Atlanta Braves vs Phillies Match Player Stats

The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 at Truist Park on April 26, 2026, closing out a six-game season series with a dominant pitching performance from Chris Sale.

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This atlanta braves vs phillies match player stats breakdown covers every verified number from the game, from the box score to the bullpen usage. The Braves entered the day at 19-9 and left it at 20-9, first place in the National League East. The Phillies dropped to 9-19 a day after snapping a 10-game losing streak.

No injury absences were reported for either team ahead of this game. Matt Olson’s first inning home run and Eli White’s second inning shot built an early lead that Sale never let slip, and Kyle Schwarber’s eighth inning two run homer accounted for the only Philadelphia scoring.

Match Overview

Detail	Information
Date	April 26, 2026
Venue	Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Competition	MLB Regular Season
Final Score	Braves 6, Phillies 2
Braves Record	20-9 (1st, NL East)
Phillies Record	9-19

Pre-Match Context

The Braves came into the finale of a six-game set having won four of the first five meetings against Philadelphia, including a 9-0 shutout on April 17 and a 3-1 win on April 18.

The Phillies had snapped a 10-game losing streak one day earlier with an 8-5 win in extra innings, so a series split was still on the table entering Sunday’s game. Atlanta was 8-0-1 in its first nine series of the season at that point, the only team in the majors that had not lost a series.

Chris Sale started for Atlanta looking to build on a strong first month, while Aaron Nola took the mound for Philadelphia trying to stabilize a rotation that had struggled through April. No pregame injury designations were reported for either roster ahead of first pitch.

Inning by Inning Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	1
Braves	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	1

Inning by Inning Breakdown

1st Inning

Matt Olson hit a three run home run off Aaron Nola, his eighth of the season and his fourth career homer against Nola. The blast staked Atlanta to an early 3-0 lead before Sale threw a pitch.

2nd Inning

Eli White added a two run home run, extending the Atlanta lead to 6-0 and putting Nola under immediate pressure just one inning after the first blow.

3rd Inning

Sale faced his only real test of the day. A hit by pitch, a single, and a walk loaded the bases for Bryce Harper. Sale fell behind 3-0 in the count before striking out Harper to end the threat and keep the shutout intact.

4th Through 7th Innings

Neither team scored over this stretch. The Braves loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth but did not add a run. Sale worked around traffic and exited after six scoreless innings, having thrown 100 pitches and struck out a season high nine batters. Jose Payamps took over for Atlanta in the seventh.

8th Inning

Kyle Schwarber hit a two run home run off Alex Bummer, his ninth of the season, cutting the deficit to 6-2. It was the only scoring the Phillies managed all game.

9th Inning

Raisel Suarez closed the game out for Atlanta, and the Braves held on for the 6-2 final.

Team Stats Comparison

Stat	Phillies	Braves
Runs	2	6
Hits	2	10
Errors	1	1
Home Runs	1 (Schwarber)	2 (Olson, White)
Pitches Thrown (starter)	Nola: 101	Sale: 100

Key Numbers That Decided the Game

The scoreboard tells a simple story: two first-inning-and-a-half home runs from Atlanta’s bottom of the order buried Philadelphia before its offense ever got going.

Atlanta scored six runs on just two swings, both first-two-inning home runs.
Chris Sale allowed zero earned runs across six innings and struck out nine, a season high.
Aaron Nola allowed all six Atlanta runs and did not make it out of the fifth inning.
Philadelphia’s only run production came on a single two-run homer from Kyle Schwarber in the eighth.
The Braves outhit the Phillies 10-2 for the game.

Full Box Score — Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia’s offense managed only two hits all afternoon, and one of them left the ballpark. Kyle Schwarber supplied the only real offense with his eighth inning homer, while Bryce Harper was stranded with the bases loaded in the third inning after Sale struck him out.

Beyond those two, individual batting lines for the rest of the Phillies lineup were not available from verified sources and are left out rather than estimated.

