Atlanta Braves vs Tampa Bay Rays, September 9, 2026

RaysTB
7-2
Final
BravesATL

September 9, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
W 7-6
@ TEX
W 6-3
@ TEX
L 6-8
@ TEX
W 7-1
@ ATL
W 7-2
@ ATL

Atlanta Braves

1-4

Last 5
L 2-4
@ PHI
W 5-4
@ PHI
L 0-1
@ PHI
L 1-7
vs TB
L 2-7
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Reynaldo López headshot
Reynaldo López
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays87-58.600#1N/A-
Atlanta Braves85-61.582#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Tampa Bay RaysAtlanta Braves
.728
OPS
.718
169
HR
204
736
Runs
742
3.70
ERA
3.63
1.14
WHIP
1.24
1322
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.

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda

7 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

4 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Tyler Wells headshot
Tyler Wells

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 1.50 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Ronald Acuña Jr. headshot
Ronald Acuña Jr.

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brent Suter headshot
Brent Suter

4.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Mahle headshot
Tyler Mahle

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Victor Mesa Jr. headshot
Victor Mesa Jr.
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 7, Atlanta Braves 2: TB 10 hits, ATL 3 hits; TB 0 errors, ATL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Tampa Bay Rays0303001007100
Atlanta Braves000101000230

Box Score

Batting

Victor Mesa Jr. and Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4011000
Jonathan Aranda1B4100020
Junior Caminero3B5010010
Liam HicksC4011010
Victor Mesa Jr.RF3221101
Chandler SimpsonLF3220100
Cedric MullinsCF4111010
Richie Palacios2B3111100
Jorge MateoSS3012010
Totals337107361

3 players led Atlanta Braves with 1 hit each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinDH3211101
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF4010010
Matt Olson1B2001100
Michael Harris IICF3000110
Mauricio DubónSS4010000
Mike YastrzemskiLF3000000
Ozzie Albies2B3000010
Austin Riley3B3000010
Sean MurphyC3000010
Totals28232351

Pitching

Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (2 SO, 1 ER); Reynaldo López went 4.2 innings for Atlanta Braves (5 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Griffin Jax5.0211121
Ty Johnson0.2111110
Cam Booser0.1000010
Cole Sulser1.0000000
Steven Matz2.0000110
Atlanta Braves
Reynaldo López4.2766351
Ray Kerr1.1100000
Victor Mederos1.0211000
Bailey Falter2.0000010
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

  • T2

    Home Run Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Single Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. TB 4, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. TB 5, ATL 0

  • T4

    Sac Fly Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. TB 6, ATL 0

  • B4

    Home Run Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B6

    Sac Fly Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. TB 6, ATL 2

  • T7

    Single Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. TB 7, ATL 2

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B9

    Walk Michael Harris II walks. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B9

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B9

    Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T9

    Lineout Junior Caminero lines out sharply to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T9

    Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T9

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B8

    Lineout Drake Baldwin lines out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B8

    Groundout Sean Murphy grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B8

    Flyout Austin Riley flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo called out on strikes. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T8

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out softly, pitcher Bailey Falter to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T8

    Pop Out Cedric Mullins pops out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B7

    Lineout Ozzie Albies lines out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B7

    Lineout Mike Yastrzemski lines out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 7, ATL 2

  • B7

    Pop Out Mauricio Dubón pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T7

    Flyout Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski in foul territory. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T7

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T7

    Single Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. TB 7, ATL 2

  • T7

    Single Junior Caminero singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. TB 6, ATL 2

  • T7

    Hit By Pitch Jonathan Aranda hit by pitch. TB 6, ATL 2

  • T7

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 6, ATL 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Michael Harris II strikes out swinging. TB 6, ATL 2

  • B6

    Sac Fly Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. TB 6, ATL 2

  • B6

    Double Ronald Acuña Jr. doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin to 3rd. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B6

    Walk Drake Baldwin walks. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Sean Murphy called out on strikes. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T6

    Pop Out Jorge Mateo pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T6

    Pop Out Richie Palacios pops out to third baseman Austin Riley. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T6

    Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B5

    Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B5

    Lineout Ozzie Albies lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Mike Yastrzemski flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T5

    Caught Stealing Home Victor Mesa Jr. caught stealing home, pitcher Ray Kerr to first baseman Matt Olson to catcher Sean Murphy. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T5

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Victor Mesa Jr. to 3rd. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T5

    Walk Victor Mesa Jr. walks. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Liam Hicks strikes out swinging. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T5

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B4

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B4

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B4

    Walk Matt Olson walks. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B4

    Pop Out Ronald Acuña Jr. pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B4

    Home Run Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 6, ATL 0

  • T4

    Sac Fly Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. TB 6, ATL 0

  • T4

    Sac Bunt Jorge Mateo out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd. TB 5, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. TB 5, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. TB 4, ATL 0

  • T4

    Walk Chandler Simpson walks. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T4

    Single Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B3

    Pop Out Sean Murphy pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Ozzie Albies called out on strikes. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Liam Hicks grounds out, first baseman Matt Olson to pitcher Reynaldo López. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out on a foul tip. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B2

    Caught Stealing 2B Mauricio Dubón caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Liam Hicks to shortstop Jorge Mateo. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Mike Yastrzemski flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B2

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a fly ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 3, ATL 0

  • B2

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out sharply, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out sharply, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T2

    Single Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. TB 3, ATL 0

  • T2

    Walk Richie Palacios walks. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Home Run Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Liam Hicks grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Lineout Ronald Acuña Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Drake Baldwin pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    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 Díaz out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. TB 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Single Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. TB 0, ATL 0