CHICAGO (Interstat) — Grant Holmes pitched six strong innings and Austin Riley drove in both runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Holmes allowed one hit and struck out three in six innings to earn his eighth win. Anthony Kay took the loss despite striking out six over six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits. Raisel Iglesias worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for his 26th save. Hagen Smith struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Chicago. Dylan Lee and Didier Fuentes each added a scoreless inning for Atlanta.

Riley doubled in Mauricio Dubón in the third and singled in Michael Harris II in the seventh. Dubón went 3-for-4. The Braves collected eight hits while the White Sox managed one. Atlanta improved to 75-53, and Chicago fell to 66-61. The win snapped Atlanta’s three-game losing streak. Attendance was 17,052, and the game lasted 2:22.