Batting (verified only)

Player	Result	HR	RBI
Kyle Schwarber	HR in 8th off Bummer	1 (season: 9th)	2
Bryce Harper	Struck out with bases loaded, 3rd inning	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	Result	Pitches-Strikes	Key Note
Aaron Nola	Loss (1-3)	101-60	Allowed all 6 Atlanta runs
C. Shugart	Relief	Unavailable	Entered 5th inning
T. Mayza	Relief	Unavailable	Entered 6th inning
N. Hoffman	Relief	Unavailable	Entered 7th inning

Full Box Score — Atlanta Braves

Atlanta’s win was built on two home runs in the first two innings and a dominant start from Chris Sale. Matt Olson and Eli White did the early damage, Ronald Acuña Jr. reached base multiple times and scored twice, and Drake Baldwin drove in a run. As with the Phillies, only individually verified batting lines are listed below.

Batting (verified only)

Player	Result	HR	RBI
Matt Olson	3-run HR in 1st off Nola	1 (season: 8th)	3
Eli White	2-run HR in 2nd	1 (season: 2nd)	2
Ronald Acuña Jr.	2-for-3, 2 runs scored	0	0
Drake Baldwin	Drove in a run	0	1

Pitching

Pitcher	Result	Pitches-Strikes	Key Note
Chris Sale	Win (5-1)	100-61	6 IP, 0 ER, 9 K, career win No. 150
J. Payamps	Relief	Unavailable	Entered 7th inning
A. Bummer	Relief	Unavailable	Allowed Schwarber’s 8th-inning HR
R. Suarez	Save	Unavailable	Closed out 9th inning

Game Leaders / Top Performers

Chris Sale was the story of the game. He threw six scoreless innings, struck out a season high nine batters, and picked up the 150th win of his career while moving into 28th place on the all-time strikeout list past Chuck Finley.

Matt Olson set the tone in the first inning with his three-run homer off Nola, extending his personal history against the right-hander to four career home runs. Eli White followed one inning later with a two-run shot that put the game out of reach early.

Kyle Schwarber was the lone bright spot for Philadelphia, hitting his ninth home run of the season in the eighth inning for the Phillies’ only runs.

Player	Team	Highlight
Chris Sale	Braves	6 IP, 0 ER, 9 K, win No. 150
Matt Olson	Braves	3-run HR, 3 RBI
Eli White	Braves	2-run HR, 2 RBI
Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	2-run HR, 2 RBI

Starting Lineups

Complete, position-by-position starting lineups for both teams were not available from the sources checked for this game. Confirmed starters who appeared in the box score are listed below; the rest of both lineups are marked unavailable rather than guessed.

Position	Phillies	Braves
Starting Pitcher	Aaron Nola	Chris Sale
Confirmed Batter	Bryce Harper	Matt Olson
Confirmed Batter	Kyle Schwarber	Eli White
Confirmed Batter	Unavailable	Ronald Acuña Jr.
Confirmed Batter	Unavailable	Drake Baldwin

Injury Report

No injury designations or scratches were reported for either team ahead of this game based on the sources reviewed. Sale had a scare in the third inning when a hard line drive came back at him, but he was not removed from the game and finished six full innings.

Player	Injury	Status
None reported	N/A	N/A

Season Series and Head to Head

Atlanta and Philadelphia played a six-game series from April 17 to April 26, 2026, with the Braves winning at least four of the six meetings.

Date	Result
April 17, 2026	Braves 9, Phillies 0
April 18, 2026	Braves 3, Phillies 1
April 24, 2026	Braves 5, Phillies 3
April 25, 2026	Phillies 8, Braves 5 (10 innings)
April 26, 2026	Braves 6, Phillies 2

Standings

At the time of this game, the Braves sat in first place in the NL East at 20-9, riding a run that included nine of ten wins. The Phillies were well back in the division at 9-19, though they had just snapped a 10-game losing streak the day before this loss.

Team	Record	Division Standing
Atlanta Braves	20-9	1st, NL East
Philadelphia Phillies	9-19	Below .500

Broadcast and Stream Information

Detail	Information
National/Local Broadcast	Unavailable from sources checked
Streaming	Unavailable from sources checked
Start Time	1:35 PM local
Attendance	39,213

Conclusion

Atlanta’s win on April 26 closed out a season series it dominated for most of two weeks, built on early power and a lights-out start from Chris Sale. The result pushed the Braves’ record to 20-9 and kept them in first place in the NL East, while Philadelphia fell back to 9-19 a day after its 10-game losing streak had finally ended.

Sale’s outing stood out individually, pairing a career milestone win with a season-high strikeout total. Both teams moved on to new series after this game, with Philadelphia set to host San Francisco and Atlanta set to host Detroit.