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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 […]
Road to The Show: A conversation with Eric Hartman
No prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization has generated more buzz this season than Rome Emperors outfielder Eric Hartman. The 20-year-old possesses a combination of power and speed that sent him rocketing up hot sheets in the midst of a breakout season. Hartman, Atlanta’s 20th round selection (611th overall) in the 2024 draft, bypassed a […]
Braves Minor League Recap: McKenzie Dominant; Lodise Homers Again
There were some outstanding performances across the system for the Atlanta Braves affiliates, none more impressive than the dominant outing from Briggs McKenzie. McKenzie was moved to High-A aggressively and had two lackluster starts after that, but put it all together in the third of those with eight strikeouts and no earned runs allowed. Meanwhile […]
Do you actually stay up for West Coast games?
A quick Friday one. I do, because, well… what else am I gonna do? Bearing witness to occasional/recurring suffering has been a companionable activity long enough that there’s no reason to stop now. But, do you? This thought was triggered by the fact that while the Padres at least had some mercy in terms of […]
Braves News: Giants on deck, All-Star voting, and more
Coming off a sweep by the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves will travel to San Francisco for a three game set with the Giants. Atlanta enters play with a 48-31 record and is 3-7 in their last ten games. The Giants, however, have done slightly better and won five of their last ten. They […]
Five Braves advance in 2026 All-Star Game voting
Five Atlanta Braves positions players have advanced to the second round of 2026 All-Star Game voting. Catcher Drake Baldwin, first baseman Matt Olson, outfielders Ronald Acuña, Jr. and Michael Harris II and second baseman Ozzie Albies all moved to the next round of voting, which begins on June 29, 2026, by finishing in the top […]
Atlanta Braves off day chat and discussion: June 25
Hoo boy, it has suddenly gotten tense in Braves Country. The Atlanta Braves are on a serious skid and it doesn’t help that their once-massive lead in the division has already been cut significantly as well. A spark (and maybe some major acquisitions ahead of the trade deadline) is needed at the moment so that […]
Braves at Padres series recap: Consistently calamitous in California
Death. Taxes. This current era of the Atlanta Braves having nearly nothing go right for them whenever they’re in California. Petco Park has especially turned into a house of horrors for the Braves, as Atlanta has now lost nine straight games on the road against the Padres (if you’re including the 2024 NL Wild Card […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Alex Lodise homers, doubles as Augusta’s offense breaks out
Atlanta’s minor league affiliates went .500 on Wednesday with bookend wins at the triple-A and low-A levels. There was plenty of action from Augusta’s 19 runs, to a nice day at the plate for the Stripers. Let’s get into all of Wednesday’s action. (39-37) Gwinnett Stripers 8, (44-33) Nashville Sounds 5 Box Score The Stripers […]
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