Atlanta Braves @ Tampa Bay Rays

59-28, 29-13 Away

Final

57-34, 34-14 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
R. Acuna Jr.RF	0-4	0	0	0	.333
O. Albies2B	0-4	0	0	0	.263
A. Riley3B	0-4	0	0	0	.265
M. Olson1B	1-4	1	0	0	.254
S. MurphyC	1-4	1	1	2	.304
M. OzunaDH	0-3	0	0	0	.250
E. RosarioLF	0-3	0	0	0	.256
O. ArciaSS	0-2	0	0	0	.295
M. Harris IICF	0-3	0	0	0	.259

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Morton	6.1	4	1	2	6	86-51	3.43
A.J. Minter	0.2	0	0	0	1	3-3	4.95
N. Anderson	1.0	1	0	1	1	19-13	3.06
R. Iglesias	1.0	1	0	0	1	10-7	3.76

According to ESPN Analytics

ATL

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Tropicana Field

11:40 PM, 7 July 2023

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 25,025

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza
First Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

Majors-leading Braves beat the Rays 2-1 in a matchup of teams with the best records in baseball

— On a night when they were held to just two hits, the red-hot Atlanta Braves kept on winning.

Jul 8, 2023, 03:34 am - AP


ATL
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				ATL	TB
		1st	Franco homered to right center (391 feet).	0	1
		4th	Murphy homered to right center (386 feet), Olson scored.	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Braves
2
Rays
1

Game 1

7/7

Braves
6
Rays
1

Game 2

9/7

Braves
4
Rays
10

Game 3

9/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

The Athletics entered the season with high hopes, but injuries derailed their plans. Manager Mark Kotsay said Monday it was unlike anything he has seen in his five seasons leading the club.

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

The Cubs will start LHP Matthew Boyd in Game 1 opposite Padres righty Michael King. Alex Bregman's availability on defense, meanwhile, remains up in the air.

Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

A day after his club wrapped up its season, Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Corey Seager, 32, who just finished the fifth season of a 10-year deal, played with a bone spur in his elbow during the schedule's second half.

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Atlanta Braves @ Tampa Bay Rays

Majors-leading Braves beat the Rays 2-1 in a matchup of teams with the best records in baseball

C. Morton9-6

T. Glasnow2-3

R. Iglesias16

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