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2026 NLDS Preview: Can the Braves topple the Dodgers once more?
Whoa, last night was fun, no? This playoff series win was at least five years in the making, which is exactly the last time the Braves won a playoff series. The Phillies have excelled at beating the Braves in October in recent years, but didn’t have a lot of luck with anyone else. I felt […]
Our first month with an app broke our commenting records
A month ago we announced the release of our new app, which you can find here or by searching SB Nation in your neighborhood app store. Quite a few of you have downloaded it over the past month and have been using it. The goal with this app was to make it easier to join […]
Walt Weiss shares confident expectations for NLDS, plus injury updates
By the time you’re reading this, the Atlanta Braves will either be on the plane to Los Angeles to face off against the Dodgers in the NLDS or already touched down in the City of Angels to meet their opponents in the Divisional Series. Either way, it’s certainly been a whirlwind 24-hour period for the […]
Braves snap 30-year winner-take-all drought with cathartic victory over Phillies
October 17, 1996 feels like forever ago, especially to someone like me, who was born in 1990. “Macarena” was the No. 1 song, while “Independence Day” was the No. 1 movie. Atlanta was just months removed from hosting the Olympics. Walt Weiss still had four years left in his major league career, while Matt Olson […]
What was your favorite part of last night’s win?
Have at it. Here’s mine. Michael Harris II, swinging 2-0, at not even a strike or borderline pitch, and absolutely creaming it for a three-run homer. It upended narratives, even narratives that some attempted to apply postgame. Aaron Nola noted the Braves didn’t chase. Well, not exactly: they didn’t chase sometimes, and Harris did chase, […]
Braves News: Atlanta advances to NLDS, series start times, and more
The Atlanta Braves punched their ticket to the National League Division Series after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Thursday night. Ray Kerr made his postseason debut, giving the Braves everything they asked for and more. He went 3.1 innings and allowed just one hit. He walked one and struck out two. The Braves’ bats […]
Braves core shines and comes up huge in order to punch their ticket to the NLDS
The Atlanta Braves are heading to Los Angeles and they’ve done so by finally getting one over on a Philadelphia Phillies ballclub that has been a thorn in their side for not just this season but for the past few seasons as well. It’s a huge result for the Braves and one that’s made all […]
MLB reveals scheduled start times for NLDS between Braves and Dodgers
It took the Atlanta Braves until the final game of the three-game Wild Card series against the Philadelphia Phillies to advance to the National League Division Series, but advance they did. What awaits them, beginning this weekend, is a match-up against their long-time rival and National League West Division winner Los Angeles Dodgers. MLB has […]
The Braves let it fly and eliminate the Phillies to advance to the NLDS, 6-2
This was an absolutely unreal baseball contest. I don’t have the right words. A sold-out crowd and the home Friday red uniforms energized a Braves squad on the brink of elimination, and the boys delivered some Truist Park magic to begin October baseball. Ray Kerr was magnificent. This lineup – finally and blessedly – let […]
Braves-Phillies Wild Card Game 3 Chat and Discussion: Ray Kerr vs. Aaron Nola
Hello, October. We would like more Braves games this month. The Braves will don the Friday home red uniforms tonight in order to bring those dominant vibes to this Wild Card series finale. Whatever it takes – just win today. Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups
With everything on the line, Braves keep perspective and stay focused ahead of Game 3 of Wild Card Series
So, here we are. One team is going to be having a champagne shower and booking a flight to Los Angeles for the National League Divisional Series and one team will have to face the cold, dark (and in this case, uncertain) offseason having to deal with the extra sting of having been eliminated by […]
Dominic Smith at DH, Mauricio Dubón at shortstop for the Braves in Wild Card Game 3
The Atlanta Braves, after failing to secure the Wild Card series sweep yesterday afternoon to eliminate their division rival Philadelphia Phillies, are looking to save their season and advance. With the shift to 8 PM ET for tonight’s game time, Walt Weiss had a few more hours to game plan to face a potential “Oops, […]
October baseball for Atlanta begins with Ray Kerr on the mound for Game 3 vs. Phillies
In a year where the (not particularly inspiring) tagline for playoff baseball is “No Time Like October”, only one out of four Wild Card series made it to today, the actual first day of the month. Aren’t we so lucky that it was Braves vs. Phillies? /s Two games into the postseason and three sweeps […]
Ray Kerr announced as Wild Card Series Game 3 starter for Braves
With the Postseason run on the line, the Atlanta Braves are now in a situation where they’ll likely be leaning on their bullpen to get them through to the Divisional Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. There was an open question as to whether or not Grant Holmes would get the start or if they’d go […]
Can the Braves actually let it fly?
