Braves vs Yankees

Final · Sat Aug 8 · 3:05 PM ET · Yankee Stadium

Atlanta BravesBraves70-47

FinalAug 8, 2026

New York YankeesYankees66-51

TVYESStreamMLB.TVBravesVision

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

ATL−141

NYY+131

Run line

ATL −1.5+124

NYY +1.5−149

Total O/U

Over 7.5−115

Under 7.5−105

Run line: Yankees +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 7.5 (9 runs).

Recap

The New York Yankees edged the Atlanta Braves 5-4 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx on Aug 8, 2026 to move to 66-51.

The game was played before 45,222.

Score by inning

Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	4
NYY	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	x	5

W: Cole (6-5) · L: Sale (12-7) · S: Bednar (5-3)

Scoring plays

Bottom 2

NYYSingleJones singled to center, Grisham scored.0-1

Top 5

ATLDoubleYastrzemski doubled to left, Dubón scored.1-1
ATLSingleJarvis singled to right, Yastrzemski scored, Riley to second.2-1

Bottom 5

NYYTripleJones tripled to center, Lombard Jr. scored.2-2
NYYBalkJones scored on a balk.2-3

Bottom 7

NYYHome runLombard Jr. homered to right (352 feet).2-4

Top 8

ATLHome runAcuña Jr. homered to left center (383 feet).3-4

Bottom 8

NYYHome runRice homered to center (431 feet).3-5

Top 9

ATLSingleSmith singled to right, Yastrzemski scored.4-5

Team stats

ATLNYY

Hits: 9; 8
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 4; 4
Walks: 1; 4
Strikeouts: 10; 13
Runners Left On Base: 12; 13
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Braves · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Drake Baldwin C	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	18	.272	.360	.455
Ronald Acuna Jr. DH	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	17	.247	.358	.444
Matt Olson 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.267	.344	.548
Michael Harris II CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	.291	.320	.495
Ozzie Albies 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	.259	.311	.434
Mauricio Dubon LF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	8	.268	.316	.404
Mike Yastrzemski RF	1-3	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	16	.229	.313	.382
Austin Riley 3B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	13	.222	.297	.368
Jim Jarvis SS	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	10	.242	.289	.352
Dominic Smith PH	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.270	.325	.402
Lane Thomas PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.322	.388

Braves · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Chris Sale P	6.0	5	3	3	2	8	0	103-64	2.20	103
Victor Mederos P	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	30-16	3.63	30
Danny Young P	1.0	2	1	1	1	3	1	28-16	6.35	28

Yankees · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	18	.247	.308	.450
Heliot Ramos LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.259	.307	.419
Ben Rice DH	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	14	.260	.353	.550
Amed Rosario 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.231	.274	.434
Ryan McMahon 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.217	.281	.378
Trent Grisham CF	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	15	.210	.306	.377
George Lombard Jr. SS	2-3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	25	.385	.500	.846
Spencer Jones RF	2-3	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	20	.217	.302	.400
Jose Caballero 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	22	.242	.296	.391
Austin Wells C	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.173	.273	.299

Yankees · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Gerrit Cole P	7.0	6	2	2	0	9	0	82-60	3.35	82
Brent Headrick P	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	19-15	1.52	19
Paul Blackburn P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	2.01	9
David Bednar P	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	25-15	2.61	25

Game info

VenueYankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Attendance45,222

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Dan Merzel · First Base Umpire: Dan Bellino · Second Base Umpire: Derek Thomas · Third Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger

TVYES · local

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