Atlanta Braves vs Tampa Bay Rays, September 8, 2026

RaysTB
7-1
Final
BravesATL

September 8, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

3-2

Last 5
L 0-6
@ TEX
W 7-6
@ TEX
W 6-3
@ TEX
L 6-8
@ TEX
W 7-1
@ ATL

Atlanta Braves

2-3

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

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

AJ Smith-Shawver headshot
AJ Smith-Shawver
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays86-58.597#1N/A-
Atlanta Braves85-60.586#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

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

3 H, 3 HR, 3 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.

8 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Mauricio Dubón headshot
Mauricio Dubón

5 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.

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Liam Hicks headshot
Liam Hicks
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 7, Atlanta Braves 1: TB 11 hits, ATL 5 hits; TB 0 errors, ATL 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Tampa Bay Rays1030010117110
Atlanta Braves100000000152

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH5122011
Jonathan Aranda1B4010110
Junior Caminero3B3221101
Liam HicksC3112101
Kenny PiperPR/C0000000
Chandler SimpsonLF5110010
Jonny DeLucaCF5000010
Victor Mesa Jr.RF5021000
Richie Palacios2B4111121
Jorge MateoSS5110030
Totals397117494

5 players led Atlanta Braves with 1 hit each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Michael Harris IICF4000000
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF4110000
Matt Olson1B4010000
Drake BaldwinDH4011000
Mauricio DubónSS4010000
Ozzie Albies2B3000110
Austin Riley3B3010020
Mike YastrzemskiLF3000000
Sean MurphyC3000000
Totals32151130

Pitching

Freddy Peralta went 6.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (2 SO, 1 ER); Brent Suter went 3.2 innings for Atlanta Braves (2 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Freddy Peralta6.0511120
Kevin Kelly1.0000010
Cole Sulser1.0000000
Bryan Baker1.0000000
Atlanta Braves
AJ Smith-Shawver3.1544232
Brent Suter3.2310120
Elieser Hernández2.0322142
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 Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Single Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T3

    Home Run Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. TB 3, ATL 1

  • T3

    Single Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T6

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T8

    Home Run Yandy Díaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T9

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. TB 7, ATL 1

Play-by-Play

All 78 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 7, ATL 1

  • B9

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 7, ATL 1

  • B9

    Groundout Drake Baldwin grounds out, pitcher Bryan Baker to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 7, ATL 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. TB 7, ATL 1

  • T9

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. TB 7, ATL 1

  • T9

    Lineout Victor Mesa Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T9

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

  • B8

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B8

    Lineout Ronald Acuña Jr. lines out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, ATL 1

  • B8

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson strikes out on a foul tip. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Walk Liam Hicks walks. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch Junior Caminero hit by pitch. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Home Run Yandy Díaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. TB 6, ATL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out on a foul tip. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Richie Palacios strikes out swinging. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B7

    Lineout Sean Murphy lines out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B7

    Lineout Mike Yastrzemski lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T7

    Lineout Victor Mesa Jr. lines out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T7

    Flyout Jonny DeLuca flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T7

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B6

    Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B6

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B6

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 5, ATL 1

  • B6

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T6

    Groundout Liam Hicks grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T6

    Single Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T6

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. TB 5, ATL 1

  • T6

    Single Jorge Mateo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Austin Riley. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B5

    Lineout Ronald Acuña Jr. lines out to second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B5

    Groundout Sean Murphy grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T5

    Lineout Richie Palacios lines out to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T5

    Double Victor Mesa Jr. doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out on a foul tip. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T5

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B4

    Groundout Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, pitcher Freddy Peralta to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B4

    Single Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B4

    Lineout Mauricio Dubón lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T4

    Groundout Liam Hicks grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T4

    Intent Walk Brent Suter intentionally walks Junior Caminero. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T4

    Groundout Jonathan Aranda grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T4

    Double Yandy Díaz doubles (25) on a fly ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T4

    Groundout Jorge Mateo grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B3

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B3

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out sharply to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 4, ATL 1

  • B3

    Groundout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Richie Palacios strikes out swinging. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T3

    Single Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. TB 4, ATL 1

  • T3

    Flyout Jonny DeLuca flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. TB 3, ATL 1

  • T3

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

  • T3

    Home Run Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. TB 3, ATL 1

  • T3

    Forceout Junior Caminero grounds into a force out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Junior Caminero to 1st. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T3

    Walk Jonathan Aranda walks. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B2

    Lineout Michael Harris II lines out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B2

    Flyout Sean Murphy flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B2

    Lineout Mike Yastrzemski lines out to shortstop Jorge Mateo. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T2

    Pop Out Yandy Díaz pops out to first baseman Matt Olson. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T2

    Walk Richie Palacios walks. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T2

    Groundout Victor Mesa Jr. grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd. TB 1, ATL 1

  • T2

    Field Error Jonny DeLuca reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Austin Riley. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Austin Riley called out on strikes. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B1

    Walk Ozzie Albies walks. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B1

    Fielders Choice Out Mauricio Dubón 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 Dubón to 2nd. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B1

    Single Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. TB 1, ATL 1

  • B1

    Single Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. TB 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Single Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 1, ATL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Lineout Chandler Simpson lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Hit By Pitch Liam Hicks hit by pitch. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T1

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 1, ATL 0

  • T1

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

  • T1

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. TB 0, ATL 0