Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Braves

73-60

5-1

Final

Twins

72-61

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Braves 5-1

The Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at Target Field. The Braves win the series 3-0. The Braves outscored the Twins 4-0 in the 7th inning. Jorge Soler went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Braves.

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What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 3-0.
Braves 37-32 on the road; Twins 37-29 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 2d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Recap · 3d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Tyler Mahle SP
Abdomen, Soreness
Day-To-Day
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

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Chris Sale SP

Probable starter · 18-3, 2.38 ERA, 225 K, 1.01 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Jorge SolerRF
3Marcell OzunaDH
4Matt Olson1B
5Ramon LaureanoRF
6Michael Harris IICF
7Orlando ArciaSS
8Sean MurphyC
9Luke Williams3B

Twins3rd in AL Cent

David Festa SP

Probable starter · 2-6, 4.90 ERA, 77 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1Manuel MargotCF
2Ryan JeffersDH
3Jose Miranda3B
4Carlos Santana1B
5Willi CastroSS
6Christian VazquezC
7Kyle Farmer2B
8Matt WallnerRF
9Austin MartinCF

The series

ATL wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Braves 8, Twins 6 (Aug 27)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 19,142
Officials: Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)