Casey Mize Exits Early as Braves Beat Tigers 5-2 — Tigers Game Today
The tigers game today turned fast in Atlanta, and the Braves took control with a 5-2 win over the Tigers on April 28, 2026. Casey Mize left in the third inning after straining his groin covering first base, a blow that cut short Detroit’s start and shifted the game’s center of gravity before the middle innings were over.
Atlanta’s third-inning burst
Atlanta opened the scoring with two runs in the third and never gave the lead back. Mike Yastrzemski led off with a double that landed on the right field foul line, Ronald Acuña Jr. followed with an RBI double to left, and Matt Olson drove in Acuña with a line drive to center.
That sequence put the Tigers in a hole before Mize exited. He lasted 2 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, three hits and a walk while striking out three, leaving Detroit to manage the rest of the night without its starter after the groin strain.
Martín Pérez holds the line
Martín Pérez did the rest for Atlanta. He worked five scoreless innings, giving up two hits and four walks while striking out five, and improved to 2-1 with a 2.22 ERA.
The Braves backed him with timely power and contact. Ozzie Albies added a two-run home run in the eighth inning, while Acuña finished 2 for 3 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored, and Yastrzemski also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Tigers injuries pile up
Detroit took another hit in the fifth when Javier Báez left on a cart after injuring his right foot. He hit the base awkwardly with his left foot and his right foot folded under his leg while he fell, adding another injury to a game already shaped by Mize’s exit.
The Braves have now won 11 of their last 13 games, and their pitching held up again after Didier Fuentes tossed two scoreless innings and Tyler Kinley stranded two runners in a scoreless eighth. Aaron Bummer allowed a two-run home run to Wenceel Pérez in the ninth, but Atlanta had already done enough to move ahead in the series, with Tarik Skubal scheduled to face Braves rookie right-hander JR Ritchie in Wednesday’s second game.
