NEW YORK (Interstat) — Gerrit Cole allowed two earned runs and six hits over seven innings, striking out nine, as the New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Yankee Stadium. The attendance was 45,222 and the game lasted 2 hours 49 minutes.

Cole improved to 5-5. Chris Sale took the loss, falling to 12-7 after surrendering three earned runs in six innings with eight strikeouts. David Bednar recorded his 26th save.

The Yankees scored first in the second inning on an RBI single by Spencer Jones. Atlanta answered with two runs in the fifth, but Jones tripled in a run in the bottom half. George Lombard Jr. homered in the seventh, and Ben Rice added a solo shot in the eighth. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a solo homer in the top of the eighth, and Dominic Smith drove in a run in the ninth, but Atlanta fell short.

Jones finished with two hits and two RBIs. Lombard had two hits, including a home run. The Braves outhit the Yankees 9-8. Atlanta’s record dropped to 70-47, while New York improved to 66-51.