Tampa Bay Rays vs. Atlanta Braves

Sep 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	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

loss:

R. Lopez(4-4)win: Tampa Bay Rays logo

G. Jax(7-10)

Game Recap

Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves game highlights

ATLANTA -- By the time the Rays get home Thursday night, they could be bound for a trip to the postseason. Tampa Bay's 7-2 win over the Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park, combined with losses by the Rangers and Blue Jays earlier in the day, reduced Tampa Bay’s...

Scoring Summary

TBATL

2Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 10
2Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. [2 runs] 30
4Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. [1 run] 40
4Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. [1 run] 50
4Yandy Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 60
4Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 61
6Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 62
7Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. [1 run] 72

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.305
2Jonathan Aranda1B	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.277
3Junior Caminero3B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.281
4Liam HicksC	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.288
5Victor Mesa Jr.RF	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	.243
6Chandler SimpsonLF	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	.309
7Cedric MullinsCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.206
8Richie Palacios2B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.228
9Jorge MateoSS	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.216
TOTAL	10	33	7	7	6	3	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Griffin JaxRHP	5.0	2	1	1	2	1	1	66	3.99
Ty JohnsonRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	19	5.40
Cam BooserLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.31
Cole SulserRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.74
Steven MatzLHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	30	5.72
TOTAL	9.0	3	2	2	5	3	1	128	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Drake BaldwinDH	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.276
2Ronald Acuna Jr.RF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253
3Matt Olson1B	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.248
4Michael Harris IICF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.287
5Mauricio DubonSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
6Mike YastrzemskiLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
7Ozzie Albies2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247
8Austin Riley3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
9Sean MurphyC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.203
TOTAL	3	28	2	2	5	3	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Reynaldo LopezRHP	4.2	7	6	6	5	3	1	80	4.13
Ray KerrLHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.59
Victor MederosRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	19	3.03
Bailey FalterLHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11.57

TOTAL	9.0	10	7	7	6	3	1	125	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBATL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Yandy Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
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STRIKEOUT — Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, third baseman Austin Riley to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Yandy Diaz out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Drake Baldwin pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Ronald Acuna Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Matt Olson grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATL

7Runs2

10Hits3

0Errors0

.303Batting Avg.107

33At Bats28

1Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In2

3Walks3

3Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

5Left on Base3

13Total Bases7

Game Details

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 7:15 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 30,969 (75.4%)

weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy

tv: MLB Network

spread: ATL -126

over/under: 8