SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Truist Park. Pfaadt allowed two hits and struck out seven to improve to 7-1. Chris Sale took the loss, allowing one run over six innings with nine strikeouts, dropping to 12-8.

Arizona scored in the first inning when Gabriel Moreno grounded out, bringing home Geraldo Perdomo. Tim Tawa homered in the ninth for an insurance run. Perdomo went 4 for 5. Moreno drove in the run. The Diamondbacks had 10 hits and two sacrifice hits; Atlanta had three hits.

Brandyn Garcia earned his fourth save with a scoreless ninth inning, striking out two. Juan Morillo pitched a scoreless eighth, allowing one hit. Didier Fuentes and Dylan Dodd each worked a scoreless inning for Atlanta.

Attendance was 35,106, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Arizona improved to 65-58; Atlanta fell to 73-49. The teams continue the series Saturday.