ARCHIVE April 6, 2026
April 6, 2026 · AL West

Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Angels

April 6, 2026Angel StadiumClear 72°F · 8 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
6-5
2
vs
HOME
Los Angeles Angels
6-5
6

Starting pitchers

AWAY · ATL
Chris Sale
Chris Sale
IP 4
HOME · LAA
José Soriano
José Soriano
IP 8

Lineups

AWAY · ATL
  1. 1 Ronald Acuña RF
  2. 2 Drake Baldwin C
  3. 3 Matt Olson 1B
  4. 4 Austin Riley 3B
  5. 5 Mike Yastrzemski LF
  6. 6 Ozzie Albies 2B
  7. 7 Dominic Smith DH
  8. 8 Michael Harris CF
  9. 9 Mauricio Dubón SS
HOME · LAA
  1. 1 Zach Neto SS
  2. 2 Jorge Soler RF
  3. 3 Jo Adell LF
  4. 4 Jeimer Candelario 1B
  5. 5 Logan O'Hoppe C
  6. 6 Oswald Peraza 3B
  7. 7 Yoán Moncada DH
  8. 8 Bryce Teodosio CF
  9. 9 Adam Frazier 2B

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 100000001 2
LAA 100320000 6

Manager comparison

Both managers grade C+ / C entering this matchup.

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
C+ Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 0.0 R IBBs 0.2 R
HOME · LAA
Kurt Suzuki
C Lineup 1.4 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 2.1 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
7-3 L1 +18 run diff
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HOME · LAA
3-7 L1 -10 run diff
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Season series: 1-0 with ATL listed first across 1 prior meeting.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · Atlanta Braves
  • Manager lineup cost −0.03 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.44 vs actual lineup 2.48
  • Player execution −0.48 R/G Players fell 0.48 short of the lineup's 2.48 projection (scored 2)
  • Game variance −0.44 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Dubón HR from the 9-hole

HOME · Los Angeles Angels
  • Manager lineup cost +0.12 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.75 vs actual lineup 2.63
  • Player execution +3.37 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 2.63 projection by 3.37 (scored 6)
  • Game variance +3.25 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Candelario 0-for-3 batting 4th

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 2.4 – 2.8 — actual was 2 – 6.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.