Braves Rally Late to Beat Orioles 7-5 in February 28, 2026 Spring Training Game

Late Atlanta power surge flips game after Orioles tie it early

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in a Grapefruit League spring training game at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Atlanta scored in four separate innings and used a three-homer burst late to build separation before Baltimore closed the gap with two home runs in the ninth.

Atlanta struck first with a two-run second inning. Chadwick Tromp drove in the opening run on a single that scored Derek Hill Keirsey Jr., and Tyler English followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Baltimore answered in the bottom of the second when Coby Mayo lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Adley Rutschman, trimming the margin to 2-1.

The Orioles tied the game in the fourth on a solo home run from Rutschman, evening the score at 2-2 and keeping the game tight through the middle innings.

Decisive eighth inning: three homers, three runs

Atlanta regained the lead in the sixth when Tromp’s groundout brought home a run, pushing the Braves ahead 3-2. The game’s decisive sequence came in the eighth inning, when Atlanta hit three solo home runs: Juan Gil, Caleb Conley (as a pinch hitter), and Tromp. The trio of homers turned a one-run edge into a 6-2 lead and shifted the game’s trajectory in a span of a few batters.

Atlanta added an insurance run in the ninth on a double by Alex Lodise that drove in a run to make it 7-2.

Orioles’ ninth-inning homers make it close, but comeback falls short

Baltimore mounted its biggest push in the ninth, when Vance Honeycutt hit a two-run home run and Sam Huff added a solo homer. The back-to-back power trimmed the deficit to 7-5, but the Orioles did not complete the rally.

• Final score: Braves 7, Orioles 5

• Atlanta totaled 12 hits and committed no errors; Baltimore had five hits and one error.

• Atlanta home runs: Gil, Conley, Tromp

• Baltimore home runs: Rutschman, Honeycutt, Huff

Pitching summary

Braves right-hander Spencer Strider worked two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts. Atlanta’s listed winning pitcher was Jesse Suarez, who threw two scoreless innings. Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish went three innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out five. Yennier Cano took the loss, and Richard Bourassa recorded the save.

Key turning point: Atlanta’s three home runs in the eighth inning created a four-run cushion that held up despite Baltimore’s ninth-inning surge.