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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / NL Central

Atlanta Braves 1, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · American Family FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 21, 6:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score57
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 57
1
1–2
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
103–59 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 75
2
T-Score75
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersThe starters are close overall, but Misiorowski owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Recent formBrewersMilwaukee has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthBrewersMilwaukee leads 75–57 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
PowerBravesAtlanta has 167 home runs this season, 48 more than Milwaukee.
Plate disciplineBrewersMilwaukee has drawn 535 walks this season, 164 more than Atlanta.

Starting pitchers

ATL
Chris Sale LHP
Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.16
6th
WHIP
1.02
12th
K/9
11.16
9th
BB/9
1.95
6th
P-Score85i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.56
9th
OPS/R
–
IP
129.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.03
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
MIL
Jacob Misiorowski RHP
Jacob Misiorowski
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.75
2nd
WHIP
0.75
1st
K/9
13.60
1st
BB/9
2.01
33rd
P-Score89i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.84
20th
OPS/R
–
IP
139.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Misiorowski strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Misiorowski allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.75 WHIP compared with 1.02.
·Sale has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 60%.
·Sale allows the lower home-run rate: 0.56 vs 0.84 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSaleMisiorowskiNote
Career vs opponent0.00 ERA, 1 GS3.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sale arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.1
Slider40%79.8
Changeup10%88.5
Sinker8%95.6
Misiorowski arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam63%100.6
Cutter14%95.8
Slider11%91.8
Curveball10%88.0
Changeup1%92.5
Sinker0%100.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Braves vs RHP (Jacob Misiorowski)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs LHP (Chris Sale)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Jacob Misiorowski
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Misiorowski (BvP)
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF76.79620.817No MLB historyNo history
2Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.8880-for-3Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B85.82341.8230-for-2Very small sample
4Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.830No MLB historyNo history
5Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.6571-for-3Very small sample
6Mauricio DubónRLF57.72012.7431-for-3Very small sample
7Dominic SmithLDH51.6949.7351-for-3Very small sample
8Austin RileyR3B61.65419.6511-for-3Very small sample
9Mike YastrzemskiLLF60.68912.6970-for-2Very small sample
1Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample82H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score7Dominic Smith DH · L.253 / .694 · 9 HRvs hand .735 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score9Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs LHP Chris Sale
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sale (BvP)
1Jackson ChourioRLF82.83825.9795-for-12Small sample
2Brice TurangL2B75.81621.5660-for-4Very small sample
3William ContrerasRC74.75818.7674-for-9Very small sample
4Andrew VaughnR1B69.8346.9380-for-1Very small sample
5Jake BauersL1B84.87326.882No MLB historyNo history
6Gary SánchezRC64.77112.8260-for-4Very small sample
7Joey OrtizRSS57.7309.6642-for-5Very small sample
8Cooper PrattRSS46.7183.5550-for-2Very small sample
9Luis LaraSRF45.6361.642No MLB historyNo history
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291 / .838 · 25 HRvs hand .979 · 5-for-12 · Small sample82H-Score2Brice Turang 2B · L.268 / .816 · 21 HRvs hand .566 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample75H-Score3William Contreras C · R.270 / .758 · 18 HRvs hand .767 · 4-for-9 · Very small sample74H-Score4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306 / .834 · 6 HRvs hand .938 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score5Jake Bauers 1B · L.266 / .873 · 26 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score6Gary Sánchez C · R.209 / .771 · 12 HRvs hand .826 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample64H-Score7Joey Ortiz SS · R.270 / .730 · 9 HRvs hand .664 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample57H-Score8Cooper Pratt SS · R.281 / .718 · 3 HRvs hand .555 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample46H-Score9Luis Lara RF · S.246 / .636 · 1 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATLATL·MILMIL
AVG.246 11th.258 2nd
OPS.718 17th.744 4th
Home runs204 8th154 29th
Runs742 8th832 2nd
OBP.309 28th.341 1st
SLG.409 7th.403 11th
PitchingATLATL·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.63vs3.51
ATLMIL
WHIP1.24vs1.18
ATLMIL
K/98.4vs9.6
ATLMIL
HR Allowed185vs171
ATLMIL
BullpenATLATL·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.70vs3.86
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.22
no league rank
Saves49vs55
ATLMIL
ResultsATLATL·MILMIL
+3329th
Run differential
+4332nd
94–68 Record103–59
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (4–6)
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
Milwaukee Brewers (5–5)
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Braves?+
Chris Sale (2.16 ERA, 12–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Jacob Misiorowski (1.75 ERA, 12–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at American Family Field.
Where is the game being played?+
American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Braves and Brewers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Brewers 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Chris Sale is at 85; Jacob Misiorowski is at 89. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.