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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / NL East

Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 24, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score19
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 19
4
4–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 45
0
T-Score45
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Brandon WilliamsonCIN
StarterWin
6.0300268
JR RitchieATL
StarterLoss
5.0413886
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CINCincinnati Reds0010011104100
ATLAtlanta Braves000000000070
Top hitters
Elly De La Cruz2-for-3 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 2 BB
Eugenio Suárez1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Dane Myers1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
JJ Bleday2-for-4
Drake Baldwin2-for-3 · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handBravesAtlanta owns a .696 OPS vs LHP, 21th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
LineupRedsCincinnati's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta owns a 3.86 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.57.
Recent formBravesAtlanta has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CIN
Brandon Williamson LHP
Brandon Williamson
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.56
179th
WHIP
1.53
180th
K/9
6.39
204th
BB/9
5.56
211th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
172nd
OPS/R
–
IP
43.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.01
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
ATL
JR Ritchie RHP
JR Ritchie
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.03
158th
WHIP
1.47
183rd
K/9
8.33
100th
BB/9
5.46
214th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.58
183rd
OPS/R
–
IP
62.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.23
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Ritchie strikes out 1.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Ritchie enters with a 5.03 ERA compared with Williamson's 5.56.
·Williamson has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Ritchie's 33%.
·Recent form favors Williamson, who has allowed fewer runs across the last five starts.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Williamson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter33%89.5
Changeup21%85.3
Four-seam17%92.8
Sweeper11%81.4
Curveball9%75.2
Sinker8%93.1
Ritchie arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball27%83.0
Sinker21%94.2
Four-seam19%94.7
Changeup17%88.1
Cutter9%89.2
Slider6%85.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (JR Ritchie)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs LHP (Brandon Williamson)
21st
in MLB
0.696OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 22, 3:15 PM ET
CINCIN
.727
+7 ptsOPS edge
ATLATL
.720

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP JR Ritchie
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ritchie (BvP)
1Carlos JorgeLCF—.6061.630No MLB historyNo history
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
3Sal StewartR1B72.78732.782No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler StephensonRC64.72715.748No MLB historyNo history
5JJ BledayLLF64.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
6Eugenio SuárezRDH60.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
7Dane MyersRCF57.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
8Héctor RodríguezLRF40.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
9Matt McLainR2B46.60815.552No MLB historyNo history
1Carlos Jorge CF · L.217 / .606 · 1 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score5JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs LHP Brandon Williamson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Williamson (BvP)
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF70.79620.749No MLB historyNo history
2Drake BaldwinLC75.81725.695No MLB historyNo history
3Matt OlsonL1B77.82341.8241-for-1Very small sample
4Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.68522.727No MLB historyNo history
5Michael Harris IILCF73.81226.7801-for-1Very small sample
6Mauricio DubónRLF52.72012.675No MLB historyNo history
7Austin RileyR3B56.65419.663No MLB historyNo history
8Sean MurphyRC32.5563.370No MLB historyNo history
9Ha-Seong KimRSS19.3590.2330-for-2Very small sample
1Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .824 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample77H-Score4Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score5Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .780 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample73H-Score6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score8Sean Murphy C · R.182 / .556 · 3 HRvs hand .370 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116 / .359 · 0 HRvs hand .233 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample19H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·ATLATL
AVG.229 30th.246 10th
OPS.699 25th.718 16th
Home runs213 4th204 8th
Runs666 27th742 8th
OBP.305 30th.309 28th
SLG.394 25th.409 6th
PitchingCINCIN·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs3.63
CINATL
WHIP1.44vs1.24
CINATL
K/98.1vs8.4
CINATL
HR Allowed214vs185
CINATL
BullpenCINCIN·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.57vs3.86
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.39vs1.24
no league rank
Saves42vs49
CINATL
ResultsCINCIN·ATLATL
+23229th
Run differential
+4009th
75–87 Record94–68
3–7 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (3–7)
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
Atlanta Braves (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—6
8 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Brandon Williamson (5.56 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
JR Ritchie (5.03 ERA, 1–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Truist Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Reds and Braves performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Braves 6–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brandon Williamson is at 33; JR Ritchie is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.