What a difference a week makes. Or maybe more apt, what a difference a five-game series against the Miami Marlins makes. The Atlanta Braves played eight games this week – but after being swept at home by the world-beating Milwaukee Brewers – they took four-of-the-five games they played against the Marlins for a break-even week … Read more
Looking to sweep the doubleheader vs Miami, the Braves were hoping that Erick Fedde could best former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara. Things went well for the first few innings, as both pitchers managed scattered baserunners (including a well-hit Harris single) through three scoreless innings. The scoring started in the fourth, as the Marlins struck … Read more
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Hoping to even the series (I guess), the Braves bring Marcell Ozuna back into the lineup as DH, but bats seventh, a precipitous drop. The now part-time DH drops in the lineup as his struggles continue and his time in Atlanta likely wraps up. Drake Baldwin continues to bat cleanup, getting the start at catcher … Read more
With the 2025 MLB trade deadline quickly approaching, an Atlanta Braves decision surrounding Marcell Ozuna and his near-term future with the franchise could be taking an interesting turn. Ozuna, who has been the subject of trade rumors with the Braves starting Saturday 9.5 games out of the final National League wild-card spot, wasn’t in the … Read more
The Atlanta Braves begin the second half of the 2025 MLB season with a 42-53 record and a 12.5-game deficit in the National League East. It’s an unfamiliar place for the Braves, a franchise that has not missed the postseason since 2017. Thanks to numerous injuries and a stumbling start to the campaign (going 4-11 … 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