To paraphrase a wise fictional man, three wins in a row “is called a winning streak. It has happened before.” Now, it’s finally happened for the Atlanta Braves, who have returned home and swept the Minnesota Twins out of town. The three-game winning streak is now their longest run of good form all season and … Read more
The Atlanta Braves looked down in the doldrums for the vast majority of this contest. That was until the lineup came alive with five runs in the eighth inning to pull off a major comeback in a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The first two innings of this game felt like a typical April … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves fell to 5-13 on the season after they dropped a 3-1 matinee affair against the Blue Jays. The return of Spencer Strider was a solid one, as he went five innings, struck out five batters and only gave up two runs on five hits and a walk. All in … Read more
Well the Braves’ injured ace returned to action Wednesday and looked roughly like himself, but the offense had an abysmal outing again and spoiled Strider’s return. Matt Olson sounded pretty frustrated after the game and you can’t blame him. Olson in particular has been victim to some absolutely brutal BABIP luck early this season, but … Read more
The struggling Atlanta Braves went north of the border to take on the AL East leading Toronto Blue in a matchup that did not look too promising. Marcell Ozuna was out due to hip inflammation and the Braves trotted out a lineup that looked like it was one half of a split squad game. Grant … Read more
Braves Franchise History 1925: The Boston Braves release Stuffy McInnis. He will sign with the Pirates and hit .368 in 59 games while playing in his fifth World Series. 1953: The Braves play their first game since moving to Milwaukee and defeat the Reds, 2-0. 1954: Hank Aaron makes his major league debut for the … Read more
On Saturday evening, the Atlanta Braves finally picked up their first road win of the season in a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Picking up the road win was huge, as the Braves will be heading into today’s series finale with a shot at picking up their first road series win of … Read more
(5-6) Gwinnett Stripers 6, (5-7) Norfolk Tides 1 Spencer Strider, SP: 5.1IP 3H 1ER 2BB 13K, 1.32 ERA Dylan Dodd, RP: 1.2IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K, 14.54 ERA Jake Marisnick, CF: 1-for-3, HR, R, 2 RBI, .138/.242/.276 Cody Milligan, RF: 2-for-3, BB, .333/.400/.429 Box Score This game was brought to you by Spencer Strider who … Read more
Thursday night’s game had it all — including a near three-hour rain delay — but the Atlanta Braves won a thriller over the Phillies, 4-2, in 11 innings to pick up their first series win of the year. It was more of the same offensive for Atlanta, which scored one run through 10 innings against … Read more
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo López underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right shoulder on Tuesday. Fortunately, there was no structural damage. He will be reevaluated in July and shut down from throwing until then. Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery today turned out to be a cleanup. No structural damage. He’ll be shut down until he’s re-evaluated … Read more