Atlanta Braves @ New York Yankees

70-47, 31-27 Away

Final

66-51, 29-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
D. BaldwinC	1-5	0	0	0	.272
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Baldwin grounded out to shortstop. 3rd: Baldwin singled to right. 5th: Baldwin struck out swinging. 8th: Baldwin grounded out to second. 9th: Baldwin lined out to right.
R. Acuna Jr.DH	1-4	1	1	1	.247
M. Olson1B	0-4	0	0	0	.267
M. Harris IICF	1-4	0	0	0	.291
O. Albies2B	1-4	0	0	0	.259
M. DubonLF	1-4	1	0	0	.268
M. YastrzemskiRF	1-3	2	0	1	.229
A. Riley3B	1-4	0	0	0	.222
J. JarvisSS	1-3	0	0	1	.242
D. SmithPH	1-1	0	0	1	.270
L. ThomasPR	0-0	0	0	0	.228

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Sale	6.0	5	3	2	8	103-64	2.20
V. Mederos	1.0	1	1	1	2	30-16	3.63
D. Young	1.0	2	1	1	3	28-16	6.35

According to ESPN Analytics

ATL

NYY

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Yankee Stadium

8:05 PM, 8 August 2026

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 45,222

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Merzel
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Third Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger


ATL
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	4	9	0
0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	-	5	8	0

Scoring Summary

		ATL	NYY
2nd	Jones singled to center, Grisham scored.	0	1
5th	Yastrzemski doubled to left, Dubón scored.	1	1
5th	Jarvis singled to right, Yastrzemski scored, Riley to second.	2	1
5th	Jones tripled to center, Lombard Jr. scored.	2	2
5th	Jones scored on a balk.	2	3
7th	Lombard Jr. homered to right (352 feet).	2	4
8th	Acuña Jr. homered to left center (383 feet).	3	4
8th	Rice homered to center (431 feet).	3	5
9th	Smith singled to right, Yastrzemski scored.	4	5

Data is currently unavailable.

Braves
2
Yankees
3

Game 1

8/8

Braves
4
Yankees
5

Game 2

8/8

Braves
Yankees

Game 3

9/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	70	47	.598	-	L2
Philadelphia	62	55	.530	8	L1
Miami	58	59	.496	12	L4
Washington	57	61	.483	13.5	W1
New York	51	66	.436	19	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	69	46	.600	-	W4
New York	66	51	.564	4	W2
Boston	64	51	.557	5	W9
Baltimore	56	60	.483	13.5	L2
Toronto	55	62	.470	15	W1

Cole outduels Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners as Yankees beat Braves 5-4

— Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and outdueled Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners as the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday.

Blue Jays scratch Springer from lineup with shoulder tightness

The Blue Jays' George Springer was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the Phillies with tightness in his left shoulder, but manager John Schneider was not concerned it would be a lingering injury.

Yankees take Game 2 over the Braves 5-4

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Atlanta Braves @ New York Yankees

Game Highlights

Video Highlights

G. Cole6-5

C. Sale12-7

D. Bednar26

Scoring Summary

Inning

Cole outduels Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners as Yankees beat Braves 5-4

Blue Jays scratch Springer from lineup with shoulder tightness

Yankees take Game 2 over the Braves 5-4