You know what didn’t happen while the Braves racked up a meaningless ten-game winning streak late in the season? Any one-run losses. You know what did snap said winning streak? A one-run loss. The Braves hit three homers, but also allowed three homers, making a first-inning run aided by a bloop single that Jurickson Profar … Read more
The Braves rode homers by Nacho Alvarez and Drake Baldwin, a start from Joey Wentz, and late inning bullpen work from Dylan Dodd and Raisel Iglesias to a victory today over the Detroit Tigers 6-5. Let’s look at some of those highlights. Nacho Alvarez got the scoring started with a wall scraper to left in … Read more
Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Drake Baldwin strengthened his Rookie of the Year chances, Spencer Strider pitched well for seven innings, and the Braves beat the Nationals in front of a sparse crowd at Nationals Park on Monday night, 11-3. Olson has been on a ridiculous heater in recent weeks … Read more
Since the calendar has turned to September, the Washington Nationals have been red hot. They are 7-1 already this month. Those seven wins are the same number they won in all of June. It is also just two fewer than their win totals in July and August. That tells you a lot about how hot … Read more
1949 – Jeff Heath ties the game with a pinch hit homer and then later wins it with another homer for the Braves against Cincinnati. Heath is the first player in Major League History to hit a pinch-hit homer and then homer again later in the same game. It will be 36 years before it … Read more
1956 – Braves catcher Ebba St. Claire is part of three double plays tying the major league record in a 5-4 win over the Phillies. 1961 – Joe Adcock homered twice, but the Dodgers beat the Braves 8-3 behind Don Drysdale who allowed just four hits and also contributed a second inning grand slam. 1966 … Read more
They did it… The Atlanta Braves actually swept the New York Mets at Truist Park last night. Now the looming question is… can they do it again? Ok, let’s take one game at a time. Although the bats were striking hot and pitching overall was magnificent this past week, we can’t get our hopes up … Read more
The Kansas City Royals jumped out to an immediate three-run lead against the Texas Rangers, and while it turns out that is all they would need, Kansas City scored three more to put together a decisive 6-1 victory. Royals pitchers dominated all game. Seth Lugo started and has looked more and more like his 2024 … Read more
For the second time this season, Jesse Chavez has himself a deal with the Atlanta Braves. On April 3, he was outrighted to Gwinnett, where he then elected free agency. On the 4th, the club announced his minor league contract. In his first stint with the Braves this year, the fan favorite logged two innings … Read more
The Minnesota Frost and the Montréal Victoire faced off for the fourth time this season and the second time in Montréal on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. The Frost had a mostly healthy lineup, except Natalie Buchbinder, who is out with an injury. The Victoire were also without Catherine Dubois due to injury but had the … Read more