Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves, May 20, 2026

BravesATL
9-1
Final
MarlinsMIA

May 20, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | loanDepot park

Last 5 Form

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5
L 2-3
vs BOS
W 8-1
vs BOS
L 0-12
@ MIA
W 8-4
@ MIA
W 9-1
@ MIA

Miami Marlins

2-3

Last 5
W 10-5
@ TB
L 3-6
@ TB
W 12-0
vs ATL
L 4-8
vs ATL
L 1-9
vs ATL

Starting Pitchers

Atlanta Braves

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Recorded starter

Miami Marlins

Janson Junk headshot
Janson Junk
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 20, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Atlanta Braves34-16.680#1N/A-
Miami Marlins22-28.440#4#912.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Atlanta BravesMiami Marlins
.718
OPS
.726
204
HR
168
742
Runs
715
3.63
ERA
4.09
1.24
WHIP
1.28
1350
Strikeouts by pitchers
1323

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.

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley

3 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Dominic Smith headshot
Dominic Smith

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Bryce Elder headshot
Bryce Elder

8.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.38 ERA

Miami Marlins

Hitters

Xavier Edwards headshot
Xavier Edwards

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Javier Sanoja headshot
Javier Sanoja

3 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Otto Lopez headshot
Otto Lopez

9 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Max Meyer headshot
Max Meyer

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Phillips headshot
Tyler Phillips

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 1.80 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
Dominic Smith headshot
Dominic Smith
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 9, Miami Marlins 1: ATL 11 hits, MIA 4 hits; ATL 0 errors, MIA 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Atlanta Braves0300050109110
Miami Marlins100000000141

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Atlanta Braves with 2 hits each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF4110010
Eli WhiteRF1010000
Michael Harris IICF5120010
Matt Olson1B5111020
Ozzie Albies2B4221000
Jorge Mateo2B0000000
Dominic SmithDH4223001
Mauricio DubónSS4110000
Austin Riley3B3113111
Mike YastrzemskiLF4000000
Sandy LeónC4000010
Totals389118162

Otto Lopez led Miami Marlins with 2 hits.

Miami Marlins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Xavier Edwards2B4110000
Otto LopezSS4020000
Heriberto HernándezLF3001020
Connor Norby1B/3B4000010
Esteury RuizCF3000030
Leo Jiménez3B2010000
Owen CaissieRF1000010
Christopher MorelDH/1B3000000
Liam HicksC3000010
Javier SanojaRF/3B/P2000100
Totals29141180

Pitching

Chris Sale went 7.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (8 SO, 1 ER); Janson Junk went 5.0 innings for Miami Marlins (3 SO, 8 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Atlanta Braves
Chris Sale7.0411080
Victor Mederos2.0000100
Miami Marlins
Janson Junk5.0888032
Tyler Phillips3.0210120
Javier Sanoja1.0100010
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

  • B1

    Sac Fly Heriberto Hernández out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Xavier Edwards scores. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • T2

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Mauricio Dubón scores. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Matt Olson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Javier Sanoja. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd. ATL 4, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Michael Harris II scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. ATL 5, MIA 1

  • T6

    Home Run Dominic Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Matt Olson scores. Ozzie Albies scores. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T8

    Triple Dominic Smith triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Dominic Smith scores. Throwing error by center fielder Esteury Ruiz. ATL 9, MIA 1

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Pop Out Connor Norby pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • B9

    Groundout Heriberto Hernández grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • B9

    Lineout Otto Lopez lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T9

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Michael Harris II strikes out swinging. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T9

    Double Eli White doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T9

    Flyout Sandy León flies out to right fielder Owen Caissie. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Xavier Edwards grounds into a double play, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. Javier Sanoja out at 2nd. Xavier Edwards out at 1st. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • B8

    Walk Javier Sanoja walks. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • B8

    Flyout Liam Hicks flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T8

    Groundout Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T8

    Walk Austin Riley walks. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T8

    Groundout Mauricio Dubón grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T8

    Triple Dominic Smith triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Dominic Smith scores. Throwing error by center fielder Esteury Ruiz. ATL 9, MIA 1

  • T8

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B7

    Groundout Christopher Morel grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Owen Caissie called out on strikes. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Matt Olson called out on strikes. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T7

    Single Michael Harris II singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Ronald Acuña Jr. strikes out swinging. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T7

    Groundout Sandy León grounds out, first baseman Connor Norby to pitcher Tyler Phillips. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B6

    Flyout Connor Norby flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Heriberto Hernández strikes out swinging. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • B6

    Groundout Otto Lopez grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T6

    Groundout Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, first baseman Connor Norby to pitcher Tyler Phillips. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T6

    Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Javier Sanoja to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T6

    Groundout Mauricio Dubón grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T6

    Home Run Dominic Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Matt Olson scores. Ozzie Albies scores. ATL 8, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Michael Harris II scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. ATL 5, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Matt Olson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Javier Sanoja. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd. ATL 4, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 3rd. Michael Harris II to 2nd. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T6

    Single Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B5

    Groundout Xavier Edwards grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B5

    Lineout Javier Sanoja lines out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B5

    Lineout Liam Hicks lines out to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Sandy León pops out to second baseman Xavier Edwards. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T5

    Flyout Mike Yastrzemski flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Austin Riley challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Austin Riley called out on strikes. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B4

    Groundout Christopher Morel grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B4

    Single Leo Jiménez singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Connor Norby strikes out swinging. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T4

    Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T4

    Flyout Dominic Smith flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T4

    Lineout Ozzie Albies lines out to right fielder Javier Sanoja. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Heriberto Hernández strikes out swinging. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B3

    Single Otto Lopez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B3

    Flyout Xavier Edwards flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Javier Sanoja pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Michael Harris II pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T3

    Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to right fielder Javier Sanoja in foul territory. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Liam Hicks strikes out swinging. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B2

    Lineout Christopher Morel lines out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • B2

    Flyout Leo Jiménez flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Sandy León called out on strikes. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T2

    Flyout Mike Yastrzemski flies out to right fielder Javier Sanoja. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T2

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Mauricio Dubón scores. ATL 3, MIA 1

  • T2

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Ozzie Albies to 2nd. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • T2

    Flyout Dominic Smith flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • T2

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Javier Sanoja. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Esteury Ruiz strikes out on a foul tip. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • B1

    Forceout Connor Norby grounds into a force out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. Otto Lopez out at 2nd. Connor Norby to 1st. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • B1

    Sac Fly Heriberto Hernández out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Xavier Edwards scores. ATL 0, MIA 1

  • B1

    Single Otto Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Xavier Edwards to 3rd. ATL 0, MIA 0

  • B1

    Single Xavier Edwards singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out softly, catcher Liam Hicks to first baseman Connor Norby. ATL 0, MIA 0

  • T1

    Flyout Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out sharply to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. ATL 0, MIA 0