Game result and context
Braves edge Reds 3-2 in 10 innings as division champion Atlanta reaches 93-65
Atlanta won it in the 10th inning at Truist Park, beating Cincinnati 3-2 after the teams traded single runs late. Matt Olson and Austin Riley homered for the Braves, Chris Sale struck out 10, and Juan Brito homered for the Reds. Atlanta, already the division champion, improved to 93-65, while eliminated Cincinnati fell to 73-85.
Final result
The Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in 10 innings on September 23, 2026, at Truist Park. The run that ended it came in the bottom of the 10th, after the Reds had pulled even in the seventh.
Atlanta improved to 93-65. Cincinnati dropped to 73-85. The crowd was 39,680.
How the game changed
Cincinnati struck first. Juan Brito hit a solo home run in the top of the first, and that 1-0 lead held into the sixth as Andrew Abbott kept the Braves quiet.
Matt Olson tied it with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead with another solo shot in the bottom of the seventh, but the Reds answered with a run in the top half of that inning to keep it level.
Neither team scored in the eighth or ninth. The Braves pushed across the decisive run in the bottom of the 10th, with Mauricio Dubón supplying Atlanta's only RBI not produced by a home run.
Key performances
Chris Sale struck out 10 over 5.2 innings for Atlanta and allowed one earned run. Olson and Riley each went 2 for 4 with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Dubón went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
For Cincinnati, Abbott pitched 7.0 innings, struck out six and allowed two earned runs, both on the solo homers. Brito went 2 for 4 with a home run, a run and an RBI. Atlanta out-homered Cincinnati two to one.
Season and playoff context
The Braves have already clinched and lead their division. The win moved them to 93-65, a .589 winning percentage, as they continue to tune up for the postseason.
The Reds sit fifth in their division, 26.0 games back, and ninth in the wild card race, 14.0 games out. They have been eliminated from both the division and wild card picture and are 73-85, a .462 winning percentage.
Series context
This was the second game of a regular season series of three games between the clubs in Atlanta.