Atlanta Braves
70 - 47 .598
F
August 08, 2026, 3:05 PM
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
One East 161st Street, Bronx, NY, 10451
5
New York Yankees
66 - 51 .564| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| NEW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
W: Gerrit Cole
(W, 6-5)
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K, 0 BB
L: Chris Sale
(L, 12-7)
6.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
S: David Bednar
(S, 26)
1.0 IP, ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Cole
(W, 6-5)
7.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K, 0 BB
Jones, S
2-3 | 3B, BB, 2 RBI
Lombard Jr.
2-3 | HR, BB, K
Atlanta Braves Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Baldwin C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| 2 | Ronald Acuña Jr. DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| 3 | Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| 4 | Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| 5 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 6 | Mauricio Dubón LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| 7 | Mike Yastrzemski RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| 8 | Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 |
| 9 | Jim Jarvis SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| a- Dominic Smith PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | |
| 1- Lane Thomas PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .250 |
a-Singled for Jarvis in the 9th.
1-Ran for Smith, D in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Albies (22, Cole) Dubón (23, Cole) Yastrzemski (14, Cole).
HR Acuña Jr. (12, 8th inning off Headrick, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Acuña Jr. 4 Albies 2 Baldwin, D Dubón 2 Harris II Jarvis Riley, A Smith, D Yastrzemski 2.
RBI Acuña Jr. (28) Jarvis (11) Smith, D (44) Yastrzemski (33).
2-out RBI Smith, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Yastrzemski Olson.
Team RISP 4-for-9.
Team LOB 6.
FIELDING
DP 2 (Albies-Jarvis-Olson Jarvis-Albies-Olson).
Atlanta Braves Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale(L, 12-7) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 64 | 39 | 2.20 |
| Victor Mederos | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 3.63 |
| Danny Young | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6.35 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 161 | 96 | 65 | 3.63 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Balk Sale.
HBP Wells, A (by Mederos).
Pitch timer violations Wells, A (batter timer) Caballero (batter timer).
ABS Challenge Yastrzemski (Strike-Confirmed) Lombard Jr. 2 (Strike-Overturned to Ball, Strike-Overturned to Ball) Wells, A 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Sale 103-64 Mederos 30-16 Young, D 28-16 Cole 82-60 Headrick 19-15 Blackburn, P 9-7 Bednar 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Sale 6-0 Mederos 0-1 Young, D 0-0 Cole 4-2 Headrick 1-1 Blackburn, P 1-0 Bednar 1-0.
Batters faced Sale 23 Mederos 6 Young, D 6 Cole 27 Headrick 4 Blackburn, P 1 Bednar 5.
Inherited runners-scored Blackburn, P 1-0.
Ejections Braves manager Walt Weiss ejected by HP umpire Dan Merzel (5th).
Umpires HP: Dan Merzel. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Derek Thomas. 3B: Mark Ripperger.
Weather 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 9 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch 3:08 PM.
T 2:49.
Att 45,222.
Venue Yankee Stadium.
August 8, 2026