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Michael Harris II leaves Braves-Nationals game with left quad tightness; expects to play on Friday
Michael Harris II has had a fantastic series as he has absolutely feasted upon the pitching that the Washington Nationals have served up for him. Hopefully, he’ll be able to take that with him back to Atlanta instead of the IL, as Harris has been removed from Thursday afternoon’s game ahead of the bottom of […]
JR Ritchie dazzles in debut as Braves beat Nationals, win 5th straight series
JR Ritchie’s major league debut couldn’t have started much worse. He gave up a home run on very his first pitch. From there, though, he certainly looked like he belonged. The 2022 first-round pick, called up to close out the Braves’ road trip in Washington Thursday afternoon, didn’t just excel in his debut. He set […]
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals Game Thread: April 23
Regardless of what happens in Thursday’s series finale at Washington, the Atlanta Braves will have still not lost a series this season. Having won two of the first three games of the four-game road set, Atlanta is guaranteed at worst a split. But a win would mean a fifth straight series victory, a 6-1 road […]
Drake Baldwin back behind plate for Braves’ series finale at Nationals
After a two-day hiatus as a designated hitter, Drake Baldwin is back behind the plate and catching the Braves’ series finale at Washington Thursday afternoon. No doubt it’s smart to sneak in some days off and this stretch of 10 games in as many days certainly takes a toll. But it’s good for the Braves […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene Hits Leadoff Homer
The attention the Braves have given to position player prospects has paid huge dividends so far this season with a number of impressive performances already in the first month. First round pick Tate Southisene led off for Augusta with his third long ball of the season, and his .917 OPS on the season has been […]
JR Ritchie making major league debut as Braves look to complete stellar road trip at Nationals
The carousel of Braves pitchers has been in full effect the last few days. Reynaldo Lopez’s Tuesday start lasting just one inning depleted the bullpen for Wednesday. That in turn led to Didier Fuentes being called to start Wednesday’s game, moving the rest of the rotation’s starts back a day. But when Fuentes lasted just […]
Are you shirking work/school to watch JR Ritchie’s debut?
Question is pretty much in the title. How dare they make JR Ritchie’s debut a mid-week day game? Oh, their hand was forced by the Nationals’ nigh-inexorable offense? Well, okay then. It’s a bit of a double-whammy for me today. You probably don’t know this, but today is St. George’s Day, and I’m personally a […]
Braves News: JR Ritchie called up, Didier Fuentes starts, more
Well it has rapidly turned into prospect week for the Braves’ rotation, as a 1.0 inning Reynaldo Lopez start on Tuesday in the middle of a stretch of 10 games straight sent the Braves’ pitching into a scramble to cover innings. An up and down 3.0 inning start from Didier Fuentes resulted in Thursday’s scheduled […]
Braves move Dylan Dodd to the IL and call up Carlos Carrasco, per report
Well, this has certainly been a busy night! It makes sense given the short turnaround between tonight’s 8-6 win for the Braves over the Nationals and Thursday afternoon’s Getaway Day game to end the series. We already got the huge news that consensus Top 100 prospect JR Ritchie would be called up to start Thursday’s […]
JR Ritchie will be called up to start for Braves against Nationals
At the end of the recap for tonight’s 8-6 Braves win over the Nationals, I mentioned that the process of getting through that game pitching-wise brought up some questions as to how they would deal with Thursday afternoon’s game. As it turned out, the Braves will be dipping into their prospect pool again in order […]
Michael Harris II and the Braves light up Zack Littell and the Nationals in 8-6 win
The Washington Nationals have continued to show that their offense is plenty potent at the moment. However, the Atlanta Braves were able to out-slug the Nationals in this one as two massive homers from Michael Harris II helped power Atlanta to an 8-6 win over the Nats. The fireworks started early for both teams — […]
Braves at Nationals game thread: April 22
Well folks, we’ve got ourselves a series. If the Braves can win tonight, they’ll at least ensure that their streak of not losing series goes on through another midweek and they can go for an impactful series win of a four-game series on the road. If not, then the pressure will be on to salvage […]
Mike Yastrzemski returns to lineup and hopes to get going for Braves against Nationals
