WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Atlanta finally got the kind of night the road trip had been missing.
According to the Associated Press recap carried by Atlanta News First, the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Sunday night, Aug. 23, in the Little League Classic at Historic Bowman Field. USA TODAY’s game report matches the final score and the same core sequence.
USA TODAY lists Atlanta at 76-55 after the win. ANF notes it was only the Braves’ second win in seven games.
How Atlanta scored
Per ANF’s AP write-up:
- Mauricio Dubón’s fly ball bounced over the right-field wall for a ground-rule double in the second, scoring the first run.
- Sean Murphy drove in another run with an infield single in the fourth.
- Dubón later walked, went to third on Austin Riley’s single, and scored when Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn mishandled a ground ball in the sixth — making it 3-1.
- Michael Harris II answered Milwaukee’s late push with a solo homer in the ninth, his 21st of the season, on an 0-2 slider from Aaron Ashby. USA TODAY put the shot at 380 feet over the right-field fence.
Mahle and Iglesias close the door
Tyler Mahle (5-10) worked five innings, allowing one run on six hits, per ANF. He struck out four and walked two, according to USA TODAY.
Raisel Iglesias recorded a four-out save, his 27th of the season. ANF says he retired pinch-hitter Gary Sánchez on a pop-up with the potential tying run at third in the eighth, then closed the ninth. USA TODAY describes the final out as a checked-swing dribbler from Jake Bauers that Iglesias turned into a game-ending double play with Dubón.
Brewers’ half of the ledger
- Jake Bauers tied the game earlier with an RBI single (ANF/USA TODAY).
- Rookie Luis Lara, in for injured center fielder Garrett Mitchell, tripled home Christian Yelich in the eighth to make it 3-2 (both sources).
- Shane Drohan (6-5) took the loss after two runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings (ANF).
- Mitchell left after a 94 mph Mahle fastball bruised his forearm while he tried to bunt in the fourth (ANF).
What’s next (as of the recaps)
ANF says the Braves host the Dodgers beginning Tuesday, with Bryce Elder lined up opposite Tyler Glasnow.
What this package is — and is not
This is a game recap grounded in the AP/ANF report and USA TODAY’s live game write-up. It is not a full box score reprint, injury diagnosis beyond what those outlets reported, or a claim about postseason clinching math beyond the win-loss figures they published.
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