September 8, 2026 · NL East
Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Junior Caminero | Junior Caminero homers (39) on a fly ball to left center field. | TB 1, ATL 0 |
| B1 | Drake Baldwin | Drake Baldwin singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. | TB 1, ATL 1 |
| T3 | Liam Hicks | Liam Hicks homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Junior Caminero scores. | TB 3, ATL 1 |
| T3 | Victor Mesa Jr. | Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. | TB 4, ATL 1 |
| T6 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to catcher Sean Murphy to first baseman Matt Olson. Jorge Mateo scores. | TB 5, ATL 1 |
| T8 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz homers (22) on a line drive to left field. | TB 6, ATL 1 |
| T9 | Richie Palacios | Richie Palacios homers (9) on a line drive to right field. | TB 7, ATL 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Rays
AWAY
7
Freddy Peralta started for Rays, leaving with a 5–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Freddy Peralta
Starter
6.0
92
1
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Freddy Peralta threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 71% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 59 64% 4 9 13 22 11 Changeup 18 20% 0 1 4 8 5 Curveball 10 11% 0 4 2 0 4 Sweeper 4 4% 0 0 1 2 1 Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Kevin Kelly Setup 1.0 15 0 1
- Cole Sulser Setup 1.0 17 0 0
- Bryan Baker Closer 1.0 9 0 0
Braves
HOME
1
AJ Smith-Shawver started for Braves, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Elieser Hernández took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
AJ Smith-Shawver
Starter
3.1
81
4
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what AJ Smith-Shawver threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 74% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Splitter 36 44% 4 1 8 18 5 Four-Seam Fastball 24 30% 1 4 7 10 2 Curveball 9 11% 2 3 2 1 1 Sinker 6 7% 0 2 3 0 1 Slider 5 6% 1 0 0 1 3 Cutter 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1 - Brent Suter Long 3.2 45 1 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Elieser Hernández Middle 2.0 49 2 4
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Hicks HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · TB
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .373 | .474 | .847 | HR (22), 2B |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .362 | .430 | .792 | |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .368 | .536 | .904 | HR (39) |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .335 | .358 | .693 | SB |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .291 | .415 | .706 | |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .294 | .435 | .729 | 2B, SB |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .227 | .322 | .367 | .689 | HR (9), SB |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .259 | .341 | .600 | |
| Liam Hicks C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .372 | .446 | .818 | HR (18) |
HOME · ATL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .316 | .490 | .806 | |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .349 | .440 | .789 | |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .323 | .505 | .828 | |
| Drake Baldwin DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .352 | .446 | .798 | |
| Mauricio Dubón SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .309 | .387 | .696 | |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 | .304 | .409 | .713 | |
| Austin Riley 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .295 | .367 | .662 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .309 | .369 | .678 | |
| Sean Murphy C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .273 | .380 | .653 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TB
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Peralta | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 4.82 | W |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.13 | |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.84 | |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.61 |
HOME · ATL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Smith-Shawver | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 7.71 | L |
| Brent Suter | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3.52 | |
| Elieser Hernández | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 2.45 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TB
Lineup 3.0 R
Bunts 6.3 R
IBBs 4.3 R
HOME · ATL
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 1.3 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · TB
8-2
W2
+25 run diff
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HOME · ATL
7-3
W3
+12 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with TB listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.