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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Desk

Dubón walks off Reds 3–2 in 10

Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 3 (10) · Truist Park · Wednesday

Mauricio Dubón punched a grounder back to the mound in the tenth, and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. beat it home. Atlanta walked off Cincinnati 3–2 — answering Tuesday’s shutout with the loudest kind of reply Truist still has in September.

Wednesday

Final at Truist

Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 3 in 10. Brent Suter took the win. Luis Mey took the loss. No save. Series even, 1–1.

The night

Who decided it

Three solo homers, then a tenth-inning grounder back to the mound.

Dubón

RBI single on a ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey in the tenth. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to second.

Keirsey

Opened the tenth on second. Scored the walk-off on Dubón’s single.

28

Olson

Homer (41) on a fly ball to center in the sixth. 1–0 became 1–1.

Riley

Homer (18) on a fly ball to center in the seventh. 2–1 became 2–2.

Suter

1.0 IP. Retired the side in order in the top of the tenth. Took the win.

Brito

Homer (3) on a fly ball to center in the first. Cincinnati led 1–0.

The stake

Extras even the set

Tenth

Keirsey scores off Mey

Kim bunted Keirsey to third. Baldwin was hit by a pitch. Dubón’s grounder back to Mey ended it.

East

93–65 after a clinch at 92–64

Atlanta is 93–65. Cincinnati is 73–85. The series is even, 1–1, with one night left at Truist.

What’s next

One night left at Truist

Series finale, Game 3 of 3: Cincinnati at Atlanta, Thursday Sep 24. First chance after a walk-off to see whether the Reds can flip the script again or Atlanta takes the set.

Open the recap

01

What was huge

Three solo shots (Brito, Olson’s forty-first, Riley’s eighteenth) traded the lead until the tenth. Sale’s ten strikeouts without a walk set the tone even though he left before the decision. Dubón — who had caught Banfield’s sac fly an inning earlier — became the hero with a soft contact walk-off.

Wednesday at Truist

02

Side note

Tuesday’s blanking still hung over the building until Olson’s blast. This was the first time all night Atlanta led — and it ended the game.

Wednesday at Truist

03

What’s next

Series finale, Game 3 of 3: Cincinnati at Atlanta, Thursday Sep 24. First chance after a walk-off to see whether the Reds can flip the script again or Atlanta takes the set.

Thursday at Truist

From the night

Walk-off at Truist, 3–2 in 10.

Brito homered in the first. Olson and Riley traded solo shots. Banfield’s sac fly put Cincinnati back up. Dubón scored Keirsey in the tenth.

Wednesday final

Wednesday

Atlanta 3, Cincinnati 2 (10)

Brito HR (3) in the first. Olson HR (41) in the sixth. Banfield sac fly in the seventh. Riley HR (18) in the seventh. Dubón walk-off single in the tenth.

Wednesday at Truist

Tuesday

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 0

De La Cruz, Myers, and Suárez homered. Brandon Williamson threw six scoreless for the win. JR Ritchie took the loss.

Tuesday at Truist

What’s next

Series finale at Truist

Series finale, Game 3 of 3: Cincinnati at Atlanta, Thursday Sep 24. First chance after a walk-off to see whether the Reds can flip the script again or Atlanta takes the set.

Thursday at Truist

The night’s numbers

Record

94–68

NL East

1st

Last 10

6–4

Streak

W1

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.

Dubón

Walk-off single to Mey. Keirsey scores.

28 · Olson

HR (41) to center in the sixth. Tied it 1–1.

Riley

HR (18) to center in the seventh. Tied it 2–2.

Suter

Retired the tenth in order. Took the win.

Final

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:43 AM CT

Why Wednesday mattered

Mauricio Dubón punched a grounder back to the mound in the tenth, and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. beat it home. Atlanta walked off Cincinnati 3–2 — answering Tuesday’s shutout with the loudest kind of reply Truist still has in September.

One night after the Reds blanked the Braves 4–0, the East champions needed extras to even the set. Three solo homers kept the night a one-run scrap. A sacrifice fly briefly put Cincinnati back on top. Then Dubón ended it with runners everywhere and the park on its feet.

Juan Brito struck first in the opening frame — his third homer of the year, a fly to center that made it 1–0 before Atlanta had swung in anger. Chris Sale answered the only way that still matters in September: swing-and-miss. He worked 5.2 innings, allowed four hits and one earned run, struck out ten, and walked nobody. Andrew Abbott matched him deep on the other side — seven innings, six hits, two earned, six strikeouts, one walk. Neither would factor in the decision.

