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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL East

San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:05 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 31, 8:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
San Francisco Giants
65–97 · 4th NL West · T-Score 43
7
7–3
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
3
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGiantsMolina leads Elder in P-Score (52 vs 52), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
BullpenBravesAtlanta owns a 3.37 bullpen ERA this season, compared with San's 4.40.
Recent formBravesAtlanta has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.
Team strengthBravesAtlanta leads 55–43 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

SF
Anthony Molina RHP
Anthony Molina
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.89
100th
WHIP
0.96
21st
K/9
2.89
110th
BB/9
1.93
10th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
32nd
OPS/R
–
IP
9.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 4)
DAYS
REST
6
ATL
Bryce Elder RHP
Bryce Elder
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.95
112th
WHIP
1.24
100th
K/9
7.39
151st
BB/9
2.88
99th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.38
159th
OPS/R
–
IP
143.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Elder strikes out 4.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Molina allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.96 WHIP compared with 1.24.
·Molina enters with a 2.89 ERA compared with Elder's 3.95.
·Molina allows the lower home-run rate: 0.96 vs 1.38 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMolinaElderNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS11.25 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Molina arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%96.2
Changeup21%87.0
Curveball17%84.4
Slider12%87.9
Slurve2%84.3
Sinker0%95.2
Elder arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker28%91.0
Four-seam22%92.4
Slider22%83.1
Cutter15%88.5
Changeup12%85.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs RHP (Bryce Elder)
12th
in MLB
0.728OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs RHP (Anthony Molina)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Francisco GiantsOfficial lineupvs RHP Bryce Elder
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Elder (BvP)
1Drew GilbertLCF52.72411.8010-for-1Very small sample
2Rafael DeversL1B77.865371.0275-for-6Very small sample
3Bryce EldridgeLDH78.82517.7991-for-2Very small sample
4Jonah CoxRCF38.6824.654No MLB historyNo history
5Jung Hoo LeeLRF54.72410.7740-for-6Very small sample
6Osleivis BasabeR2B36.6095.748No MLB historyNo history
7Andrew KniznerRC—.6442.9000-for-2Very small sample
8Nate FurmanL2B—.3680.368No MLB historyNo history
9Christian KossRSS24.5624.539No MLB historyNo history
1Drew Gilbert CF · L.238 / .724 · 11 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample52H-Score2Rafael Devers 1B · L.258 / .865 · 37 HRvs hand 1.027 · 5-for-6 · Very small sample77H-Score3Bryce Eldridge DH · L.269 / .825 · 17 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score4Jonah Cox CF · R.252 / .682 · 4 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score5Jung Hoo Lee RF · L.276 / .724 · 10 HRvs hand .774 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample54H-Score6Osleivis Basabe 2B · R.202 / .609 · 5 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Andrew Knizner C · R.219 / .644 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score8Nate Furman 2B · L.125 / .368 · 0 HRvs hand .368 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Christian Koss SS · R.217 / .562 · 4 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Anthony Molina
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Molina (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC79.81725.8880-for-1Very small sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF73.79620.8170-for-1Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B81.82341.8230-for-2Very small sample
4Mauricio DubónRLF55.72012.7430-for-1Very small sample
5Michael Harris IILCF75.81226.830No MLB historyNo history
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B53.68522.657No MLB historyNo history
7Sean MurphyRC34.5563.629No MLB historyNo history
8Austin RileyR3B59.65419.6510-for-2Very small sample
9Mike YastrzemskiLLF59.68912.6970-for-2Very small sample
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample79H-Score2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample73H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample81H-Score4Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .743 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample55H-Score5Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Sean Murphy C · R.182 / .556 · 3 HRvs hand .629 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score9Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSFSF·ATLATL
AVG.245 16th.246 12th
OPS.706 24th.718 17th
Home runs178 20th204 9th
Runs669 26th742 8th
OBP.306 29th.309 28th
SLG.400 18th.409 7th
PitchingSFSF·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.33vs3.63
SFATL
WHIP1.36vs1.24
SFATL
K/97.6vs8.4
SFATL
HR Allowed160vs185
SFATL
BullpenSFSF·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.40vs3.37
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.22
no league rank
Saves30vs49
SFATL
ResultsSFSF·ATLATL
+25823rd
Run differential
+33811th
65–97 Record94–68
4–6 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Atlanta Braves (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—1
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Anthony Molina (2.89 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
Bryce Elder (3.95 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:05 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 Giants and Braves performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Braves 1–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Anthony Molina is at 52; Bryce Elder is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.