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Atlanta Braves at New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium, Bronx Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 5–4 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Atlanta Braves 4 94-68
at New York Yankees 5 93-68

Line score

Team
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 9 0
New York Yankees 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 8 0
  • W: Gerrit Cole (6-5)
  • L: Chris Sale (12-7)
  • S: David Bednar

Home runs

  • Atlanta Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr. (12)
  • New York Yankees: Ben Rice (32), George Lombard Jr. (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd New York Yankees Spencer Jones singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Trent Grisham scores. 0–1
Top 5th Atlanta Braves Mike Yastrzemski doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Mauricio Dubón scores. 1–1
Top 5th Atlanta Braves Jim Jarvis singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Austin Riley to 2nd. 2–1
Bottom 5th New York Yankees Spencer Jones triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. George Lombard Jr. scores. 2–2
Bottom 5th New York Yankees Austin Wells doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. 2–3
Bottom 7th New York Yankees George Lombard Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 2–4
Top 8th Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–4
Bottom 8th New York Yankees Ben Rice homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. 3–5
Top 9th Atlanta Braves Dominic Smith singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. Mike Yastrzemski scores. 4–5

Box score

Atlanta Braves

Batter
Drake Baldwin C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .272
Ronald Acuña Jr. DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .247
Matt Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267
Michael Harris II CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291
Ozzie Albies 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259
Mauricio Dubón LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .268
Mike Yastrzemski RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .229
Austin Riley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .222
Jim Jarvis SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 .242
Dominic Smith PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .270
Lane Thomas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 10
Pitcher
Chris Sale (L, 12-7) 6.0 5 3 3 2 8 0 103 2.20
Victor Mederos 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 3.63
Danny Young 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 28 6.35

New York Yankees

Batter
Paul Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247
Heliot Ramos LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Ben Rice DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260
Amed Rosario 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Ryan McMahon 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Trent Grisham CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 .210
George Lombard Jr. SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 .385
Spencer Jones RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .217
José Caballero 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .242
Austin Wells C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .173
Totals 30 5 8 4 4 13
Pitcher
Gerrit Cole (W, 6-5) 7.0 6 2 2 0 9 0 82 3.35
Brent Headrick (H, 17) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 19 1.52
Paul Blackburn (H, 5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.01
David Bednar (S, 26) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 2.61

Game info

Weather
89 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
3:08 PM
Time of game
2:49
Attendance
45,222
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Merzel, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Derek Thomas, Third Base: Mark Ripperger

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Yankees 3 Final (10) Game page
Atlanta Braves 4 at New York Yankees 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Yankees 1 Final (10) Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Baltimore Orioles 1 at Texas Rangers 5 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 8 at San Francisco Giants 0 Final Game page
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Final (10) Game page
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