No real body text. Braves hit a homer on Tuesday. They didn’t give up any. They won. They gave up three homers on Wednesday, and didn’t hit any. They lost. Why make your slogan “let it fly” if you’re going to get massively outhomered this way? Nothing else needs to be said. If they hit […]
Braves News: Game 3 drama, Tyler Mahle, more
Well it’s here, the terrifying game 3 to decide whether the Braves’ season is over and against a division rival. They’ll have to go into it facing likely Zack Wheeler and without a true starting pitcher of their own. It is expected that Grant Holmes will play a major role and that Ray Kerr will […]
Walt Weiss discusses bullpen decisions and game-time injury situation for Tyler Mahle
Welp, you kinda just knew that this was going to be in the future for these clubs, huh? After another close game was decided on a knife’s edge, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are heading to a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Wild Card Series. There were twists and turns but at the […]
Tyler Mahle shines but Braves lose in extra innings forcing game three
The Atlanta Braves faced the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of the Wild Card series in a chance to clinch the series and move on to the next round. Tyler Mahle, the key trade deadline acquisition, took the mound for the Braves. He has been on fire in the second half of the season for […]
Braves vs Phillies Wild Card chat and discussion: Tyler Mahle vs Cristopher Sánchez
The Atlanta Braves are looking to secure a Wild Card series win today behind Tyler Mahle. Mahle only allowed one earned run against the Phillies in thirteen innings against them earlier this month. Cristopher Sánchez is pitching for the Phillies. Overall he has had a fantastic season, but has an ERA north of five this […]
Walt Weiss “leans on personal history” for lineup choices in Game 2 of Wild Card Series
Hot off the heels of winning Game 1 in dramatic fashion, the Atlanta Braves will have another big challenge on their hands if they’re planning on finishing off this series in two games against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cristopher Sánchez is getting the ball for Philadelphia to start Game 2 and as such, the Braves have […]
Murphy at catcher while others shift around in Braves lineup
The Atlanta Braves offense has been hot and cold all season long. This has led to multiple shifts in not only which players are in the lineup, but also where they hit in the lineup. This makes sense because if it is not working, there is not reason to keep it the same. In the […]
Braves look to secure Wild Card series win behind Tyler Mahle
Yesterday afternoon the Atlanta Braves won a roller coaster of a game as the lead changed four times. Ultimately Austin Riley had his redemption arc and hit the go-ahead three run HR off of Jhoan Duran fastball that was in the triple digits in the eighth inning. Tyler Mahle, the Braves’ best trade deadline pickup […]
Can one swing redeem a season?
There’s no real answer here. Coverage of Game 2 will also start quite soon. Have at it if you want, or just wait around for actual game-related stuff. I will say that even though it was super-awesome, Austin Riley’s three-run go-ahead blast didn’t actually register that high on cWPA. Even among the current Braves run […]
Braves News: Austin Riley heroic, Walt Weiss press conference, and more
It was an exciting afternoon at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 to take Game 1 of the National League Wild Card. Chris Sale got the start and was brilliant. In 6.1 innings, he recorded nine strikeouts and issued one walk. He was charged with three earned runs. The Atlanta […]
Austin Riley takes advantage of clean slate, delivers major postseason moment
No one needed a clean slate more than Austin Riley. In what has been a gradual fall-off since his three straight top-10 NL MVP finishes from 2021-23, the Braves third baseman bottomed out this season. Not only was the power still diminished —a third straight season with less than 20 homers after he hit a […]
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