The Braves appeared to be on their way to a victory in the home regular season finale, but a shaky start from Tyler Mahle and a lineup that went quiet after the early innings led to a 7-6 lost at…
The Atlanta Braves lost their regular season home finale 7-6 to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night at Truist Park. Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle struggled in his final start before the postseason, surrendering five runs over five innings. Relief pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver took over in the sixth inning and gave up a decisive two-run home run.
Atlanta's offense produced an early four-run first inning, followed by a 421-foot home run from Austin Riley in the fourth. Mike Yastrzemski briefly gave the Braves a 6-5 lead with an RBI single in the fifth before Cincinnati answered. Dylan Dodd provided two scoreless innings in relief, and the Braves now head to Miami to conclude the regular season against the Marlins.
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