SANDY SPRINGS (Interstat) — The Cincinnati Reds will visit the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Truist Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. Cincinnati is the visiting team, and Atlanta is the home team. The Reds enter at 73-85. The Braves enter at 93-65 and have won three of the five most recent meetings listed between the teams. Atlanta took Wednesday’s matchup 3-2, while Cincinnati won 4-0 on Tuesday. Earlier this season, Atlanta won 8-3 on May 29 and 5-2 on May 30, and Cincinnati won 6-4 on May 31.

Cincinnati’s probable pitchers are Brady Singer (6-15) and Tyler Mahle (7-10). Andrew Abbott is a player to watch for the Reds. In his most recent outing, Abbott allowed two earned runs on six hits over seven innings with one walk and six strikeouts in a 3-2 loss at Atlanta on Wednesday. He allowed one earned run over 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 16. He gave up eight earned runs in two innings at Milwaukee on Sept. 11. He also allowed one earned run over four innings against Milwaukee on Sept. 5 and seven earned runs over three innings at Chicago on Aug. 29.

Chris Sale is a player to watch for Atlanta. Sale struck out 10 and allowed one earned run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Cincinnati. He allowed three earned runs over seven innings against Philadelphia on Sept. 11 and two earned runs over six innings at Philadelphia on Sept. 4. All three of those recent starts were wins. He struck out six in the Sept. 11 win and seven in the Sept. 4 win.

The weather forecast for game time is 72 degrees. Cincinnati recently lost two of three to the Chicago Cubs, including a 9-1 loss Sunday, and dropped three of four to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta swept a three-game series at Houston from Sept. 18-20 before losing 4-0 to Cincinnati on Tuesday and winning 3-2 on Wednesday. The Braves also won two of three against Philadelphia from Sept. 11-13 and lost two of three at the Chicago Cubs from Sept. 14-16. After this game, Cincinnati is scheduled to visit Toronto for three games beginning Friday. Atlanta is set to visit Miami for three games beginning Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 6. Interstat’s ELO system gives Atlanta a 62.9 percent probability to win. Atlanta has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 7.5.