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Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves

CoolToday Park, North Port Spring Training Final

Final score

The Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11–2 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 2 98-64
at Atlanta Braves 11 94-68

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 0
Atlanta Braves 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 11 15 1
  • W: Chris Sale (1-0)
  • L: Nick Martinez (0-3)

Home runs

  • Tampa Bay Rays: Nick Fortes (2)
  • Atlanta Braves: Drake Baldwin (2), Eli White (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Atlanta Braves Ozzie Albies singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Mike Yastrzemski scores. 0–1
Bottom 2nd Atlanta Braves Jorge Mateo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Ozzie Albies scores. 0–2
Bottom 2nd Atlanta Braves Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to left fielder Jacob Melton. Eli White scores. 0–3
Bottom 2nd Atlanta Braves Drake Baldwin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Mauricio Dubón scores. 0–4
Bottom 4th Atlanta Braves Eli White homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Michael Harris II scores. 0–6
Bottom 5th Atlanta Braves Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Austin Riley scores. Mike Yastrzemski to 3rd. 0–7
Bottom 5th Atlanta Braves Michael Harris II out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chandler Simpson. Mike Yastrzemski scores. 0–8
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Nick Fortes homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. 1–8
Top 7th Tampa Bay Rays Raynel Delgado singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ethan Workinger. Chandler Simpson scores. 2–8
Bottom 8th Atlanta Braves Drake Baldwin homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. scores. Ethan Workinger scores. 2–11

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Ben Williamson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .375
Logan Davidson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .161
Jonny DeLuca RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Theo Gillen CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Nick Fortes C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .304
Blake Sabol C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Ryan Vilade 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Will Simpson 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .455
Justyn-Henry Malloy DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .242
Taylor Walls SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300
Alberth Palma SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Chandler Simpson CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .318
Leonardo Pineda RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Raynel Delgado 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 .226
Jacob Melton LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .161
Derek Datil LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 8
Pitcher
Nick Martinez (L, 0-3) 4.0 10 7 7 1 1 1 72 9.90
Kevin Kelly 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19 6.00
Bryan Baker 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 9.00
Mason Englert 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00
Yoendrys Gómez 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 23 5.14

Atlanta Braves

Batter
Mauricio Dubón LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .323
Ethan Workinger LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Drake Baldwin C 4 1 2 4 1 1 .333
Chadwick Tromp C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Matt Olson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Drew Compton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Austin Riley 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .379
Cal Conley 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Mike Yastrzemski DH 3 2 2 0 0 0 .429
Mac Guscette DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ozzie Albies 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .263
Luke Waddell 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Michael Harris II CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600
Eli White RF 2 2 2 2 0 0 .414
Patrick Clohisy RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jorge Mateo SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200
Jim Jarvis SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 35 11 15 11 2 3
Pitcher
Chris Sale (W, 1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 75 3.29
Raisel Iglesias 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 21 4.91
Tyler LaPorte 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.70
Aaron Bummer 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.00
Ian Hamilton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.40

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
25 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:06 PM
Time of game
2:31
Attendance
6,325
Umpires
Home Plate: Jansen Visconti, First Base: Clint Vondrak, Second Base: Ryan Wills, Third Base: Erich Bacchus

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Braves 5 at Tampa Bay Rays 1 Final Spring training Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 Final Spring training Game page
Atlanta Braves 8 at Tampa Bay Rays 9 Final Spring training Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 Final Spring training Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 2 at Atlanta Braves 11 Final Spring training Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 Final Spring training Game page

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