Braves 2, Yankees 1: Michael Harris II Wins It in the 10th

August 9, 2026 - The Bronx - A night after Gerrit Cole and Chris Sale traded zeroes for six innings before an eighth-inning homer war settled it, this series went right back to the well. Different starters, same shape: two pitchers who barely allowed anything, and a game that needed extra innings to find a winner.

Cam Schlittler struck out 11 over seven innings, but the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings on a Michael Harris II single that finally ended it.

Two starters, one earned run between them for six innings

Grant Holmes matched Schlittler for six shutout innings, and neither offense managed a hit that mattered until the seventh. Holmes' final line, six innings, three hits, no runs, was the best start of his season against a Yankees lineup that had scored early and often in Saturday's series opener.

Schlittler was arguably even better. Seven innings, three hits, one earned run, 11 strikeouts, zero walks: the kind of line that wins most nights and simply ran into a Braves pitching staff having an equally good one.

Solo shots, then a 10th inning that finally broke

Matt Olson put Atlanta ahead with a solo homer in the seventh, snapping the scoreless tie the moment both starters had left the game. New York had an answer ready. Trent Grisham tied it with a solo shot of his own in the eighth, and for the second straight night this series came down to which bullpen could hold a one-run margin longer.

Both did, all the way to the 10th. Atlanta got the automatic runner in scoring position, and Harris delivered a single to right that brought the go-ahead run home. New York's half of the 10th ended without the tying run crossing, and a series that opened with the Yankees stealing a slugfest closed with the Braves stealing a pitchers' duel.

A series that decided nothing and proved everything

Split two games, 5-4 and 2-1, both decided by a single run, both featuring a starter who deserved a better fate than a no-decision. Sale got outscored in a shootout Saturday. Schlittler got outlasted in a grinder Sunday. Somewhere between those two games is a fair account of what both rotations can do when they're at their best, which is nearly shut a good lineup down completely.

For Atlanta, salvaging a split with a struggling offense finding just enough is a result worth taking on the road. For New York, a series against a team fighting for relevance instead produced two of the tighter, better-pitched games either club will play all month.

AthX Engine angle

Schlittler led all pitchers on the August 9 slate not named Sean Manaea, posting 27 AthX Engine fantasy points in a no-decision. Holmes' shutout innings were worth 17 fantasy points in the win.

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*Sources: MLB.com gameday final, ESPN recap, AthX Engine daily scoring for August 9, 2026. Information only; not financial advice.*