April 12, 2026Updated 7:13 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians play a rubber match on Sunday at 7:20 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Chris Sale (2-1, 3.94 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 9-6 this season and first in the NL East. Tanner Bibee (0-1, 3.29 ERA) is starting for the Guardians, who are 9-6 and first in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsBraves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Hip), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Guardians
Gabriel Arias: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), George Valera: 10 Day IL (Calf), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15 Day IL (Forearm)
Stats to know
Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin has hit five home runs this season, which ranks 4th in MLB. He has also tallied 16 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and has scored 14 runs. In 68 plate appearances, he has recorded a .328 BA, .397 OBP and .607 SLG with a 7.4% walk rate and a 16.2% strikeout rate.
In 66 plate appearances, Matt Olson has slashed .281/.379/.614 this season. He has hit four long balls (13th in MLB) and driven in 10 runs with a strikeout rate of 30.3% and a walk rate of 13.6%. He has come around to score 11 times.
Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter is slashing .271/.345/.646 this season with five home runs (4th in MLB), 12 RBIs (16th in MLB) and an OPS of .991 (14th in MLB). He has an 18.2% strikeout rate and a 10.9% walk rate in 55 plate appearances, and he has scored nine total runs.
In 65 plate appearances, José RamÃrez has slashed .175/.277/.333 this season. He has hit two long balls and driven in seven runs with a strikeout rate of 13.8% and a walk rate of 12.3%. He has stolen four bases on four attempts and has scored five runs.
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