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Braves News: Martin Perez, taking care of business, more

Martin Perez has given this Braves team 121.0 important innings of reasonably well pitched and fortunate innings this season. It was far from a lock that he would make the roster and he was even DFA’d, but those innings have been very important to Atlanta’s current position. He hasn’t pitched like a 3.05 ERA pitcher, […]

Braves offense does just enough to back stellar pitching

After a late scratch of the Rockies’ starting pitcher, the Braves were hoping to secure a series win against the Colorado bullpen with Martin Perez on the mound. The game started slowly, with scattered baserunners but no runs, exactly what you’d expect in a matchup between Martin Perez and the Rockies bullpen in 2026. The […]

Start of Braves-Rockies delayed due to rain

The bad news is that today’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies won’t be starting on time. The tarp has been on the field for just over half an hour now , as scattered showers have once again hit The Battery. It’s kind of similar to what happened on Friday night, which […]

Mauricio Dubon returns to the cleanup spot, playing shortstop

After a good night from Ronald Acuna on Friday, he slots back in batting second behind Baldwin, as Mauricio Dubon returns to batting cleanup. The Braves have a fairly soft pitching matchup tonight, so hopefully they can get some more offensive momentum going. Meanwhile, the Rockies lineup can be viewed below. As you can see, […]

Braves look for series win behind Martin Perez

Well after two electric series against the two best teams in the NL, the Braves have quite the drop-off in competition, facing the Rockies. They took care of business on Friday night behind Grant Holmes and will now hope for another win behind Martin Perez in what is a favorable pitching matchup for Atlanta, despite […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Augusta trio strikes out 16 in win

All in all, it was a very productive day down on the farm filled with high-powered offenses and stellar pitching performances led mostly by Augusta. Let’s dive into it all. (66-63) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (57-71) Louisville Bats 5 Box Score In what was an exciting back-and-forth affair, Gwinnett managed to squeak out a narrow win […]

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Do you want to name this Georgia kitty?

The cat distribution system is functioning in Lawrenceville, Georgia this week. The Gwinnett Stripers were blessed with a little baby orange furball yesterday. Check out that third from the last panel. My word, I don’t need anything else to take care and shelter at the moment, but I’m finding a blanket for this handsome fellow […]

Braves News: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach updates, and more

The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news on the pitching front Friday, as two starting pitchers will be undergoing surgery. Right-hander Hurston Waldrep will undergo Tommy John surgery, requiring him to miss all of the 2027 season. Fellow righty Spencer Schwellenbach will undergo surgery on the same elbow he fractured last year. There has not […]

Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach will have surgery, plus updates on Spencer Strider and Robert Suarez

The Atlanta Braves have announced that injured starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep will have to undergo “Tommy John” surgery and fellow starter Spencer Schwellenbach will also have surgery on the same elbow fracture he suffered last year. Waldrep will likely miss all of 2027. No timetable on Schwellenbach is available. More information is below. Ahead of […]

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Grant Holmes starts the Friday night showdown in Rockies series opener

TGIF, folks. How are we feeling after that series sweep? For most enjoyers of the sport, those three games were hailed as “good baseball.” Now that we’re on the other side of it, I agree, but it was a very stressful three nights. Brandon Gaudin wasn’t lying when he called it “a taste of October” […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Luis Guanipa Goes Deep

Luis Guanipa has started to find some success in Rome, and started out his night with his third High-A home run and 14th of the year. He was unfortunately the only Emps batter who was awake, but the other levels provided some spark on the offensive end. In Triple-A Garrett Baumann is back with the […]

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What’s your favorite Chris Sale memory?

Was it last night? Him receiving his sword? Maybe some specific start from earlier this year… or 2024? Maybe, in retrospect, it’s just learning that he was acquired for Vaughn Grissom, with the Red Sox paying him to pitch in Atlanta that year. Floor is yours, I’m gonna go back to watching last night’s performance.

Braves News: Chris Sale throws shutout, Robert Suarez update, and more

It was a night to remember for Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves, who completed the sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday’s 1-0 win. Sale was dominant, throwing his first shutout since 2019. He went the distance, throwing a complete game and allowing just five hits. He struck out 11.  Drake Baldwin accounted […]

Braves vs. Dodgers series recap: A spectacularly strange sweep

Shohei Ohtani ending a game stranded at third base with a leadoff triple. An .066 hitter coming up huge with a walk-off hit. A game ending 1-0 where the only run was scored on the first pitch of the game for the winning team. We all know that baseball is a deeply weird sport and […]

Sale on brooms: ace’s shutout sweeps away Dodgers, 1-0

Chris Sale is a consummate ace. It seems unlikely that anyone would contest this at this point, but if they ever do… just point ‘em at this game. In a marquee pitching matchup that featured Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the other side, it was Sale and the Braves that prevailed, as the grizzled southpaw gave Atlanta […]

Ha-Seong Kim starts at short, Ronald Acuña Jr. gets a day off

Lineup shuffles are all the rage: Honestly, this is just a strange-looking lineup. Mauricio Dubon is still hitting cleanup, but Ozzie Albies slides up to second in Ronald Acuña Jr.’s absence. Lane Thomas DHes against a righty, even though Dominic Smith and Sean Murphy are still on the roster. But hey, yesterday’s hero gets a start […]

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Braves go for sweep of Dodgers as Chris Sale duels another ace

When the Braves took a series against the Dodgers in May by winning consecutive 7-2 contests after dropping the first game, it was an unexpected but welcome surprise amid an incredible two-month run of performance for the squad. With the Braves winning the first two games of this series against the Dodgers amid something resembling […]

Worst-To-First Retrospective: NLCS MVP Steve Avery reflects on the 1991 season

It’s been 35 years since the 1991 Atlanta Braves changed the trajectory of the franchise with an improbable run to the World Series and a classic encounter with the Minnesota Twins.  Though Atlanta came up short in that seven-game showdown, that season launched a sustained run of success for the team and introduced a new generation […]

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Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe homers in Gwinnett win

All told it was a banner day down on the farm as both the pitching and offense was in top form from triple-A to low-A. Let’s dive into it all. (64-63) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (57-69) Louisville Bats 2 Box Score In what could best be described as an improbable run, Brett Sears continues to flash […]

Was that the game of the year (so far)? If not, what was?

Boy, that was a memorable game for all sorts of reasons: … and of course, Kim coming through with a solid, 100+ mph, nearly 75+ mph bat speed single to win the game. Maybe the only competition was the Chadwick Tromp Game (Braves score two in the tenth to tie, including a Tromp RBI, then […]

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