Matt Olson finally knotted it in the sixth with his forty-first, a center-field blast that erased Brito’s early lead. Cincinnati went back ahead in the seventh on Will Banfield’s sacrifice fly to left — Dubón the fielder — scoring Matt McLain for a 2–1 edge. Austin Riley answered before the inning cooled: his eighteenth, also to center, and Truist was tied again at 2–2.

Extras. Brent Suter retired the side in order in the top of the tenth and earned the win. In the bottom, the automatic runner Keirsey opened on second. Ha-Seong Kim pushed him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Drake Baldwin took a hit-by-pitch. Dubón’s RBI single off Luis Mey — a ground ball back to the pitcher — scored Keirsey for the walk-off. Baldwin moved to second as the celebration started.

Atlanta moves to 93–65. Cincinnati falls to 73–85. The series is even, 1–1, with one night left at Truist.

  • Final: Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 3 (10)
  • Suter win · Mey loss · no save
  • Hits 5–7 · errors 1–0
  • Atlanta 93–65 · Cincinnati 73–85 · series 1–1

Recap

Dubón walks off Reds 3–2 in 10

Juan Brito struck first in the opening frame — his third homer of the year, a fly to center that made it 1–0 before Atlanta had swung in anger. Chris Sale answered the only way that still matters in September: swing-and-miss. He worked 5.2 innings, allowed four hits and one earned run, struck out ten, and walked nobody. Andrew Abbott matched him deep on the other side — seven innings, six hits, two earned, six strikeouts, one walk. Neither would factor in the decision. Matt Olson finally knotted it in the sixth with his forty-first, a center-field blast that erased Brito’s early lead. Cincinnati went back ahead in the seventh on Will Banfield’s sacrifice fly to left — Dubón the fielder — scoring Matt McLain for a 2–1 edge. Austin Riley answered before the inning cooled: his eighteenth, also to center, and Truist was tied again at 2–2. Extras. Brent Suter retired the side in order in the top of the tenth and earned the win. In the bottom, the automatic runner Keirsey opened on second. Ha-Seong Kim pushed him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Drake Baldwin took a hit-by-pitch. Dubón’s RBI single off Luis Mey — a ground ball back to the pitcher — scored Keirsey for the walk-off. Baldwin moved to second as the celebration started. Atlanta moves to 93–65. Cincinnati falls to 73–85. The series is even, 1–1, with one night left at Truist.

Mauricio Dubón · Walk-off single in the 10th — Ground ball to pitcher Luis Mey. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. scores. Drake Baldwin to second.

Matt Olson · HR (41) to center — Sixth inning. Tied it, 1–1.

Austin Riley · HR (18) to center — Seventh inning. Tied it, 2–2.

Brent Suter · 1.0 IP, side in order — Took the win. No save.

Luis Mey · 0.1 IP — Took the loss. Walk-off single back to the mound.

What was huge

Three solo shots (Brito, Olson’s forty-first, Riley’s eighteenth) traded the lead until the tenth. Sale’s ten strikeouts without a walk set the tone even though he left before the decision. Dubón — who had caught Banfield’s sac fly an inning earlier — became the hero with a soft contact walk-off.

Side note

Tuesday’s blanking still hung over the building until Olson’s blast. This was the first time all night Atlanta led — and it ended the game.

Probables

ATL · W

Brent Suter

1.0 IP · retired the side in order

Took the win. Top of the tenth, in order. No save.

CIN · L

Luis Mey

0.1 IP

Took the loss. Dubón singled on a ground ball back to the mound. Keirsey scored.

ATL · ND

Chris Sale

5.2 IP · 4 H · 1 ER · 10 K · 0 BB

No decision. Left before the tenth.

CIN · ND

Andrew Abbott

7.0 IP · 6 H · 2 ER · 6 K · 1 BB

No decision. Seven innings, two earned.

Three to watch

  1. 01

    What was huge

    Three solo shots (Brito, Olson’s forty-first, Riley’s eighteenth) traded the lead until the tenth. Sale’s ten strikeouts without a walk set the tone even though he left before the decision. Dubón — who had caught Banfield’s sac fly an inning earlier — became the hero with a soft contact walk-off.

  2. 02

    Side note

    Tuesday’s blanking still hung over the building until Olson’s blast. This was the first time all night Atlanta led — and it ended the game.

  3. 03

    What’s next

    Series finale, Game 3 of 3: Cincinnati at Atlanta, Thursday Sep 24. First chance after a walk-off to see whether the Reds can flip the script again or Atlanta takes the set.

Venue / TV

Truist Park

Atlanta · night

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