Atlanta Braves vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Braves

58-28

8-1

Final

Guardians

42-44

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	8
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Braves 8-1

The Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-1 on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Braves outscored the Guardians 4-0 in the 1st inning. Sean Murphy went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Braves. Steven Kwan went 2-for-5 for the Guardians.

Recap · Jul 5

All-Stars Murphy, Olson homer as Braves bounce back from rare recent loss to smash Guardians 8-1

The Braves don't let losses linger. They quickly do something about them.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Braves 28-13 on the road; Guardians 21-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 15h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Michael Soroka SP

Probable starter · 2-2, 6.40 ERA, 29 K, 1.48 WHIP

Lineup

1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Austin Riley3B
4Matt Olson1B
5Sean MurphyC
6Marcell OzunaDH
7Eddie RosarioLF
8Orlando ArciaSS
9Michael Harris IICF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 4-7, 5.24 ERA, 58 K, 1.46 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Andres Gimenez2B
5Josh BellDH
6Will BrennanRF
7David Fry1B
8Bo NaylorC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Braves 5 (Jul 4)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 23,862
Officials: Edwin Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Nestor Ceja (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Third Base Umpire)