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Atlanta Braves at Tampa Bay Rays

Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte Spring Training Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 9–8 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Atlanta Braves 8 94-68
at Tampa Bay Rays 9 98-64

Line score

Team
Atlanta Braves 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 12 2
Tampa Bay Rays 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 14 0
  • W: Luis Guerrero
  • L: Tyler LaPorte (0-1)
  • S: Trevor Martin

Home runs

  • Atlanta Braves: Luke Williams (1), Ben Gamel (4), Kyle Farmer (1), Jair Camargo (1)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Ben Williamson (1), Brayden Taylor (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Atlanta Braves Jorge Mateo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake Fraley. Luke Williams scores. 1–0
Top 1st Atlanta Braves Ben Gamel homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Dominic Smith scores. 3–0
Top 1st Atlanta Braves Kyle Farmer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–0
Bottom 1st Tampa Bay Rays Ben Williamson grounds out, second baseman Luke Williams to first baseman Dominic Smith. Taylor Walls scores. Jake Fraley to 3rd. 4–1
Top 2nd Atlanta Braves Luke Williams homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 5–1
Bottom 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Vilade grounds out, third baseman Kyle Farmer to first baseman Dominic Smith. Jonny DeLuca scores. 5–2
Bottom 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Jake Fraley singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder José Azócar. Xavier Isaac scores. Taylor Walls to 3rd. 5–3
Bottom 2nd Tampa Bay Rays Ben Williamson homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Taylor Walls scores. Jake Fraley scores. 5–6
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Taylor Walls singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Dominic Smith. Edward Olivares scores. 5–7
Top 7th Atlanta Braves Dominic Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder Angel Mateo. José Azócar scores. 6–7
Top 8th Atlanta Braves Jair Camargo homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Dallas Macias scores. 8–7
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Brayden Taylor homers (1) on a line drive to center field. 8–8
Bottom 8th Tampa Bay Rays Cooper Kinney flies out to center fielder Patrick Clohisy. 8–9

Box score

Atlanta Braves

Batter
Luke Williams 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .118
Dixon Williams 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dominic Smith 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .438
Drew Compton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Jorge Mateo SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .158
John Gil SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Ben Gamel RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .278
Ethan Workinger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kyle Farmer 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .444
Colby Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .238
Dallas Macias RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Sandy León C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Jair Camargo C 1 1 1 2 0 0 .143
Aaron Schunk DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200
José Azócar CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .381
Patrick Clohisy CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 37 8 12 8 1 10
Pitcher
Bryce Elder 3.1 6 5 5 3 2 0 67 6.48
Darius Vines (BS, 1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 17 13.50
LJ McDonough 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00
Joey Wentz 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 3.18
Ryan Bourassa 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00
Joel Payamps 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00
Tyler LaPorte (L, 0-1) 1.2 3 2 1 0 3 1 27 3.00
Anderson Pilar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11.57

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Taylor Walls SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 .417
Ricardo Gonzalez SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jake Fraley RF 2 1 2 1 0 0 .308
Angel Mateo RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Ben Williamson 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 .318
Brayden Taylor 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273
Hunter Feduccia DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .118
Brody Donay DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Nick Fortes C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .286
Tatem Levins C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .111
Jonny DeLuca CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .278
Victor Mesa Jr. CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Edward Olivares LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .050
Brock Jones LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Ryan Vilade 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .241
Cooper Kinney 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .053
Xavier Isaac 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 .200
Will Simpson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Totals 37 9 14 8 6 6
Pitcher
Logan Workman 2.2 8 5 5 0 3 3 56 9.39
Hunter Bigge (H, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.86
Chase Solesky (H, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00
Kevin Kelly (H, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.00
Luis Guerrero (W, 1-0)(BS, 2) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 17 11.57
Trevor Martin (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1.42

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:04 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
4,172
Umpires
Home Plate: Denver Dangerfield, First Base: Derek Thomas, Second Base: Clint Vondrak, Third Base: Tyler Jones

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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