of his rookie teammates offered a glimpse of their potential. Cole struck...

Scoring Summary

ATLNYY

2
Spencer Jones singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Trent Grisham scores. [1 run]
01
5
Mike Yastrzemski doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Mauricio Dubon scores. [1 run]
11
5
Jim Jarvis singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Austin Riley to 2nd. [1 run]
21
5
Spencer Jones triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. George Lombard Jr. scores. [1 run]
22
5
With Austin Wells batting, Spencer Jones scores on a balk. [1 run]
23
7
George Lombard Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
24
8
Ronald Acuna Jr. homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
34
8
Ben Rice homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
35
9
Dominic Smith singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. Mike Yastrzemski scores. [1 run]
45

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Drake BaldwinC	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.272
2Ronald Acuna Jr.DH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.247
3Matt Olson1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.267
4Michael Harris IICF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291
5Ozzie Albies2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
6Mauricio DubonLF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.268
7Mike YastrzemskiRF	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	.229
8Austin Riley3B	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.222
9Jim JarvisSS	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.242
Dominic SmithPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Lane ThomasPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228
TOTAL	9	36	4	4	10	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris SaleLHP	6.0	5	3	3	8	2	0	103	2.20
Victor MederosRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	30	3.63
Danny YoungLHP	1.0	2	1	1	3	1	1	28	6.35

TOTAL	8.0	8	5	5	13	4	2	161	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Paul Goldschmidt1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.247
2Heliot RamosLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.259
3Ben RiceDH	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.260
4Amed Rosario3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Ryan McMahon3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217
5Trent GrishamCF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	.210
6George Lombard Jr.SS	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	.385
7Spencer JonesRF	2	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.217
8Jose Caballero2B	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	4	.242
9Austin WellsC	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.173

TOTAL	8	30	5	4	13	4	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gerrit ColeRHP	7.0	6	2	2	9	0	0	82	3.35
Brent HeadrickLHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	19	1.52
Paul BlackburnRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2.01
David BednarRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	25	2.61
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	10	1	1	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATLNYY

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Drake Baldwin grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Ronald Acuna Jr. lines out to right fielder Spencer Jones. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Matt Olson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Paul Goldschmidt singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II.
00
FORCEOUT — Heliot Ramos grounds into a force out, third baseman Austin Riley to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Paul Goldschmidt out at 2nd. Heliot Ramos to 1st. [1 out]
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Ben Rice grounds into a double play, second baseman Ozzie Albies to shortstop Jim Jarvis to first baseman Matt Olson. Heliot Ramos out at 2nd. Ben Rice out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATL

NYY

4Runs5

9Hits8

0Errors0

.250Batting Avg.267

36At Bats30

4Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks4

0Stolen Bases3

10Strikeouts13

6Left on Base6

15Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 3:05 PM

Yankee Stadium · The Bronx, NY

attendance: 45,222 (97.2%)

weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: ATL -141

over/under: 7.5