NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) – Spring training has reached its conclusion for the year all of the teams that call the Suncoast home this time of year. <\/p>\n
The final game on the Suncoast for the 2026 was between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays at CoolToday Park in North Port on Tuesday. There was a crowd of 5,900 people in attendance to watch the team go at it on the diamond. <\/p>\n
Cam Booser took the mound as the Rays starting pitcher for the contest. Meanwhile for Atlanta, their starter was Grant Holmes. <\/p>\n
Scoring for the matchup started in the top of the second inning. Carson Williams hit an RBI single that brought in Junior Caminero for the first run of the game. <\/p>\n
Atlanta responded in the bottom of the third inning when Drake Baldwin recorded and RBI double that allowed Ronald Acuna Jr. to score and tie things up at 1-1. <\/p>\n
Atlanta took the lead in the next inning when Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run into left field. <\/p>\n
Jorge Mateo increased the Braves lead in the fifth inning by hitting an RBI double into center field that brought in Baldwin for the score. <\/p>\n
Tampa Bay scored their second run in the sixth inning, but the Braves held them off to get the 3-2 victory. <\/p>\n
Now, teams will shift their focus to the 162 game regular season schedule that begins this week. <\/p>\n
The following is the opening day schedule for teams that call the Suncast home for spring training: On Thursday, Pittsburgh makes the trip to New York to take on the Mets (1:15 p.m.), the Baltimore Orioles host the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards (3:05 p.m.), and the Tampa Bay Rays travel to St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (4:15 p.m.) <\/p>\n
The Atlanta Braves season starts on Friday when they host the Kansas City Royals at Truist Park. (7:15 p.m.)<\/p>\n
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