Braves' Austin Riley: Launches game-deciding homer
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Riley went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run during Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Phillies on Tuesday.
The veteran third baseman came to the plate in the eighth inning with Atlanta trailing 3-2, and he delivered a three-run homer to right-center field off Philadelphia closer Jhoan Duran to flip the script. Riley closed the regular season by going 0-for-11 with six strikeouts in his last three games, dropping his OPS for the campaign to a career-worst .654 in 159 contests. Already the Game 1 hero, Riley could effectively erase all his 2026 struggles if he continues to perform in the playoffs.
Riley is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup with the Astros.
Riley will ride the pine after striking out eight times over his last four games. Mauricio Dubon will man the hot corner and bat fifth for Atlanta during Sunday's series finale against Houston.
Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Phillies.
Riley launched his seventh career home run off Aaron Nola in the seventh inning. The 29-year-old is hitting .235 over 10 September games, though he's homered twice with seven RBI in that span. For the year, he's slashing .223/.294/.369 with 17 long balls, 68 RBI, 59 runs scored and nine steals across 578 plate appearances.
Riley is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
Riley will take a rare day off as Atlanta kicks off its series with the Rockies. Mauricio Dubon moves over to third base and bats sixth.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Picks up steal in win
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Riley went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over Milwaukee in the Little League Classic.
Riley continues to labor near the bottom of the order -- he hasn't hit higher than seventh in the lineup since he batted sixth July 24 in Baltimore. The third baseman has gone 20-for-72 (.278) in August, far better than his .223 average for the season. He's added a .662 OPS, 15 home runs, 60 RBI, 54 runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple and eight stolen bases over 130 contests. His counting stats are nearly identical to a 102-game sample from the 2025 regular season, highlighting his clear and sudden decline in productivity this year.
Riley went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Mets.
Riley fell a triple shy of the cycle, highlighted by a 438-foot blast in the seventh inning. It continued a red-hot August for the third baseman, who's hitting .351 with seven extra-base hits, eight RBI and seven runs scored through 11 games this month. On the year, he's slashing .225/.299/.375 with 15 homers, 58 RBI, 50 runs scored and seven steals across 482 plate appearances.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Belts solo homer Friday
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Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer during Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
Neither team scored through the first seven innings, but Riley broke that drought with a solo homer in the eighth. It was the 14th home run of the season for Riley, who has reached base safely in six of his last seven games, going 9-for-23 with seven RBI and five extra-base hits in that span.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Signs of life at plate
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Riley went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.
It was the fourth straight game with an extra-base hit for Riley, as he got Atlanta on the board in the third inning with a ground-rule double off Eury Perez into the left-field corner. The veteran third baseman is having a career-worst campaign, but he may finally be finding a groove at the plate -- over 18 contests since the All-Star break he's produced a .303/.352/.545 slash line with four doubles, four homers and 13 RBI.
Riley went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Marlins.
Riley provided Atlanta with some insurance in the seventh inning, launching a two-run homer off John King for his 13th long ball of the season. The third baseman has shown signs of heating up in the second half of the season, batting .290 with four home runs across 17 games. Despite the recent surge, Riley is still slashing just .220/.296/.360 on the season, with each mark on pace to be his lowest since his rookie campaign in 2019.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Taking seat Thursday
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Riley is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Nationals.
Riley had started to heat up around the All-Star break, but he's just 6-for-37 with a 2:20 BB:K over his last 10 games. Mauricio Dubon will handle third-base duties while Riley gets a day to clear his head.
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