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Braves Minor League Recap: Homers galore as Eric Hartman, Tate Southisene, and Owen Carey each homer
(41-38) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (45-35) Nashville Sounds 5 Box Score A continuation from Saturday’s game ended with a good result for the Gwinnett Stripers as the pitching staff did just enough to preserve an early lead to give the Stripers the win. Austin Gomber originally got the start but after rain caused the game to […]
I’m tired, boss. Are you tired? Do you think the Braves are tired?
Nothing caps off misery even better than immediately wheeling your approach around to something completely different to try to win a series, only to get destroyed by bloop hits, swinging bunts, and your own defensive miscues. I won’t dwell on it. This is not a great week for me, so I’ll probably do stuff like […]
Braves News: West Coast Woes, AJ Smith-Shawver Rehab Starts, More
June cannot end soon enough for the Atlanta Braves. It was another miserable week for the Braves, as Sunday was just the latest disappointing performance despite another awesome effort from ace Chris Sale. It truly has been an entire month of struggles for the Braves, who know see that the NL East division lead is […]
Braves blunders overshadow Sale’s strong start in another Giants series loss
In a pitching duel at Oracle Park, it was the Braves who faltered, leaving Chris Sale on the hook for a loss despite a good performance in a way that’s frustrating and familiar. Sage or something stronger may be needed to get the stink of this team, both bats AND gloves. Generally, the Braves were […]
AJ Smith-Shawver set for rehab start in Single-A
We may be tracking toward seeing a bright blue glove back on the mound for the Atlanta Braves later this summer. In an interview with BravesVision, Braves president of baseball operations and GM Alex Anthopolous shared that AJ Smith-Shawver will make a start in Single-A with the Augusta GreenJackets to kick off his rehab assignment. […]
Braves vs. Giants Chat and Discussion: Chris Sale vs. Robbie Ray
First pitch for today’s series finale in San Francisco is at 4:05 pm ET. Game Notes Pitching matchup Lineups ICYMI Carlos2 news: Carlos Santana and Carlos Carrasco signed to MiLB deals Hartman hype train: Grant McAuley’s conversation with Rome Emperor and Braves top prospecct Eric Hartman, who homered again this afternoon All-Star voting: Five Braves […]
Ha-Seong Kim starts third straight game against the Giants in road trip rubber match
Beautiful day in the Bay for the 50th win of the season, who says no? Well, it may be the Braves offense, if last night is any indication. Logan Webb was as excellent as advertised, unfortunately. It’d be great to see some signs of life in this last West Coast road game of the season […]
Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Chris Sale to start Sunday series finale versus San Francisco
Even with the recent swamp-like weather conditions going on in metro Atlanta, the Braves will be more than ready to hop on the Delta flight back home after a nightmarish week in California. Kudos to all of you who stayed up late for some terrible baseball. There is one last game to play in the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene Hits First Rome Homer
Saturday saw the teams in the Atlanta Braves organization take three out of five games, with the sixth one being suspended in the first inning. The big story of the day had to be Tate Southisene’s first homer since being promoted to High-A Rome, though Isaiah Drake’s red hot streak continued with another homer and […]
Does Tim Hyers need to go?
