Tampa Bay Rays @ Atlanta Braves

86-58, 39-33 Away

Final

85-60, 48-25 Home


TB
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	7	11	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

F. Peralta8-11

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

A. Smith-Shawver0-2

3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

RaysTop 1st
- A. Smith-Shawver pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 95
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 96
  3
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  4
  Ball
  Splitter 84
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Splitter 85
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 2nd
- A. Smith-Shawver pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- Palacios stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
BravesBottom 2nd
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 3rd
- A. Smith-Shawver pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- Simpson stole second.
  3
  1
- Mesa Jr. stole second.
  4
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 3rd
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 4th
- A. Smith-Shawver pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- B. Suter pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 5th
- B. Suter pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 6th
- B. Suter pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- Mateo to third on pickoff error by pitcher Suter.
  5
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
BravesBottom 6th
- F. Peralta pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysTop 7th
- B. Suter pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- K. Kelly pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 8th
- E. Hernandez pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- Aranda to second on wild pitch by Hernández.
  6
  1
- Piper ran for Hicks
  6
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- C. Sulser pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- Piper catching.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysTop 9th
- E. Hernandez pitching for ATL
  TB
  ATL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 9th
- B. Baker pitching for TB
  TB
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Sinker	95
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	96
3 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	96
4 Ball	Splitter	84
5 Strike Swinging	Splitter	85

Rays beat the Braves 7-1 to open up the series

1:07

Junior Caminero crushes his AL-leading 39th HR for Rays

0:29

Rays
7
Braves
1

Game 1

9/8

Rays
Braves

Game 2

9/9

MLB.TV/MLB Net

Rays
Braves

Game 3

9/10

ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Truist Park

7:15 PM, September 8, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 30,969

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Third Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	86	58	.597	-	W1
New York	82	62	.569	4	W1
Boston	80	66	.548	7	L1
Toronto	73	73	.500	14	W1
Baltimore	70	76	.479	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	85	60	.586	-	L2
Philadelphia	81	64	.559	4	L1
Miami	72	74	.493	13.5	L2
New York	67	78	.462	18	W3
Washington	67	80	.456	19	L6

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