While a lot of the regulars for the Braves have started to really get going at the plate, there are still a smal handful of players who are scuffling about while looking to finally get a foothold on this current season of baseball. One of those regulars is Mike Yastrzemski, who has gotten off to […]
Didier Fuentes set to receive stern test from surprisingly strong Nationals lineup
Didier Fuentes will be the starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves tonight as he makes his return to the big leagues. Here’s hoping that he’s ready this time because as the Washington Nationals have proved over the course of the season so far and these first two games, their lineup is one that should definitely […]
Braves recall Didier Fuentes, designate Ian Hamilton for assignment (Updated)
It seems that Chris Sale’s next start will be pushed to Friday after all. (Not so fast, see below) The NL East leading Atlanta Braves, who are five games clear in the Division, have made a roster move before tonight’s game with the Washington Nationals. The Braves have added 20-year-old Didier Fuentes to the active […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Eric Hartman Hits 3 Home Runs
The week started off with a wild set of games on the Atlanta Braves farm system. The Gwinnett Stripers, led by the rehabbing Spencer Strider, managed to get no-hit but still come out with a win in the game. Meanwhile Rome took the opposite path, obliterating a good Greensboro pitching staff with six home runs […]
Will MLB ever get to a fully-automatic strike zone?
Watching Laz Diaz umpire home plate yesterday, and the way both teams basically froze up after unsuccessfully using one challenge in the first PA of the game, reinforced for me that two ABS challenges is insufficient. But, a little before that, I had read this Jayson Stark article in The Athletic about the headwinds, such […]
Braves News: Raisel Iglesias to injured list, Reynaldo López struggles, and more
The Atlanta Braves announced Tuesday that closer Raisel Iglesias was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. Backdated to April 20, the move comes after he slept badly on his shoulder. Fortunately, his MRI did not reveal any structural damage and it is likely that his time on the injured list […]
11-4 walloping in Washington wrecks Braves’ win streak
On April 21, 2024, the Braves began the day with a six-game winning streak. It ended in fairly routine fashion: the Braves took an early 3-0 lead over the Rangers, but Darius Vines couldn’t prop it up, and they lost, 6-4. That was the last time (before now) the Braves had a winning streak of […]
MRI showed no structural damage for Braves closer Raisel Iglesias
The Atlanta Braves got what is hopefully good news related to closer Raisel Iglesias as it was conveyed to reporters prior to tonight’s game that an MRI showed only inflammation with no structural damage to his shoulder. As MLB.com’s Mark Bowman relayed, the team hopes Iglesias will only stay on the IL for a limited […]
Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Game Thread: April 15
Can the Braves win seven in a row? Can Reynaldo Lopez have another good outing? Is Jake Irvin actually just Jose Urena in some kind of weird Face/Off thing? Stay tuned and find out. Maybe.
Ronald Acuña Jr. back in there, Eli White also returns for Game 2 in DC
No worries, Ronald Acuña Jr. hasn’t gone anywhere. Also, Eli White returns to the starting lineup in an outfield corner. Usually, I do a batter-versus-pitcher thing, but there’s not much to do here. Foster Griffin made one MLB appearance in 2020 and six more in 2022, and then went to Japan. No one in this lineup […]
Braves look to make it seven straight, Lopez seeks to extend upswing
Hey, the Braves have won six in a row! That’s their longest winning streak at a point where it mattered (the ten-game streak last September doesn’t count…) since pretty much the exact same period in 2024. That streak started on April 14, against Miami, saw them sweep the Astros in Houston, and then return home […]
Which of these hot takes on the Braves are the hottest?
It’s been a bit of a tradition around here to have a Community Bold Predictions post. Last week, Demetrius put a boldest prediction post on our Feed. We got some interesting feedback. Let’s sift through these and have a look at some of the great ones. Win the whole thing This is a mainstay of […]
Braves move Raisel Iglesias to 15-Day IL and recall Dylan Dodd
Things might be going very well for the Atlanta Braves on the field but their bad luck with injuries is apparently going to just stick around. In the middle of the series in Philadelphia, Raisel Iglesias ended up being unavailable for a game because he slept badly on his shoulder overnight. All appeared to be […]
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