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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Reds blank Braves 4–0

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 0 · Truist Park · Tuesday

Elly De La Cruz lined the first punch in the third, and Truist never answered. Cincinnati stacked three more runs after that and left Atlanta blanked, 4–0, in the first home night after the clinch.

Tuesday

Final at Truist

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 0. Brandon Williamson took the win. JR Ritchie took the loss. No save.

The night

Who decided it

Four Cincinnati runs. Atlanta never crossed.

De La Cruz

Homer (29) on a line drive to right in the third. RBI single in the seventh scored Matt McLain.

Myers

Homer (8) on a fly ball to center in the sixth. 1–0 became 2–0.

Suárez

Homer (25) on a fly ball to center in the eighth. 3–0 became 4–0.

Acuña

Left in the bottom of the third after an injury delay. Hicklen pinch-hit and stayed in right. No diagnosis.

Williamson

6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB. Took the win.

Ritchie

5.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K, 3 BB. Took the loss.

The stake

First home night after the clinch

Tuesday

Truist never answered

De La Cruz’s early homer set a tone the Braves never flipped; he added an RBI single later.

East

92–65 after a clinch at 92–64

Atlanta is 92–65. Philadelphia is 87–70, 5.0 back. Five games remain.

What’s next

Next card at Truist

Same series, next Braves–Reds card at Truist — first chance to answer a blank scoreboard.

Open the recap

What was huge

De La Cruz’s early homer set a tone the Braves never flipped; he added an RBI single later.

Tuesday at Truist

Injury watch

Acuña exited bottom three after the delay; Hicklen pinch-hit and stayed in right. No diagnosis in the box — wait the club note.

Tuesday at Truist

What’s next

Same series, next Braves–Reds card at Truist — first chance to answer a blank scoreboard.

Wednesday at Truist

From the night

Blanked at Truist, 4–0.

De La Cruz homered in the third. Myers and Suárez went deep later. Williamson took the win. Ritchie took the loss. Riley’s fly to Bleday ended it.

Tuesday final

Tuesday

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 0

De La Cruz HR (29) in the third. Myers HR (8) in the sixth. De La Cruz RBI single in the seventh. Suárez HR (25) in the eighth.

Tuesday at Truist

Sunday

Atlanta 4, Houston 2

Albies tied it. Yaz’s three-run homer (12) made it 4–1. Diaz cut it to 4–2. Dodd closed. The sweep was complete.

Sunday at Houston

What’s next

Same series, next card at Truist

Same series, next Braves–Reds card at Truist — first chance to answer a blank scoreboard.

Wednesday at Truist

The night’s numbers

Record

94–68

NL East

1st

Last 10

6–4

Streak

94–68, NL East champions. Philadelphia 88–74, wild card. Wild Card game 2 at Truist Park. Cristopher Sánchez and Tyler Mahle, 1:00 p.m. CT. Atlanta leads the series 1–0.

De La Cruz

HR (29), then an RBI single.

Myers

HR (8) to center in the sixth.

Suárez

HR (25) to center in the eighth.

13 · Acuña

Left in the third after an injury delay. No diagnosis.

Final

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Why Tuesday mattered

Elly De La Cruz lined the first punch in the third, and Truist never answered. Cincinnati stacked three more runs after that and left Atlanta blanked, 4–0, in the first home night after the clinch.

The Reds kept stacking. Dane Myers went deep to center for his eighth in the sixth (2–0). In the seventh, De La Cruz singled on a grounder that deflected off Ha-Seong Kim, plating Matt McLain (3–0). Eugenio Suárez’s twenty-fifth, a fly to center in the eighth, made it 4–0.

Brandon Williamson took the win. JR Ritchie took the loss. Austin Riley’s fly to left fielder JJ Bleday closed it. Atlanta managed seven hits and never crossed.

Final: Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 0
Williamson win · JR Ritchie loss · no save
Hits 10–7 · errors 0–0
Atlanta 92–65 · clinched the East at 92–64

Recap

Reds blank Braves 4–0

De La Cruz’s twenty-ninth homer — a line drive to right — made it 1–0 in the top of the third. Atlanta’s night bent further in the bottom half: Ronald Acuña Jr. left after an injury delay, with Brewer Hicklen pinch-hitting and staying in right. The Reds kept stacking. Dane Myers went deep to center for his eighth in the sixth (2–0). In the seventh, De La Cruz singled on a grounder that deflected off Ha-Seong Kim, plating Matt McLain (3–0). Eugenio Suárez’s twenty-fifth, a fly to center in the eighth, made it 4–0. Brandon Williamson took the win. JR Ritchie took the loss. Austin Riley’s fly to left fielder JJ Bleday closed it. Atlanta managed seven hits and never crossed.

Elly De La Cruz · 2-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI — Line drive to right in the third. RBI single in the seventh scored Matt McLain.

Dane Myers · 1-4, HR, RBI — Fly ball to center in the sixth.

Eugenio Suárez · 1-4, HR, RBI — Fly ball to center in the eighth.

Brandon Williamson · 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB — Took the win.

JR Ritchie · 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K, 3 BB — Took the loss. No save.

What was huge

De La Cruz’s early homer set a tone the Braves never flipped; he added an RBI single later.

Injury watch

Acuña exited bottom three after the delay; Hicklen pinch-hit and stayed in right. No diagnosis in the box — wait the club note.

Probables

CIN · W

Brandon Williamson

6.0 IP · 0 ER · 2 K · 0 BB

Took the win. Season 5–4.

ATL · L

JR Ritchie

5.0 IP · 1 ER · 8 K · 3 BB

Took the loss. Season 1–4. No save.

Three to watch

01
What was huge
De La Cruz’s early homer set a tone the Braves never flipped; he added an RBI single later.
02
Injury watch
Acuña exited bottom three after the delay; Hicklen pinch-hit and stayed in right. No diagnosis in the box — wait the club note.
03
What’s next
Same series, next Braves–Reds card at Truist — first chance to answer a blank scoreboard.

Venue / TV

Truist Park

Atlanta · night

81° · overcast · wind 5 mph, out to right.

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