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Tampa Bay Rays beat Atlanta Braves 7–2: September MLB Rundown

September 9, 2026: Tampa Bay Rays beat Atlanta Braves 7–2 in regular-season play.

Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.

The Tampa Bay Rays beat Atlanta Braves 7–2 on September 9, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Tampa Bay Rays 7, Atlanta Braves 2. Final game record.

Atlanta Braves

Drake Baldwin went 1-for-3 for the Atlanta Braves, scoring 2 runs. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Mauricio Dubon went 1-for-4 for the Atlanta Braves, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Ronald Acuna Jr. went 1-for-4 for the Atlanta Braves, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.

Reynaldo Lopez recorded 4 2/3 innings pitched for the Atlanta Braves. His pitching line listed 7 hits allowed, 6 earned runs allowed, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay Rays

Victor Mesa Jr. went 2-for-3 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 2 runs. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Chandler Simpson went 2-for-3 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 2 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Yandy Diaz went 1-for-4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 1 run and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Griffin Jax recorded 5 innings pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays. His pitching line listed 2 hits allowed, 1 earned run allowed, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.

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