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2 clusters · 27 sources · 21 days · First seen 22 days ago · Last updated 2 days ago

Categories: SPORTS

Atlanta Braves July 2026 games

Entities: Chris Sale · Oakland Athletics · Raisel Iglesias · Atlanta Braves · Christian Scott

Overview

On July 9, 2026, the Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10‑5, highlighted by Mike Yastrzemski’s grand slam and an early‑season offensive surge.

Later in the month, the Braves won a 1‑0 nightcap against the New York Mets on July 29, splitting the doubleheader. Chris Sale dominated, striking out nine batters, allowing just two hits and issuing no walks over six innings, posting a 2.08 ERA – the fifth‑lowest among Atlanta starters in their first 20 outings of a season. Matt Olson supplied the lone run with an RBI single in the sixth, and reliever Raisel Iglesias closed with a perfect ninth for his 22nd save. The victory marked Atlanta’s first 1‑0 win over the Mets since June 2021 and helped even the season series as the Mets still held a chance to clinch it later in the month.

These snapshots show the Braves shifting from high‑scoring power to precision pitching as July progressed.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 7 SOURCES] Wilyer Abreu hit a back-to-back home run in the eighth inning to tie the game. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e, 1d044a28)
[● 7 SOURCES] Willson Contreras hit a back-to-back home run in the eighth inning to give Boston the lead. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e, 1d044a28)
[● 7 SOURCES] The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics 5‑4. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e, dd6f95a7)
[● 6 SOURCES] Sonny Gray pitched seven innings and earned his 13th win of the season. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e)
[● 6 SOURCES] Aroldis Chapman recorded his 26th save of the season. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e)
[● 6 SOURCES] The win moved the Red Sox to a 57‑51 record. (bb06eab7, c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e)
[● 5 SOURCES] The Red Sox have won 23 consecutive games when scoring four or more runs. (c383eb60, 2ad150d6, a17f5381, 432cf56b, 6e23795e)
[● 3 SOURCES] Chris Sale struck out nine batters in six innings. (AP)
[● 3 SOURCES] Chris Sale allowed two hits and no walks. (AP)
[● 3 SOURCES] The Braves won 1‑0 over the Mets. (AP)
[● 3 SOURCES] Matt Olson hit an RBI single in the sixth inning. (AP)
[● 3 SOURCES] Christian Scott pitched six innings, gave up one run and struck out seven for the Mets. (AP)

Timeline

2 days ago

[SPORTS] 27 sources
Boston Red Sox rally with back‑to‑back homers to beat Athletics 5‑4
Back‑to‑back homers by Abreu and Contreras lift Boston Red Sox over Athletics 5‑4; Gray earns 13th win, Chapman 26th save, Red Sox improve to 57‑51.
22 days ago

[SPORTS] 6 sources
Mike Yastrzemski's grand slam lifts Braves to 10-5 win over Pirates
Mike Yastrzemski’s ninth‑inning grand slam gave the Atlanta Braves a 10‑5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Matt Olson’s early homer tying a franchise streak record.

Sources

boards.boston.com · bravosports.net.ve · ca.sports.yahoo.com · centralmaine.com · citizenfreepress.com · deadspin.com · diamenty.forbes.pl · essentiallysports.com · focoinformativo.com · heavy.com · metsmerizedonline.com · mymotherlode.com · pressherald.com · reddenoticias.online · RugbyTime.com · sportschatplace.com · sportsradioservice2013.wordpress.com · sundayguardianlive.com · theathletic.co.uk · tribuna.com.mx · video.foxnews.com · volvo.com · whatsupnewp.com · winnipegfreepress.com · worldbaseball.com · wsn.com · wtop.com

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