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Braves Minor League Recap: Augusta trio strikes out 16 in win
All in all, it was a very productive day down on the farm filled with high-powered offenses and stellar pitching performances led mostly by Augusta. Let’s dive into it all. (66-63) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (57-71) Louisville Bats 5 Box Score In what was an exciting back-and-forth affair, Gwinnett managed to squeak out a narrow win […]
Do you want to name this Georgia kitty?
The cat distribution system is functioning in Lawrenceville, Georgia this week. The Gwinnett Stripers were blessed with a little baby orange furball yesterday. Check out that third from the last panel. My word, I don’t need anything else to take care and shelter at the moment, but I’m finding a blanket for this handsome fellow […]
Braves News: Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach updates, and more
The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news on the pitching front Friday, as two starting pitchers will be undergoing surgery. Right-hander Hurston Waldrep will undergo Tommy John surgery, requiring him to miss all of the 2027 season. Fellow righty Spencer Schwellenbach will undergo surgery on the same elbow he fractured last year. There has not […]
Harris homer leads Braves’ hit parade as Braves win 80th game and series opener versus the Rockies
You can’t get a high-octane, 1-0 complete game every night. The series opener for Braves-Rockies was always bound to feel different than this last few nights versus Los Angeles, and boy, did it deliver on that front. The swing-happy Rockies collected eleven singles and one double off of the Braves pitching staff. But the Braves […]
Rockies at Braves Chat and Discussion: Grant Holmes vs. Tomoyuki Sugano
Get your Friday reds on – it’s nearly time for the Braves-Rockies series opener. Dubie gets to be the featured photo on this today because of the time he left eyeblack on the wall at Coors the last time we faced the Rockies. Join us in the comments this evening, won’t you? I’d originally said […]
Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach will have surgery, plus updates on Spencer Strider and Robert Suarez
The Atlanta Braves have announced that injured starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep will have to undergo “Tommy John” surgery and fellow starter Spencer Schwellenbach will also have surgery on the same elbow fracture he suffered last year. Waldrep will likely miss all of 2027. No timetable on Schwellenbach is available. More information is below. Ahead of […]
Ronald Acuña Jr. returns to hit cleanup, Austin Riley gets a day off as Braves open series against Colorado
New series, new lineup. The homestand continues with the Colorado Rockies in town for the weekend. For tonight’s opener, Walt Weiss has made some adjustments: Lots to unpack here, but my eyes went straight to the cleanup spot. Ronald Acuña Jr., after having a night off yesterday, will return to right field and hit fourth […]
Grant Holmes starts the Friday night showdown in Rockies series opener
TGIF, folks. How are we feeling after that series sweep? For most enjoyers of the sport, those three games were hailed as “good baseball.” Now that we’re on the other side of it, I agree, but it was a very stressful three nights. Brandon Gaudin wasn’t lying when he called it “a taste of October” […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Luis Guanipa Goes Deep
Luis Guanipa has started to find some success in Rome, and started out his night with his third High-A home run and 14th of the year. He was unfortunately the only Emps batter who was awake, but the other levels provided some spark on the offensive end. In Triple-A Garrett Baumann is back with the […]
What’s your favorite Chris Sale memory?
Was it last night? Him receiving his sword? Maybe some specific start from earlier this year… or 2024? Maybe, in retrospect, it’s just learning that he was acquired for Vaughn Grissom, with the Red Sox paying him to pitch in Atlanta that year. Floor is yours, I’m gonna go back to watching last night’s performance.
Braves News: Chris Sale throws shutout, Robert Suarez update, and more
It was a night to remember for Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves, who completed the sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday’s 1-0 win. Sale was dominant, throwing his first shutout since 2019. He went the distance, throwing a complete game and allowing just five hits. He struck out 11. Drake Baldwin accounted […]
Braves vs. Dodgers series recap: A spectacularly strange sweep
Shohei Ohtani ending a game stranded at third base with a leadoff triple. An .066 hitter coming up huge with a walk-off hit. A game ending 1-0 where the only run was scored on the first pitch of the game for the winning team. We all know that baseball is a deeply weird sport and […]
Sale on brooms: ace’s shutout sweeps away Dodgers, 1-0
Chris Sale is a consummate ace. It seems unlikely that anyone would contest this at this point, but if they ever do… just point ‘em at this game. In a marquee pitching matchup that featured Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the other side, it was Sale and the Braves that prevailed, as the grizzled southpaw gave Atlanta […]
Braves vs. Dodgers chat and discussion: Chris Sale vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Chris Sale battles another ace.
