An extra-inning walk-off lifted the Atlanta Braves past the Cincinnati Reds in a tightly contested game at Truist Park. The teams traded the lead before Atlanta finished the night with a late scoring swing.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Sale anchored Atlanta’s effort with a sharp start, allowing only one earned run while striking out ten. Brent Suter earned the win as the Braves’ pitching held the Reds scoreless after the seventh.
Juan Brito homered in the first to put Cincinnati ahead. Matt Olson’s homer tied the game in the sixth, and Will Banfield’s sacrifice fly brought Matt McLain home in the seventh to restore the Reds’ lead. Austin Riley’s homer tied the game again before Mauricio Dubón’s ground-ball single off Luis Mey brought DaShawn Keirsey Jr. home in the tenth.
Andrew Abbott kept Cincinnati in the game through the seventh, but Luis Mey took the loss after allowing the walk-off run. The Reds could not answer once the Braves regained the lead.
Atlanta’s extra-inning rally extended its winning streak and gave the game its defining shape: a patient duel that finally broke open with one late swing.
Atlanta Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds, 3-2.
- Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .254 on the season).
- Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .222 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:682877) went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .253 on the season).
- Brent Suter allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (1-2) (3.48 ERA).
- Luis Mey allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 1 hit over 0.1 innings, and took the loss (0-1) (5.79 ERA).
Atlanta Braves improved to 93-65; Cincinnati Reds fell to 73-85.