For Atlanta’s last Spring Training game of 2026, the Braves had Grant Holmes on the mound and a potential Opening Day lineup preview on the hitting side.
Holmes looked pretty good to start the game, even as some bad BABIP luck and a walk caused his second inning to be cut short and brought a Tampa run home. Grant demonstrated plenty of swing and miss stuff, though did allow some loud contact on the ground. As he settled into the game, the strikeouts waned, while the walks and hard contact continued. Despite that, the Rays were held to 2 runs, both inherited and allowed by relievers, as most of that hard contact stayed on the ground, and Grant exited the game with 5.1 innings of 2 run ball with 4 strikeouts and 3 walks. Dylan Lee got a strikeout after allowing a single to finish the sixth inning. Tyler Kinley worked a clean seventh, with a strikeout and two softly-hit outs. Robert Suarez got the eighth and struck one batter out, but allowed some hard contact and suffered from some poor fielding, so only managed two outs. Raisel Iglesias got the ninth and closed out Atlanta’s 2026 Spring Training with a 1-2-3 frame, including 1 strikeout.
On the offensive side, back-to-back doubles from Acuna and Baldwin brought in Atlanta’s first run in the third, before Austin Riley just missed a home run, instead resulting in an inning-ending flyout. Mike Yastrzemski continued his massive spring with another homer in the fourth, a solo homer that gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead.
Baldwin hit another double in the fifth, this one at over 110 MPH off the bat, as he continues to just crush the ball this spring. Jorge Mateo brought home Baldwin on another well-hit double, giving Atlanta it’s third run, as the regulars were replaced after two plate appearances, Baldwin as the notable exception. Mateo managed another well-hit single in the seventh.
That’s a wrap for Spring Training for the Braves, as we will be back on Friday for Atlanta’s Opening Night game against Kansas City.
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