Red Sox vs Braves Game (May 16, 2026)

Final · May 16, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Truist Park

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red SoxBOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	1
Atlanta BravesATL	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	1

Decisions

WinnerPayton Tolle
LoserBryce Elder
SaveAroldis Chapman

Scoring plays

Bot 1Drake Baldwin homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.0-1
Top 4Braves challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Masataka Yoshida out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Mickey Gasper scores.1-1
Bot 5Drake Baldwin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. José Azócar scores. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Jarren Duran to catcher Mickey Gasper to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.1-2
Top 8Willson Contreras homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Wilyer Abreu scores.3-2

Box score

Boston Red Sox

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG
Jarren DuranLF	4	0	1	0	1	.176
Mickey GasperC	4	1	1	0	0	.381
Carlos NarváezC	0	0	0	0	0	.218
Wilyer AbreuRF	4	1	2	0	1	.307
Willson Contreras1B	4	1	2	2	1	.252
Masataka YoshidaDH	3	0	0	1	0	.260
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	4	0	1	0	1	.283
Marcelo Mayer2B	4	0	0	0	1	.225
Andruw MonasterioSS	4	0	0	0	0	.243
Caleb Durbin3B	3	0	0	0	0	.165
Totals	34	3	7	3	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Payton Tolle	8.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	85-60	2.05
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20-10	0.57

Atlanta Braves

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Drake BaldwinDH	3	1	2	2	1	0	.304
Ozzie Albies2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Matt Olson1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Austin Riley3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Jorge MateoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Mauricio DubónLF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.245
Michael Harris IICF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.301
Ha-Seong KimSS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.059
Sandy LeónC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286
José AzócarRF	3	1	2	0	0	0	.400
Totals	31	2	4	2	3	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Bryce Elder	8.0	7	3	3	0	3	1	103-72	2.01
Martín Pérez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-8	2.25

Game info

Ballpark: Truist Park
Attendance: 39,336
Duration: 2 h 06
Weather: 82 °F, Cloudy · wind 3 mph, Calm
Umpires: Nic Lentz (Home plate) · Hunter Wendelstedt (First base) · Edwin Moscoso (Second base) · Vic Carapazza (Third base)

About this game

Who won Red Sox vs Braves?

Red Sox won 3-2 over Braves on Saturday, May 16, 2026.

When was Red Sox vs Braves played?

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 7:15 PM ET at Truist Park.

Where was Red Sox vs Braves played?

At Truist Park.

Team

Boston Red SoxBOS

Atlanta BravesATL

Scoring plays

Bot 1Drake Baldwin homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.0-1

Top 4Braves challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Masataka Yoshida out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Mickey Gasper scores.1-1

Bot 5Drake Baldwin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. José Azócar scores. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Jarren Duran to catcher Mickey Gasper to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.1-2

Top 8Willson Contreras homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Wilyer Abreu scores.3-2

Batters

RBI

AVG

.176

.381

.218

.307

.252

.260

.283

.225

.243

.165

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Payton Tolle

8.0

85-60

2.05

Aroldis Chapman

1.0

20-10

0.57

Batters

RBI

AVG

.304

.277

.281

.214

.309

.245

.301

.059

.286

.400

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Bryce Elder

8.0

103-72

2.01

Martín Pérez

1.0

14-8

2.25