The Braves defeated the Pirates 3-1 in spring training, with Riley hitting a two-run homer.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in spring training, with Austin Riley hitting a two-run homer in the third. Pirates' 2025 NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes allowed one run in 2 1/3 innings, walked four, and lost four strike calls on challenges using the automated ball-strike system. Atlanta’s pitching staff struck out 13, led by Bryce Elder with three. In other games, Vance Honeycutt hit a solo homer to lift Baltimore past Tampa Bay 4-3, Toronto tied Detroit on errors and a single, Boston beat Minnesota 5-2, Philadelphia defeated a Detroit split squad 5-1, Houston beat Miami 5-1, and St. Louis shut out New York 3-0 on Nolan Gorman’s three-run homer.