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May 2, 2026 · NL West

Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies

May 2, 2026Coors FieldClear 71°F · 12 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
24-10
9
vs
HOME
Colorado Rockies
14-20
1

Starting pitchers

AWAY · ATL
Chris Sale
Chris Sale
IP 7
HOME · COL
Chase Dollander
Chase Dollander
IP 5.1

Lineups

AWAY · ATL
  1. 1 Ronald Acuña Jr. RF
  2. 2 Drake Baldwin C
  3. 3 Ozzie Albies 2B
  4. 4 Matt Olson 1B
  5. 5 Michael Harris II DH
  6. 6 Mauricio Dubón CF
  7. 7 Austin Riley 3B
  8. 8 Mike Yastrzemski LF
  9. 9 Jorge Mateo SS
HOME · COL
  1. 1 Jordan Beck LF
  2. 2 Brenton Doyle CF
  3. 3 TJ Rumfield 1B
  4. 4 Hunter Goodman C
  5. 5 Willi Castro 2B
  6. 6 Brett Sullivan DH
  7. 7 Kyle Karros 3B
  8. 8 Ezequiel Tovar SS
  9. 9 Troy Johnston RF

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 210320001 9
COL 001000000 1

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 · COL
Warren Schaeffer
C Lineup 1.5 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
7-3 L1 +18 run diff
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HOME · COL
3-6 W2 -7 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with ATL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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 +0.05 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.45 vs actual lineup 3.39
  • Player execution +5.61 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.39 projection by 5.61 (scored 9)
  • Game variance +5.55 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Riley HR from the 7-hole

HOME · Colorado Rockies
  • Manager lineup cost −0.03 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.68 vs actual lineup 2.71
  • Player execution −1.71 R/G Players fell 1.71 short of the lineup's 2.71 projection (scored 1)
  • Game variance −1.68 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Doyle 0-for-4 batting 2nd

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 3.5 – 2.7 — actual was 9 – 1.

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.