Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds, September 23, 2026

RedsCIN
2-3
Final
BravesATL

September 23, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5
W 6-4
vs CHC
L 2-5
vs CHC
L 1-9
vs CHC
W 4-0
@ ATL
L 2-3
@ ATL

Atlanta Braves

4-1

Last 5
W 6-2
@ HOU
W 6-3
@ HOU
W 4-2
@ HOU
L 0-4
vs CIN
W 3-2
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 23, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds73-85.462#5#926.0
Atlanta Braves93-65.589#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsAtlanta Braves
.699
OPS
.718
213
HR
204
666
Runs
742
4.83
ERA
3.63
1.44
WHIP
1.24
1293
Strikeouts by pitchers
1350

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

JJ Bleday headshot
JJ Bleday

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Eugenio Suárez headshot
Eugenio Suárez

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Brandon Williamson headshot
Brandon Williamson

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.57 ERA

Nick Lodolo headshot
Nick Lodolo

7.0 IP, 1 SO, 3.86 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Matt Olson headshot
Matt Olson

8 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Ronald Acuña Jr. headshot
Ronald Acuña Jr.

4 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Mike Yastrzemski headshot
Mike Yastrzemski

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Raisel Iglesias headshot
Raisel Iglesias

3.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Mahle headshot
Tyler Mahle

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale

5.2 IP, 10 SO, 1.59 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Matt Olson headshot
Matt Olson
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2: CIN 5 hits, ATL 7 hits; CIN 1 error, ATL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Cincinnati Reds1000001000251
Atlanta Braves0000011001370

Box Score

Batting

Juan Brito and Matt McLain led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Juan BritoRF4121001
Carlos JorgeRF0000000
Elly De La CruzSS4000020
Sal Stewart1B4000030
Dane MyersCF3000120
Eugenio SuárezDH3000030
Matt McLain2B4120020
Oswaldo CabreraLF/3B4010020
Will BanfieldC2001010
Tyler StephensonPH/C1000000
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B3000000
JJ BledayPH/LF1000000
Totals332521151

3 players led Atlanta Braves with 2 hits each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinC4000020
Mauricio DubónLF4021100
Matt Olson1B4121001
Ozzie Albies2B3010000
Michael Harris IICF4000000
Austin Riley3B4121021
Sean MurphyDH3000020
Dominic SmithPH/DH1000010
Brewer HicklenRF2000100
Mike YastrzemskiPH/RF1000000
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.PR0100000
Ha-Seong KimSS3000010
Totals33373282

Pitching

Andrew Abbott went 7.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (6 SO, 2 ER); Chris Sale went 5.2 innings for Atlanta Braves (10 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Andrew Abbott7.0622162
Graham Ashcraft1.0000100
Pierce Johnson1.0000020
Luis Mey0.1110000
Atlanta Braves
Chris Sale5.24110101
Victor Mederos0.1000110
Robert Suarez1.0111000
Dylan Lee1.0000000
Raisel Iglesias1.0000030
Brent Suter1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Juan Brito homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B6

    Home Run Matt Olson homers (41) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • T7

    Sac Fly Will Banfield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Matt McLain scores. CIN 2, ATL 1

  • B7

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B10

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. CIN 2, ATL 3

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B10

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. CIN 2, ATL 3

  • B10

    Hit By Pitch Drake Baldwin hit by pitch. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B10

    Sac Bunt Ha-Seong Kim out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Sal Stewart to second baseman Matt McLain. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to 3rd. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T10

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T10

    Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T10

    Strikeout Oswaldo Cabrera called out on strikes. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B9

    Pop Out Mike Yastrzemski pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B9

    Strikeout Dominic Smith strikes out swinging. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B9

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B8

    Groundout Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Michael Harris II grounds out, pitcher Graham Ashcraft to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Ozzie Albies hit by pitch. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Matt Olson grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Matt Olson out at 1st. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B8

    Walk Mauricio Dubón walks. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T8

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T8

    Pop Out Elly De La Cruz pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T8

    Lineout Juan Brito lines out to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B7

    Groundout Drake Baldwin grounds out, pitcher Andrew Abbott to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B7

    Flyout Ha-Seong Kim flies out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B7

    Field Error Brewer Hicklen reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • B7

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 2, ATL 2

  • T7

    Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 2, ATL 1

  • T7

    Sac Fly Will Banfield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Matt McLain scores. CIN 2, ATL 1

  • T7

    Groundout Oswaldo Cabrera grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • T7

    Triple Matt McLain triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • B6

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • B6

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • B6

    Home Run Matt Olson homers (41) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, ATL 1

  • B6

    Pop Out Mauricio Dubón pops out softly to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B6

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T6

    Walk Dane Myers walks. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Sal Stewart called out on strikes. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T6

    Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B5

    Walk Brewer Hicklen walks. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B5

    Groundout Sean Murphy grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T5

    Groundout Juan Brito grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T5

    Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Will Banfield strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T5

    Double Oswaldo Cabrera doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B4

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Ozzie Albies pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T4

    Caught Stealing 2B Matt McLain caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Drake Baldwin to second baseman Ozzie Albies. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Matt McLain singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. Eugenio Suárez to 3rd. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T4

    Hit By Pitch Eugenio Suárez hit by pitch. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B3

    Lineout Matt Olson lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B3

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B3

    Flyout Ha-Seong Kim flies out to right fielder Juan Brito. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Drake Baldwin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T3

    Single Juan Brito singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T3

    Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T3

    Flyout Will Banfield flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Brewer Hicklen flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Single Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Oswaldo Cabrera strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Double Matt Olson doubles (34) on a fly ball to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Juan Brito. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Flyout Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CIN 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Home Run Juan Brito homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, ATL 0