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Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves

MLBSeptember 23, 2026Truist Park74°F, partly cloudy, wind 12 mph L to R

RedsCincinnatiCIN73-85

Reds 2, Braves 3

Final/10
BravesAtlantaATLWon93-65
Score by inning
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W Brent SuterL Luis Mey

Chris Sale fans 10, reaches 200 strikeouts for the season as Braves edge Reds 3-2Chris Sale struck out 10 and reached 200 Ks for the season, Mauricio Dubón delivered a winning RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Juan Brito homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.
  2.  Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging.
  3.  Sal Stewart strikes out swinging.
  4.  Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.

Bot 1st

  1.  Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging.
  2.  Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Juan Brito.
  3.  Matt Olson doubles (34) on a fly ball to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.
  4.  Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera.

Top 2nd

  1.  Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Matt McLain strikes out swinging.
  3.  Oswaldo Cabrera strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.
  2.  Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers.
  3.  Sean Murphy strikes out swinging.
  4.  Brewer Hicklen flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.

Top 3rd

  1.  Will Banfield flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  2.  Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.
  3.  Juan Brito singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II.
  4.  Braves challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Ha-Seong Kim flies out to right fielder Juan Brito.
  2.  Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging.
  3.  Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain.
  4.  Matt Olson lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

Top 4th

  1.  Sal Stewart strikes out swinging.
  2.  Dane Myers strikes out swinging.
  3.  Eugenio Suárez hit by pitch.
  4.  Matt McLain singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen. Eugenio Suárez to 3rd.
  5.  Matt McLain caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Drake Baldwin to second baseman Ozzie Albies.

Bot 4th

  1.  Ozzie Albies pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  2.  Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  3.  Austin Riley strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Oswaldo Cabrera doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.CIN 71%
  2.  Will Banfield strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson.
  4.  Juan Brito grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson.

Bot 5th

  1.  Sean Murphy grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.
  2.  Brewer Hicklen walks.
  3.  Ha-Seong Kim strikes out swinging.CIN 64%

Top 6th

  1.  Elly De La Cruz flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.
  2.  Sal Stewart called out on strikes.
  3.  Dane Myers walks.
  4.  Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.
  2.  Mauricio Dubón pops out softly to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory.
  3.  Matt Olson homers (41) on a fly ball to center field.ATL 52%
  4.  Ozzie Albies singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers.
  5.  Michael Harris II flies out to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera.

Top 7th

  1.  Matt McLain triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.CIN 64%
  2.  Oswaldo Cabrera grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson.CIN 58%
  3.  Will Banfield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Matt McLain scores.
  4.  Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to right fielder Brewer Hicklen.

Bot 7th

  1.  Austin Riley homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.ATL 60%
  2.  Sean Murphy strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brewer Hicklen reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.
  4.  Ha-Seong Kim flies out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.ATL 55%
  5.  Drake Baldwin grounds out, pitcher Andrew Abbott to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Top 8th

  1.  Juan Brito lines out to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim.
  2.  Elly De La Cruz pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies.
  3.  Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II.

Bot 8th

  1.  Mauricio Dubón walks.ATL 68%
  2.  Matt Olson grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Matt Olson out at 1st.ATL 53%
  3.  Ozzie Albies hit by pitch.
  4.  Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Michael Harris II grounds out, pitcher Graham Ashcraft to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Top 9th

  1.  Dane Myers strikes out swinging.
  2.  Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Matt McLain strikes out swinging.

Bot 9th

  1.  Austin Riley strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Dominic Smith strikes out swinging.ATL 54%
  3.  Mike Yastrzemski pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.

Top 10th

  1.  Oswaldo Cabrera called out on strikes.CIN 54%
  2.  Tyler Stephenson grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson.ATL 55%
  3.  JJ Bleday flies out to second baseman Ozzie Albies.ATL 63%

Bot 10th

  1.  Ha-Seong Kim out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Sal Stewart to second baseman Matt McLain. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to 3rd.ATL 74%
  2.  Drake Baldwin hit by pitch.
  3.  Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 2nd.ATL 100%

Top 1st

  1.  CIN 1, ATL 0Juan Brito homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

Bot 6th

  1.  CIN 1, ATL 1Matt Olson homers (41) on a fly ball to center field.ATL 52%

Top 7th

  1.  CIN 2, ATL 1Will Banfield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Matt McLain scores.

Bot 7th

  1.  CIN 2, ATL 2Austin Riley homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.ATL 60%

Bot 10th

  1.  CIN 2, ATL 3Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 2nd.ATL 100%

Win probability

Bot 10th · Biggest swing #1 · CIN 2–3 ATL

Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to 2nd.

See it in the scoring summary
ATL 100%ATL +23 pts

Game leaders

RedsCincinnati

BravesAtlanta

Team stats

  • CIN 5HitsATL 7
  • CIN 1Home runsATL 2
  • CIN 1WalksATL 2
  • CIN 15StrikeoutsATL 8
  • CIN 9Left on baseATL 9
  • CIN 1Stolen basesATL 0
  • CIN 1ErrorsATL 0
All team stats
  • CIN 2RATL 3
  • CIN 12bATL 1
  • CIN 13bATL 0
  • CIN 2RbiATL 3
  • CIN 33AbATL 33
  • CIN 9.1IpATL 10.0
  • CIN 7HATL 5
  • CIN 3RATL 2
  • CIN 2ErATL 2
  • CIN 2BbATL 1
  • CIN 8SoATL 15
  • CIN 2HrATL 1
  • CIN 141PATL 161
  • CIN 9AATL 5
  • CIN 28PoATL 30
  • CIN 38TcATL 35

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Juan Brito RF4121100.253
Carlos Jorge RF0000000.133
Elly De La Cruz SS4000002.285
Sal Stewart 1B4000003.266
Dane Myers CF3000012.257
Eugenio Suárez DH3000003.208
Matt McLain 2B4120002.187
Oswaldo Cabrera 3B4010002.063
Will Banfield C2001001.176
Tyler Stephenson C1000000.245
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B3000000.143
JJ Bleday LF1000000.217
Totals332521115

2B: Cabrera.3B: McLain.HR: Brito.RBI: Brito, Banfield.SB: Cabrera.LOB: 9.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Andrew Abbott7.0622161004.61
Graham Ashcraft1.000010134.32
Pierce Johnson1.000002184.72
Luis Mey L0.111000105.79

Video

0:20Robert Suarez In play, no out to Matt McLain0:04Breaking down Chris Sale's pitches0:11A deep dive into Matt Olson's home run0:20Will Banfield's sacrifice fly
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