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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / NL East

Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 25, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score27
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 27
2
2–3
FINAL · 10 innings
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
3
T-Score55
FINAL · 10 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Andrew AbbottCIN
Starter
7.06216100
Luis MeyCIN
ReliefLoss
0.1100010
Chris SaleATL
Starter
5.24101097
Brent SuterATL
ReliefWin
1.0000115
Scoring by inning
12345678910RHE
CINCincinnati Reds1000001000251
ATLAtlanta Braves0000011001370
Top hitters
Juan Brito2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Matt Olson2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Austin Riley2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Mauricio Dubón2-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Will Banfield0-for-2 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBravesSale leads Abbott in P-Score (85 vs 45), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRedsCincinnati has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupRedsCincinnati's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formBravesAtlanta has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.70
145th
WHIP
1.47
174th
K/9
7.08
162nd
BB/9
4.25
189th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.36
151st
OPS/R
–
IP
159.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.62
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
ATL
Chris Sale LHP
Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.18
6th
WHIP
0.99
12th
K/9
10.89
9th
BB/9
1.78
6th
P-Score85i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.52
9th
OPS/R
–
IP
157.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.12
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
12
How the starters differ
·Sale strikes out 3.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Sale allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.99 WHIP compared with 1.47.
·Sale enters with a 2.18 ERA compared with Abbott's 4.70.
·Sale allows the lower home-run rate: 0.52 vs 1.36 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Abbott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%92.2
Sweeper20%81.4
Changeup20%85.7
Curveball13%79.7
Cutter3%88.7
Sale arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.1
Slider40%79.8
Changeup10%88.5
Sinker8%95.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs LHP (Chris Sale)
10th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
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 23, 4:16 PM ET
CINCIN
.702
−10 ptsOPS edge
ATLATL
.712

Even matchuplimited data

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs LHP Chris Sale
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sale (BvP)
1Juan BritoS2B42.68331.0430-for-3Very small sample
2Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.9902-for-6Very small sample
3Sal StewartR1B78.78732.802No MLB historyNo history
4Dane MyersRCF57.7218.777No MLB historyNo history
5Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.7140-for-4Very small sample
6Matt McLainR2B50.60815.7770-for-2Very small sample
7Oswaldo CabreraS3B—.4900–0-for-2Very small sample
8Will BanfieldRC—.3430.000No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.5391-for-3Very small sample
1Juan Brito 2B · S.245 / .683 · 3 HRvs hand 1.043 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .990 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample87H-Score3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .802 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .777 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score6Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .777 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score7Oswaldo Cabrera 3B · S.182 / .490 · 0 HRvs hand – · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score8Will Banfield C · R.150 / .343 · 0 HRvs hand .000 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .539 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample35H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.695No MLB historyNo history
2Mauricio DubónRLF57.72012.6750-for-3Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B85.82341.8242-for-5Very small sample
4Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.7273-for-5Very small sample
5Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.7801-for-5Very small sample
6Austin RileyR3B61.65419.6630-for-5Very small sample
7Sean MurphyRC35.5563.3701-for-2Very small sample
8Brewer HicklenRRF—.7680.833No MLB historyNo history
9Ha-Seong KimRSS21.3590.2331-for-3Very small sample
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score2Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .675 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .824 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample85H-Score4Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample54H-Score5Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .780 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score6Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .663 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample61H-Score7Sean Murphy C · R.182 / .556 · 3 HRvs hand .370 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score8Brewer Hicklen RF · R.256 / .768 · 0 HRvs hand .833 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116 / .359 · 0 HRvs hand .233 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample21H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·ATLATL
AVG.229 30th.246 10th
OPS.699 25th.718 17th
Home runs213 4th204 8th
Runs666 27th742 8th
OBP.305 30th.309 28th
SLG.394 25th.409 7th
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 ERA4.49vs3.89
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.39vs1.24
no league rank
Saves42vs49
CINATL
ResultsCINCIN·ATLATL
+17529th
Run differential
+32012th
75–87 Record94–68
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
Atlanta Braves (6–4)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—6
8 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (4.70 ERA, 6–11) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
Chris Sale (2.18 ERA, 14–9) 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?+
Andrew Abbott is at 45; Chris Sale is at 85. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.