September 9, 2026 · NL East
Tampa Bay Rays vs Atlanta Braves
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Victor Mesa Jr. | Victor Mesa Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. | TB 1, ATL 0 |
| T2 | Jorge Mateo | Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Chandler Simpson scores. Richie Palacios scores. | TB 3, ATL 0 |
| T4 | Cedric Mullins | Cedric Mullins singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. | TB 4, ATL 0 |
| T4 | Richie Palacios | Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Chandler Simpson scores. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. | TB 5, ATL 0 |
| T4 | Yandy Díaz | Yandy Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios to 3rd. | TB 6, ATL 0 |
| B4 | Drake Baldwin | Drake Baldwin homers (23) on a fly ball to center field. | TB 6, ATL 1 |
| B6 | Matt Olson | Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Drake Baldwin scores. | TB 6, ATL 2 |
| T7 | Liam Hicks | Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jonathan Aranda scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. | TB 7, ATL 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
Griffin Jax started for Rays, leaving with a 6–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ty Johnson took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Griffin Jax
Starter
5.0
66
1
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Griffin Jax threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 23 35% 1 5 7 3 7 Sweeper 16 24% 1 4 1 8 2 Four-Seam Fastball 13 20% 2 1 5 4 1 Changeup 10 15% 0 0 3 4 3 Curveball 4 6% 0 0 1 2 1 - Ty Johnson Middle 0.2 19 1 1
- Cam Booser Setup 0.1 5 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Cole Sulser Setup 1.0 8 0 0
- Steven Matz Long 2.0 30 0 1
Braves
HOME
2
Reynaldo López started for Braves, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Victor Mederos took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Reynaldo López
Starter
4.2
80
6
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Reynaldo López threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 52% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 36 45% 2 6 8 12 8 Slider 33 41% 5 3 2 16 7 Changeup 6 8% 3 0 0 3 0 Curveball 5 6% 0 0 3 2 0 - Ray Kerr Middle 1.1 9 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Victor Mederos Middle 1.0 19 1 0
- Bailey Falter Middle 2.0 17 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Jr. HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TB
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .371 | .472 | .843 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .360 | .427 | .787 | |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .367 | .533 | .900 | |
| Liam Hicks C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .371 | .444 | .815 | |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .303 | .455 | .758 | HR (11) |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .338 | .360 | .698 | SB |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .289 | .348 | .637 | |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .324 | .367 | .691 | SB |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .261 | .341 | .602 | SB |
HOME · ATL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Baldwin DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .353 | .452 | .805 | HR (23) |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .348 | .440 | .788 | 2B |
| Matt Olson 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .323 | .504 | .827 | |
| Michael Harris II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 | .315 | .488 | .803 | |
| Mauricio Dubón SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .309 | .386 | .695 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .307 | .366 | .673 | |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .303 | .407 | .710 | |
| Austin Riley 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .293 | .365 | .658 | |
| Sean Murphy C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .263 | .365 | .628 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TB
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 3.99 | W |
| Ty Johnson | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5.40 | |
| Cam Booser | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.31 | |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.74 | |
| Steven Matz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5.72 |
HOME · ATL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaldo López | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 4.13 | L |
| Ray Kerr | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.59 | |
| Victor Mederos | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.03 | |
| Bailey Falter | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11.57 |
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.