Braves top Tigers 7-4, 1st home series win vs AL since '16
Dansby Swanson homered, drove in three runs and scored the tiebreaker on Freddie Freeman's double in the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
4
Atlanta Braves
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
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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 Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Stewart homered to right (413 feet).
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Home Run 4-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Culberson tripled to deep right center, Riley scored.
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Triple 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
Albies hit sacrifice fly to center, Donaldson scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 3-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Riley grounded into fielder's choice to first, Freeman scored, Donaldson safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Jiménez.
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Error 3-5
Riley grounded into fielder's choice to first, Freeman scored, Donaldson safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Jiménez.
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Error 3-5
Riley grounded into fielder's choice to first, Freeman scored, Donaldson safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Jiménez.
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Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 3-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Freeman doubled to right, Swanson scored.
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Double 3-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Jones homered to left (400 feet).
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Home Run 3-3
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Greiner homered to left (381 feet), Rodríguez scored.
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Home Run 2-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Swanson doubled to left, Joyce scored.
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Double 0-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 4-7
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Dixon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Luke Jackson pitches to Brandon Dixon
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Castellanos grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Luke Jackson pitches to Nicholas Castellanos
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Stewart homered to right (413 feet).
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Home Run 4-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
Luke Jackson pitches to Christin Stewart
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Goodrum grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-7
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
Luke Jackson pitches to Niko Goodrum
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Play Result 3-7
Culberson in left field.
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Play Result 3-7
Jackson relieved Riley
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Start Inning 3-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-7
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Flowers struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 3-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Showing the last 40 of 601 events.
Head to Head
ATL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Atlanta Braves
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Strider Out
- Jurickson Profar suspension
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedATL
Ronald Acuna Jr.CF13
Dansby SwansonSS7
Freddie Freeman1B5
Josh Donaldson3B3
Austin RileyLF27
Ozzie Albies2B1
Johan CamargoRF10
Tyler FlowersC25
Julio TeheranP49
Substitutes
Luke JacksonP77
Jacob WebbP71
Touki ToussaintP55
Charlie CulbersonLF18
Matt JoycePH7
Anthony SwarzakP38
Sean NewcombP15
Dan WinklerP38
Nick MarkakisRF22
DET
Niko GoodrumSS0
Christin StewartLF20
Nick CastellanosRF21
Brandon Dixon2B4
John Hicks1B29
Gordon Beckham2B29
Grayson GreinerC99
JaCoby JonesCF21
Matthew BoydP16
Substitutes
Nick RamirezP64
Ronny RodriguezPH65
Joe JimenezP77
Blaine HardyP36
Dawel Lugo3B18
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