Tampa Bay Rays vs. Atlanta Braves

Sep 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	7	11	0	11
ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	5

loss:

A. Smith-Shawver(0-2)win: Tampa Bay Rays logo

F. Peralta(8-11)

Game Recap

Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves game highlights

ATLANTA -- In the grand scheme of things, only a few numbers really mattered for the Rays on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Start with the final score: 7-1, Rays....

Scoring Summary

TBATL

1Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 10
1Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. [1 run] 11
3Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. [2 runs] 31
3Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. [1 run] 41
6Yandy Diaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. [1 run] [1 out] 51
8Yandy Diaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. [1 run] 61
9Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. [1 run] 71

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	2	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.306
2Jonathan Aranda1B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.279
3Junior Caminero3B	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.282
4Liam HicksC	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	3	.288
Kenny PiperPR-C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
5Chandler SimpsonLF	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	4	.307
6Jonny DeLucaCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.258
7Victor Mesa Jr.RF	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.237
8Richie Palacios2B	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	.227
9Jorge MateoSS	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	2	.214
TOTAL	11	39	7	7	9	4	4	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Freddy PeraltaRHP	6.0	5	1	1	2	1	92	4.82
Kevin KellyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15	2.13
Cole SulserRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	17	4.84
Bryan BakerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.61
TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	3	1	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael Harris IICF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
2Ronald Acuna Jr.RF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
3Matt Olson1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249
4Drake BaldwinDH	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276
5Mauricio DubonSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
6Ozzie Albies2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.249
7Austin Riley3B	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.224
8Mike YastrzemskiLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
9Sean MurphyC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211

TOTAL	5	32	1	1	3	1	0	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
AJ Smith-ShawverRHP	3.1	5	4	4	3	2	2	81	7.71
Brent SuterLHP	3.2	3	1	0	2	1	0	45	3.52
Elieser HernandezRHP	2.0	3	2	2	4	1	2	49	2.45

TOTAL	9.0	11	7	6	9	4	4	175	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBATL

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Yandy Diaz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jonathan Aranda grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Matt Olson. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
HIT BY PITCH — Liam Hicks hit by pitch.
10
LINEOUT — Chandler Simpson lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Ronald Acuna Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
10
SINGLE — Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. to 2nd.
10
SINGLE — Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. [1 run]
11
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Mauricio Dubon reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to catcher Liam Hicks to third baseman Junior Caminero to pitcher Freddy Peralta to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Matt Olson out at home. Drake Baldwin to 3rd. Mauricio Dubon to 2nd. [2 outs]
11
WALK — Ozzie Albies walks.
11
STRIKEOUT — Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Austin Riley called out on strikes. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

ATL

7Runs1

11Hits5

0Errors2

.282Batting Avg.156

39At Bats32

6Extra-base Hits0

4Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks1

3Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts3

11Left on Base5

25Total Bases5

Game Details

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 7:15 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 30,969 (75.4%)

weather: 85 degrees, clear

spread: ATL -117

over/under: 8.5