The offensive deluge of the first two months of the baseball calendar has been replaced with a dribble in June. Through May, the Braves were second in home runs, third in batting average, slugging, wRC+ and xwOBA. And they were way out in front. In June, they are 27th in batting average, 28th in slugging, […]
Braves News: Carlos Santana signing, pitching struggles, more
The Braves’ starting pitching has been absolutely abysmal in June, after being much maligned in the offseason for lack of depth, but surprisingly productive to start the season. It really is “Chris Sale and pray” right now, which is a bigger problem when Sale performs best on extra rest and the offense is struggling. It […]
Braves fall to Giants as Bryce Elder gets shelled again
On May 22, Bryce Elder completed six innings against the Washington Nationals to lower his ERA on the season to 1.97. His FIP sat at a reasonable 3.31 and even his 3.84 xFIP was totally palatable. Flash forward to Saturday night — a span of six starts — and after surrendering five more runs to […]
Braves add first baseman Carlos Santana on MiLB deal, per report
Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Atlanta Braves are adding long-time big league first baseman Carlos Santana on a minor league deal. Santana, 40, was release by the Arizona Diamondbacks last week. Santana made his big league debut with Cleveland in 2010 and the switch-hitter was known for becoming a highly-effective defender while drawing […]
Braves @ Giants Game Thread 6/27/2026
Join us and discuss tonight’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Saturday, June 27, 9:05 p.m. EDT Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA TV: BravesVision Streaming: MLB.tv Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
Ha-Seong Kim starts again, Drake Baldwin bats cleanup against the Giants
Ha-Seong Kim is getting a third straight start at shortstop and batting ninth, as he continues to set a torridly awful pace for value and production this season. Drake Baldwin is catching and batting cleanup and the Braves really need him to find his swing again, as he has struggled since returning from injury. That […]
Braves hope for a good Bryce Elder start in the bay
After making the pitching work behind Reynaldo Lopez Friday for a win in Lopez’ return to the rotation, the Braves will hope for a successful more traditional start from Bryce Elder on Saturday night. Elder has been pretty rough of late and Logan Webb is on the mound for the Giants, so this isn’t the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Isaiah Drake, Michael Martinez, Alex Lodise with strong days
(40-38) Gwinnett Stripers 13, (45-34) Nashville Sounds 10 Box Score Strong bullpen pitching and very clutch hitting was the recipe for success for the Stripers come from behind victory. Three bullpen arms got it done, after starter Garrett Baumann was forced out in the third inning. It was a very rough start for Garrett Baumann […]
What do we make of Hurston Waldrep?
Hurston Waldrep was pulled out of Nashville on Thursday afternoon and put on a flight to San Francisco. He had worked himself up to 4 2/3 innings five days before this appearance. He is 16 weeks removed from his surgery to remove loose bodies from his throwing elbow, and admitted that this is his Spring […]
Braves News: Robert Suarez to injured list, losing streak snapped, and more
The Atlanta Braves bullpen took another hit as right-hander Robert Suarez has been placed on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to June 23. In addition, fellow righty Hurston Waldrep was recalled to Atlanta, and Carlos Carrasco has elected free agency. Suarez has been a huge asset to the bullpen […]
Braves potpourri of pitching leads to 3-1 win over Giants
The Braves used six pitchers on Friday night to snap their four-game losing skid and finally get a west coast win, taking down the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, at Oracle Park on a foggy night. Reynaldo Lopez started the game and was shaky in the first, allowing San Francisco’s lone run to score. Despite decreased […]
Braves at Giants chat and discussion: Reynaldo Lopez and Hurston Waldrep vs. Trevor McDonald
I don’t know why it took the Giants ages to announce Trevor McDonald, the guy whose turn it was all along. Sigh.
Braves place Robert Suarez on 15-day IL; call up Hurston Waldrep
Despite getting reliever Tyler Kinley back from injury a couple of days ago, the Braves will now be without one of their best bullpen arms for the near future. Robert Suarez was unavailable during the Padres series due to what was being described as “right forearm tightness” and now it’s turned out that that ailment […]
Michael Harris II, Mauricio Dubon at top of lineup against Giants
There was a point, less than four hours from first pitch, when the Giants hadn’t announced a starter, and neither team had announced a lineup. Closer to three hours now, we have the lineups, but still no actual known Giants starter or opener. In light of that, the Braves have this lineup going: The top […]
Braves pivot to Reynaldo Lopez, hope to avoid sliding into the Bay
Alright, it’s Friday, this game preview is going up in the mid-afternoon because this game is happening very late if you are on East Coast time, and I’m going to take a quick detour because I’m not sure how many people even read game previews in general, much less read game previews that will go […]
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