August 18, 2026 · AL Cent
Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Josh Bell | Josh Bell homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. Ryan Jeffers scores. | ATL 0, MIN 2 |
| T6 | Drake Baldwin | Drake Baldwin homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. | ATL 1, MIN 2 |
| B8 | Ryan Jeffers | Ryan Jeffers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Kaelen Culpepper scores. Byron Buxton scores. | ATL 1, MIN 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Braves
AWAY
1
Tyler Mahle started for Braves, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Dylan Dodd took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Tyler Mahle
Starter
6.2
76
2
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tyler Mahle threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 80% 3.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 34 45% 2 7 5 14 6 Splitter 31 41% 4 3 10 4 10 Cutter 11 14% 1 3 2 0 5 - Dylan Dodd Setup 0.2 9 1 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Didier Fuentes Middle 0.2 15 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Twins
HOME
4
Zebby Matthews started for Twins, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Zebby Matthews
Starter
5.2
90
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Zebby Matthews threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 33 37% 0 8 7 11 7 Slider 25 28% 6 1 5 9 4 Cutter 16 18% 0 3 6 4 3 Changeup 7 8% 0 0 2 3 2 Curveball 5 6% 0 0 1 3 1 Sinker 4 4% 0 1 0 2 1 - Kody Funderburk Setup 0.1 4 0 1 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Andrew Morris Middle 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
- A.J. Minter Middle 1.0 6 0 0 HLD
- Yoendrys Gómez Closer 1.0 16 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Bell HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · ATL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Baldwin DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .361 | .459 | .820 | HR (21) |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .345 | .432 | .777 | |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .339 | .547 | .886 | |
| Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .319 | .487 | .806 | 2 2B |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .307 | .420 | .727 | |
| Lane Thomas LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .324 | .399 | .723 | |
| Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .294 | .369 | .663 | |
| Mauricio Dubón SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .305 | .387 | .692 | |
| Sean Murphy C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .118 | .147 | .265 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .311 | .386 | .697 |
HOME · MIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Keaschall RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .363 | .376 | .739 | |
| Byron Buxton CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .322 | .530 | .852 | |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .388 | .493 | .881 | 2 2B |
| Josh Bell DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .320 | .431 | .751 | HR (17) |
| Kody Clemens LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .291 | .462 | .753 | |
| Royce Lewis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .313 | .421 | .734 | |
| Brooks Lee 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .300 | .421 | .721 | |
| Kaelen Culpepper SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .333 | .387 | .720 | |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .357 | .426 | .783 | |
| Alan Roden RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .310 | .279 | .589 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · ATL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mahle | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 4.53 | L |
| Dylan Dodd | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.31 | |
| Didier Fuentes | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.65 |
HOME · MIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 5.12 | W |
| Kody Funderburk | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.70 | HLD |
| Andrew Morris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.34 | HLD |
| A.J. Minter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.03 | HLD |
| Yoendrys Gómez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.25 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · ATL
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 1.3 R
IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · MIN
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.2 R
IBBs 3.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · ATL
7-3
W3
+12 run diff
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HOME · MIN
4-6
W1
-11 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.