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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL Central

Atlanta Braves 4, Minnesota Twins 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 19, 4:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score58
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 58
4
4–6
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 48
6
T-Score48
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsMinnesota has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Bradley leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupBravesAtlanta's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta owns a 3.54 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Minnesota's 4.38.
Team strengthBravesAtlanta leads 58–48 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

ATL
AJ Smith-Shawver RHP
AJ Smith-Shawver
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.15
215th
WHIP
1.38
201st
K/9
8.31
127th
BB/9
4.15
204th
P-Score27i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
214th
OPS/R
–
IP
4.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
DAYS
REST
21
MIN
Taj Bradley RHP
Taj Bradley
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.98
74th
WHIP
1.29
79th
K/9
10.02
27th
BB/9
3.91
164th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
102nd
OPS/R
–
IP
135.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.50
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bradley strikes out 1.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Smith-Shawver allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.26 per nine.
·Bradley has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Bradley allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.29 WHIP compared with 1.38.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSmith-ShawverBradleyNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Smith-Shawver arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%96.0
Splitter38%82.8
Curveball8%75.2
Sinker7%94.9
Slider6%83.4
Cutter2%89.0
Bradley arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%97.2
Cutter24%89.7
Splitter20%91.5
Curveball9%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Braves vs RHP (Taj Bradley)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (AJ Smith-Shawver)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.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 Taj Bradley
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradley (BvP)
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF76.79620.8171-for-3Very small sample
2Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.8880-for-2Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B85.82341.8232-for-6Very small sample
4Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.8300-for-2Very small sample
5Dominic SmithLDH51.6949.7351-for-5Very small sample
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.6571-for-4Very small sample
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF60.68912.697No MLB historyNo history
8Austin RileyR3B61.65419.6510-for-3Very small sample
9Jim JarvisLSS32.5641.562No MLB historyNo history
1Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score2Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample85H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score5Dominic Smith DH · L.253 / .694 · 9 HRvs hand .735 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample51H-Score6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207 / .564 · 1 HRvs hand .562 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP AJ Smith-Shawver
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Smith-Shawver (BvP)
1Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.800No MLB historyNo history
2Byron BuxtonRCF70.83025.864No MLB historyNo history
3Josh BellSDH69.73821.7410-for-4Very small sample
4Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.789No MLB historyNo history
5Royce LewisR1B56.66715.638No MLB historyNo history
6Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.819No MLB historyNo history
7Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.800No MLB historyNo history
8Victor CaratiniSC50.6277.667No MLB historyNo history
9Kaelen CulpepperRSS43.7213.704No MLB historyNo history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Byron Buxton CF · R.254 / .830 · 25 HRvs hand .864 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample69H-Score4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score6Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score7Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Victor Caratini C · S.220 / .627 · 7 HRvs hand .667 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATLATL·MINMIN
AVG.246 12th.245 15th
OPS.718 17th.720 11th
Home runs204 9th187 12th
Runs742 8th739 9th
OBP.309 28th.317 15th
SLG.409 7th.403 11th
PitchingATLATL·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.63vs4.56
ATLMIN
WHIP1.24vs1.36
ATLMIN
K/98.4vs8.7
ATLMIN
HR Allowed185vs186
ATLMIN
BullpenATLATL·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.54vs4.38
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.22vs1.33
no league rank
Saves49vs45
ATLMIN
ResultsATLATL·MINMIN
+3299th
Run differential
+26419th
94–68 Record77–85
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (4–6)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Braves?+
AJ Smith-Shawver (4.15 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Taj Bradley (3.98 ERA, 9–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
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 Twins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Twins 0–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
AJ Smith-Shawver is at 27; Taj Bradley is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.