Ha-Seong Kim starts at short, Ronald Acuña Jr. gets a day off
Lineup shuffles are all the rage: Honestly, this is just a strange-looking lineup. Mauricio Dubon is still hitting cleanup, but Ozzie Albies slides up to second in Ronald Acuña Jr.’s absence. Lane Thomas DHes against a righty, even though Dominic Smith and Sean Murphy are still on the roster. But hey, yesterday’s hero gets a start […]
Braves go for sweep of Dodgers as Chris Sale duels another ace
When the Braves took a series against the Dodgers in May by winning consecutive 7-2 contests after dropping the first game, it was an unexpected but welcome surprise amid an incredible two-month run of performance for the squad. With the Braves winning the first two games of this series against the Dodgers amid something resembling […]
Worst-To-First Retrospective: NLCS MVP Steve Avery reflects on the 1991 season
It’s been 35 years since the 1991 Atlanta Braves changed the trajectory of the franchise with an improbable run to the World Series and a classic encounter with the Minnesota Twins. Though Atlanta came up short in that seven-game showdown, that season launched a sustained run of success for the team and introduced a new generation […]
Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe homers in Gwinnett win
All told it was a banner day down on the farm as both the pitching and offense was in top form from triple-A to low-A. Let’s dive into it all. (64-63) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (57-69) Louisville Bats 2 Box Score In what could best be described as an improbable run, Brett Sears continues to flash […]
Was that the game of the year (so far)? If not, what was?
Boy, that was a memorable game for all sorts of reasons: … and of course, Kim coming through with a solid, 100+ mph, nearly 75+ mph bat speed single to win the game. Maybe the only competition was the Chadwick Tromp Game (Braves score two in the tenth to tie, including a Tromp RBI, then […]
A nightmare season turns into a dream moment for Ha-Seong Kim
I’m going to show you a not-so-random clip. It’s from earlier this season on June 3, when the Atlanta Braves were playing the Toronto Blue Jays at home. Ha-Seong Kim as at the plate and he got a four-seamer on the upper-inside of the corner from Patrick Corbin that he blooped into left field for […]
Braves News: Roster move, Dodgers drama, more
Didier Fuentes was a main character in Wednesday night’s epic win over the Dodgers for Atlanta. He worked two scoreless innings, escaping two bases-loaded jams (one of his own creation). This highlighted how good he has been this season, producing 1.8 fWAR, the 10th most of any reliever in baseball. His 2.37 FIP and 3.10 […]
Ha-Seong Kim, the unlikeliest of heroes, walks it off for the Braves
After a dramatic win last night, the Atlanta Braves were looking to secure a series win against the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers tonight behind AJ Smith-Shawver who took the mound for just the third time this season against the struggling Roki Sasaki. With the Braves win last night it gave the Dodgers a losing record […]
Braves claim RHP Ricky Vanasco off waivers, option him to Gwinnett
The Atlanta Braves have claimed right-handed pitcher Ricky Vanasco off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. The Tigers designated him for assignment when they signed former Braves reliever Tyler Kinley. Vanasco, 27, made his MLB debut in 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The former Texas Rangers draft pick […]
Braves vs Dodgers chat and discussion: AJ Smith-Shawver vs Roki Sasaki
The Atlanta Braves could secure a series win tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers that could go a long way in boosting confidence that the Braves are in fact a serious contender for the World Series. AJ Smith-Shawver will be making his third start of the season having not surpassed 4.1 innings in start so […]
Murphy back at catcher and Dubón hits cleanup as Braves face Dodgers
There is no sugarcoating it, the Atlanta Braves have been struggling on offense this month. Only three teams have scored fewer runs in the month of August and only five teams have a lower wRC+. The Braves will need to change course if they want to win their division because they have a tough remaining […]
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