Braves vs Twins

Final · Mon Aug 17 · 7:40 PM ET · Target Field

Atlanta BravesBraves74-51

FinalAug 17, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins61-65

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

ATL−131

MIN+122

Run line

ATL −1.5+119

MIN +1.5−143

Total O/U

Over 9−118

Under 9−102

Run line: Twins +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (6 runs).

Recap

The Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug 17, 2026 to move to 61-65.

They scored 4 runs in the first inning.

Score by inning

Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
MIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	4

W: Adams (3-0) · L: Perez (8-7) · S: Gomez (2-2)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

MINDoubleBell hit a ground rule double, Keaschall scored and Buxton scored, Jeffers to third.0-2
MINSingleLewis singled to center, Jeffers scored, Bell to third.0-3
MINSingleClemens singled to right, Bell scored, Lewis to second.0-4

Top 5

ATLSingleAcuña Jr. singled to left, Riley scored and Baldwin scored.2-4

Team stats

ATLMIN

Hits: 7; 10
Home Runs: 0; 0
Runs Batted In: 2; 4
Walks: 3; 3
Strikeouts: 8; 5
Runners Left On Base: 17; 29
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Braves · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Drake Baldwin C	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	19	.276	.360	.451
Ronald Acuna Jr. DH	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	3	16	.245	.349	.438
Matt Olson 1B	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.264	.341	.552
Michael Harris II CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	18	.288	.316	.480
Mauricio Dubon LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	28	.260	.307	.389
Ozzie Albies 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.251	.307	.422
Mike Yastrzemski RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	13	.226	.310	.387
Austin Riley 3B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	18	.224	.296	.372
Jim Jarvis SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.217	.265	.311
Dominic Smith PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.263	.319	.390

Braves · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Martin Perez P	5.0	9	4	4	2	3	82-51	3.15	82
Victor Mederos P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-8	3.48	10
Tyler Kinley P	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	18-8	4.01	18
Ray Kerr P	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	21-13	0.00	21

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Luke Keaschall RF	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	1	15	.268	.362	.375
Byron Buxton CF	1-3	3	1	1	0	1	0	23	.257	.320	.529
Ryan Jeffers C	0-4	4	1	0	0	1	0	16	.279	.386	.484
Josh Bell DH	2-3	3	1	2	2	1	0	16	.256	.318	.424
Royce Lewis 1B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	16	.243	.316	.426
Kody Clemens LF	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	7	.233	.289	.463
Brooks Lee 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.243	.299	.421
Kaelen Culpepper SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	.250	.333	.393
Alan Roden LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	8	.241	.324	.293
Ryan Kreidler 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.281	.371

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Bailey Ober P	4.1	6	2	2	1	4	94-62	4.62	94
Taylor Rogers P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.93	11
Travis Adams P	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	18-14	5.63	18
Jeff Hoffman P	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-11	3.83	20
Yoendrys Gomez P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	3.31	19

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance19,990

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · First Base Umpire: Mark Wegner · Second Base Umpire: Carlos Torres · Third Base Umpire: Nate Tomlinson

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