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Spencer Strider gets the nod as Braves seek sweep of Reds
This week’s Braves road trip has already been a success. They’ve won two more series, bringing their series record to 16-2-1 on the season. They became the first team to reach 40 wins with Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds, reaching a season-high 21 games above .500. Atlanta looks to make it a 5-1 […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Campos, Lodise Have Multi-Hit Days
Saturday was a rough day down on the Atlanta Braves farm system, as the teams in the organization combined to drop all six games played. Making things tougher were a JR Ritchie start that lasted just a third of an inning, plus another less than impressive start from Lucas Braun. There were some positives though, […]
Where do you rate Great American Ballpark?
I was in Cincinnati and Great American Ballpark. I have to say, regardless of the outcome, that I really liked it. Yes, it’s small. Not just the outfield dimensions, though. It’s cute, as the wife remarked. I feel that the rows are closer together in the lower bowl. I didn’t realize how pitched the right […]
Braves News: The MVP version of Ronald Acuña Jr. has arrived, 40-19, more
This season is going astonishingly well in Atlanta. They are the first team to 40 wins despite missing half of their projected rotation, having missed time from Ronald Acuna and Drake Baldwin, Ha-Seong Kim only playing 12 games and being astonishingly bad, and Austin Riley struggling. Now Schwellenbach, Waldrep, and Smith-Shawver are progressing back towards […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. homers twice, as Braves power past Reds 5-2
With two veteran serviceable but uninspiring pitchers on the mound in the Great American Ballpark, this had the looks of a high-scoring affair on paper. Six batters were all it took to get through the first inning, as Martin Perez walked the only baserunner and got a double-play to erase him. The Braves struck first […]
Braves vs Reds Game Thread: 5/30/2026
You can check out more on the pitching matchup in the game preview here and the lineups here. Join us and discuss the game in the comments below! Game Info Game Time: Saturday, May 30th, 7:15 pm EDT Location: Great American Ball Park, , Cincinnati, OH Watch: FOX Radio/Audio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
Austin Riley, Ha-Seong Kim sit on Saturday
The Braves are giving two struggling infielders a break on Saturday, though for Kim this is becoming the new normal, as the $20 million shortstop is sitting for the third straight day with Jorge Mateo simply outplaying him so far this season. It’s only been 12 games for Kim, but he did not look like […]
Braves hope to take series in Cincy behind Martin Perez
The Braves have a chance to win their series against a solid Reds team in Cincy with a win tonight and give them a chance for another Sunday sweep. Martin Perez takes the mound for Atlanta and he is posting near-career-best numbers through 46.2 innings, with strikeout and walk rates that near his career highs […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tanner Smith homers, triples in Augusta’s win
Atlanta’s minor league affiliates went .500 on Friday as Augusta and Rome came away victorious in their respective matchups. (29-26) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (33-22) Nashville Sounds 4 Box Score Gwinnett came up short on Friday despite jumping out to an early lead against Nashville. The Stripers plated two runs in their first trip to the […]
Is Ronald Acuña Jr. back now?
