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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / NL East

Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 26, 2:00 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
7
7–6
FINAL · 9 innings
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 45
6
T-Score45
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Brady SingerCIN
Starter
3.0752163
Connor PhillipsCIN
ReliefWin
1.1102023
Emilio PagánCIN
ReliefSave
1.0100114
Tyler MahleATL
Starter
5.0652491
AJ Smith-ShawverATL
ReliefLoss
2.0120041
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CINCincinnati Reds113002000770
ATLAtlanta Braves4010100006120
Top hitters
Héctor Rodríguez2-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Austin Riley1-for-2 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1 BB
Carlos Jorge1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Elly De La Cruz1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Eugenio Suárez1-for-3 · 2 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBravesAtlanta has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Mahle leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handBravesAtlanta has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
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.
Plate disciplineRedsCincinnati has drawn 547 walks this season, 93 more than Atlanta.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CIN
Brady Singer RHP
Brady Singer
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.67
202nd
WHIP
1.56
211th
K/9
7.31
155th
BB/9
3.51
143rd
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.81
205th
OPS/R
–
IP
154.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
9.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
ATL
Tyler Mahle RHP
Tyler Mahle
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.81
101st
WHIP
1.22
89th
K/9
8.31
107th
BB/9
2.75
74th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
118th
OPS/R
–
IP
144.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.17
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Mahle allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.56.
·Mahle enters with a 3.81 ERA compared with Singer's 5.67.
·Mahle allows the lower home-run rate: 1.13 vs 1.81 per nine.
·Mahle owns a 8.3 K/9 compared with Singer's 7.3.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Singer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker51%91.1
Slider27%82.7
Sweeper13%82.1
Cutter7%87.3
Four-seam2%90.7
Mahle arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%92.8
Splitter30%86.3
Cutter15%87.8
Slider6%85.0
Sinker1%91.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (Tyler Mahle)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs RHP (Brady Singer)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.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 24, 4:15 PM ET
CINCIN
.704
−36 ptsOPS edge
ATLATL
.740

Slight edge: ATL

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 Tyler Mahle
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Mahle (BvP)
1Carlos JorgeLCF—.6061.630No MLB historyNo history
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.88030.8341-for-2Very small sample
3Sal StewartR1B72.78732.7822-for-3Very small sample
4Tyler StephensonRC64.72715.7480-for-1Very small sample
5JJ BledayLLF64.74024.7790-for-3Very small sample
6Eugenio SuárezRDH60.74026.7483-for-3Very small sample
7Héctor RodríguezLRF40.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
8Matt McLainR2B46.60815.5520-for-1Very small sample
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B31.4195.4077-for-12Small sample
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 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample81H-Score3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample72H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample64H-Score5JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score7Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample46H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .407 · 7-for-12 · Small sample31H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Brady Singer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Singer (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC75.81725.8881-for-3Very small sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF70.79620.8173-for-5Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B77.82341.8230-for-2Very small sample
4Michael Harris IILCF73.81226.8301-for-9Very small sample
5Mauricio DubónRLF52.72012.7431-for-3Very small sample
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.68522.6570-for-3Very small sample
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF56.68912.6972-for-10Small sample
8Austin RileyR3B56.65419.6512-for-9Very small sample
9Sean MurphyRC32.5563.6292-for-2Very small sample
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample70H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample77H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample73H-Score5Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · 2-for-10 · Small sample56H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 2-for-9 · Very small sample56H-Score9Sean Murphy C · R.182 / .556 · 3 HRvs hand .629 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample32H-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 ERA4.47vs3.67
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.39vs1.21
no league rank
Saves42vs49
CINATL
ResultsCINCIN·ATLATL
+23229th
Run differential
+4009th
75–87 Record94–68
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
Atlanta Braves (6–4)
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—6
8 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Brady Singer (5.67 ERA, 6–15) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
Tyler Mahle (3.81 ERA, 7–10) 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?+
Brady Singer is at 38; Tyler Mahle is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.