Acuna homers early, Braves hold off Rockies 8-6
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered, Dansby Swanson drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves hung on to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 Monday night for their first road win of the season.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
8
Colorado Rockies
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 10/6/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/4/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | W 3-2 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | L 3-5 | MLB |
| 10/1/26 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | W 6-2 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Out 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 8-6
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Swanson hit sacrifice fly to center, Acuña Jr. scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 8-6
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Story homered to center (428 feet), Blackmon scored and Arenado scored.
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Home Run 7-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Reynolds homered to left (439 feet), Valaika scored.
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Home Run 7-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Hampson hit sacrifice fly to center, Fuentes scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 7-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Play Result 7-0
Swanson scored on Freeland wild pitch, A. Jackson to second on wild pitch by Freeland.
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Wild Pitch 7-0
Swanson scored on Freeland wild pitch, A. Jackson to second on wild pitch by Freeland.
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Swanson tripled to deep center, Acuña Jr. scored and Markakis scored.
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Triple 6-0
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Blackmon flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-6
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
A.J. Minter pitches to Charlie Blackmon
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Desmond doubled to left.
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Double 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
A.J. Minter pitches to Ian Desmond
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Wolters fouled out to shortstop.
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Foul Out 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
A.J. Minter pitches to Tony Wolters
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Play Result 8-6
Wolters hit for Davis
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Valaika flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
A.J. Minter pitches to Pat Valaika
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Play Result 8-6
Minter relieved Sobotka
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Start Inning 8-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-6
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Swanson struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Wade Davis pitches to Dansby Swanson
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Markakis walked.
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Wade Davis pitches to Nick Markakis
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Head to Head
ATL wins series 2-0
Injuries
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Atlanta Braves
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Strider Out
- Jurickson Profar suspension
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCOL
Charlie BlackmonRF19
Raimel TapiaLF10
Nolan Arenado3B28
Trevor StorySS10
Chris IannettaC22
Joshua Fuentes1B36
Pat Valaika2B46
Garrett HampsonCF53
Kyle FreelandP21
Substitutes
Scott ObergP45
Wade DavisP71
Tony WoltersPH32
Mark ReynoldsPH12
DJ JohnsonP55
Ian DesmondCF20
ATL
Ozzie Albies2B1
Josh Donaldson3B3
Freddie Freeman1B5
Ronald Acuna Jr.LF13
Nick MarkakisRF22
Dansby SwansonSS7
Ender InciarteCF22
Alex JacksonC70
Julio TeheranP49
Substitutes
Luke JacksonP77
Jonny VentersP39
Chad SobotkaP61
A.J. MinterP33
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