It’s only been two hits. Two hits over two days. Can you declare someone back from the dead after two hits, especially in such venues as Fenway Park and Great American Ball Park? But did you see the hits though? Let me help you with that. Here’s Thursday in Boston: And here’s last night in […]
Braves News: Carlos Carrasco saga, offense strong in series opener, and more
The Atlanta Braves continued the Carlos Carrasco saga ahead of Friday’s series opener. The club recalled right-hander Anthony Molina to Atlanta before designating Carrasco for assignment. The move marks the third time this season that Carrasco has been DFA’d. Assuming the same trend continues, he will rejoin the organization via a minor league deal. As […]
Braves bats stay hot as they take first game against Reds
The Atlanta Braves have scored the second most runs MLB so far this season and had plans of continuing this trend while facing the Reds an their started Chris Paddack and his 6.86 ERA. The first inning started off with a bang. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the fourth pitch he saw for a solo shot […]
Braves at Reds chat and discussion: Grant Holmes vs Chris Paddack
The Atlanta Braves and their offense which is currently second in MLB in runs scored will to Cincinnati to take on the Reds who are 5-5 in their last ten games. The Reds have the fourth worst team ERA in MLB while sporting an offense that is right at league average being fourteenth in MLB […]
Jorge Mateo back in the lineup for the Braves
The Atlanta Braves have lost three of their last five games, and their offense has been a roller coaster. They scored seven and ten runs respectively in their last two wins, but scored zero runs twice and one run in the other game. Still, their offense ranks as second in MLB in total runs scored. […]
Grant Holmes looks to help Braves beat the Reds
The Atlanta Braves are coming off a fun series against the Red Sox where we saw the bats go crazy twice and completely silent once. The Braves will now take their elite offense to Cincinnati and face the back end of the Red’s rotation. Today Grant Holmes and his 3.78 ERA will face off against […]
Anthony Molina recalled ahead of Reds series opener, Carlos Carrasco DFA’d
Despite garnering 14% of the vote in our alternative Player of the Game poll after the Braves were shut out in Boston, Carlos Carrasco has been designated for assignment for the third time this season. If the last two go-arounds are anything to go by, the minor league contract is piping-hot off the printer and […]
NCAA tournament Watch Guide for Braves draft picks
The NCAA baseball tournament kicks off today. In between Braves games, let’s watch your school play and get to know some potential draft picks. The ones on our watch list are gonna sign and in some cases paid handsomely. The Braves have the eighth highest draft pool next July. So why not join Atlanta and […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake Goes Deep
There was plenty to like on the offensive end at the lower levels, with some top prospects going off for big games in wins. Isaiah Drake broke a nearly two-week long streak of no extra base hits with an impressive home run in a Rome win, a game that was also marked by another great […]
What’s Mike Yastrzemski been doing with his copious free time?
More of a silly one today than anything else. Mike Yastrzemski started off… poorly… with his new team. He had a 71 wRC+ through April 15; it dipped to 60 by the time April ended. On May 9, he was down to 46. And then, some stuff happened. He hit two homers, amid six total […]
Braves News: Series win in Boston, road trip continues with Reds, and more
The Atlanta Braves were firing on all cylinders as they collected a series win after Thursday’s 10-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Chris Sale was solid, throwing five innings of two-run ball. He issued three walks and struck out eight. Ronald Acuña Jr. showed a major sign of life and launched a grand slam […]
Braves at Red Sox series recap: Fireworks at Fenway for Atlanta
After a rare disappointing series (against the Washington Nationals, no less), the Atlanta Braves had no choice but to lick their wounds and keep it pushing against their traditional (league-mandated) interleague rivals in the form of the Boston Red Sox. Considering that the top of the rotation was going to be in action, there was […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. grand slam powers 10-2 win as Braves win another series over Boston
We, the spoiled denizens of Braves Country, have made our displeasure known about the recent offensive outages. Some of it warranted (dropping a series to the Nats at home). We may have said things we regret. I’m taking your Ronald Acuña Jr. apology forms riiight here. The Braves will finish 4-2 against the Red Sox […]
Braves vs. Red Sox Chat and Discussion: Chris Sale vs. Payton Tolle
Cincinnati awaits, but first let’s win a series! ICYMI Pitching preview Lineups
Dominic Smith starts at DH for Braves in Boston series finale
Three straight games in Boston facing a left-handed pitcher means largely the same lineup from Walt Weiss. Will we see the boys that hit bombs from Game 1, or the Braves that get blanked from Game 2? Weiss is, however, hitting the Dominic Smith button here instead of trotting out Eli White or Jorge Mateo […]
Let’s watch Bob Horner hit four homers in one game for the Braves back in 1986
The Atlanta Braves franchise suffered another major blow recently, as former star Bob Horner passed away at the age of 68. It’s a tough loss for fans who were around to watch this team during their tumultuous period during the 1980s, since Horner was such an important figure to the Braves during that point in […]
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