Atlanta right-hander Charlie Morton will be looking for a measure of revenge when the Braves visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Morton (3-2, 3.88 ERA) faced the Nationals in Atlanta on May 27 and it did not go well.
On Saturday, the Atlanta Braves (35-26) are visiting the Washington Nationals (28-35), at 4:05 PM ET, in the third game of a four-game set. Want to see who’s in and who’s out for the Braves and the Nationals?
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves had a pitiful night offensively in Friday’s 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Although Chris Sale was great with ten strikeouts, it wasn’t enough to down the division rivals.
Chris Sale was fantastic, but the Braves couldn’t find the hits they needed to come out on top on Friday In the series opener, the Braves were able to rally late for a 5-2 win.
Earlier today, Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays. It wasn’t too long ago that Cavan Biggio was apart of the Blue Jays talented group of prospects that was expected to turn Toronto into a perennial contender.
The 28-year-old outfielder has appeared in three games for the Braves so far, but this will be his first start With Jarred Kelenic still recuperating from the wrist issue he suffered on a diving catch up in Boston, the Braves are giving 28-year-old outfielder J.P.
Gold may have struck again for the Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos. This time, it might be in the form of a free-agent pitcher signing.
Following a disgusting 9-0 Braves loss on Wednesday to the Red Sox in which Spencer Schwellenbach looked a little overmatched, giving up six earned runs over 4.1 innings, it was fair to wonder if the rookie would go back to AAA to get a little more seasoning before his next start with the Braves.
The Braves offense has been lifeless for much of the season. Outside of Marcell Ozuna, there hasn’t been a single player who has put together lengthy stretches of dominance.
Yes, Jake Irvin has been really good. But so has Chris Sale. The 2024 season has caused baseball watchers to recalibrate their expectations regarding what constitutes a reasonable level of offense, and therefore, what constitutes effective pitching.
The Atlanta Braves' signing of pitcher Reynaldo Lopez over the winter may turn out to be one of the best moves of the entire offseason. Having served as a reliever nearly exclusively since 2022, the Braves said they wanted to utilize Lopez as a starter, and that's worked out to historic proportions.
“The NL East is over!” Sal Licata declared on May 31, 2022, on SNY’s Baseball Night in New York to proclaim that the Mets would win the division. At the time, New York was 34-17, holding a 10.5-game lead over the then 23-27 Braves.
June has historically been a good month for the Atlanta Braves. Will that be the case again in 2024? The Atlanta Braves have been a force to be reckoned with in the month of June over the past two seasons.
From LLWS fame to potential first round draft pick Jurrangelo Cijntje is an intriguing arm(s). We are just over a month away from the 2024 MLB Draft and as you can imagine we are are in prime mock draft season.
Earlier this week, I talked about Justyn-Henry Malloy — who used to be a top prospect in the Braves organization but was flipped in a trade for Joe Jimenez — getting called up to make his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers.
Coming into the season, the Braves didn’t appear to have many holes on paper. That’s changed considerably over the first two months. Mostly, because of the injuries to Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuña Jr, who are out for the season.
As the Atlanta Braves prepare to be active before the MLB Trade Deadline, recent reports are that they will seek to bolster their pitching staff. It has been a good and bad season for the Atlanta Braves this year.
Marcell Ozuna capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer and the visiting Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Thursday night.
Last year, the Braves sent eight players to the All-Star Game in Seattle, including four first-timers. Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Orlando Arcia, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy, Spencer Strider, and Bryce Elder earned bids.
The Atlanta Braves took game one of a brief two-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park, winning by a score of 8-3. In the win, lefty Max Fried continued his great run by going 7.0 innings and allowing two earned runs on just four hits.
Per Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Braves signed Brian Anderson to a major-league deal on Tuesday. Anderson is a right-handed bat that has mostly played third base and right field throughout his seven years in the bigs.
The former third-round pick spent the 2017-22 seasons with the Marlins, taking regular at-bats between stints as the team’s everyday third baseman and everyday right fielder.
Boston sent its longtime ace left-hander and cash to Atlanta in exchange for infielder Vaughn Grissom in late December.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. opened up a bit more about his heartbreaking reaction to his season-ending ACL tear. Acuna discussed his injury on Thursday, and said through a translator that he was grateful for the “overwhelming” support he has received since suffering the injury.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is dealing with a second ACL tear in four years.
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