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Lane Thomas, Sean Murphy back in lineup for Braves-White Sox series finale
Before we get to the Pokemon card collector battle that is Sale vs. Misiorowski tomorrow afternoon, there’s one left to play in Chicago. Returning to Rate Field, the Braves will be trying to salvage a series against Anthony Kay and the Chicago White Sox starting at 2:10 pm ET. With the lefty Kay set to […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Brett Sears strikes out eight
It was a chock-full slate down on the farm with six games, including a pair of doubleheaders. There were also plenty of individual performances that stood out, so let’s dive in. (60-60) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (55-65) Durham Bulls 4 Box Score Game one didn’t go the way Gwinnett hoped it would, as the Stripers fell […]
Carlos Torres and Mauricio Dubón have history?
The Braves are reaching a boiling point. A blown check-swing call (and the resulting refusal to check the first base umpire) set off Mauricio Dubón in yesterday’s game. Walt Weiss ran out to rescue Mauricio, getting ejected in the process. But was this the result of a Carlos Torres poor game in Houston two years […]
Grant Holmes set to start makeup game vs. the White Sox
A lot has transpired since the Braves seemingly originated their June swoon in the Southside. The Braves, after two excruciating losses, departed Rate Field with a 45-23 record and a promise to return in August for the final contest of the three-game set. And here we are! Instead of a much-needed off day in these […]
Braves News: Division race, DSL season recap, more
Don’t look now, but the Braves have a real division race on their hands after leading solidly for most of the season. This comes with a tough stretch of games incoming against the White Sox, Brewers, and Dodgers. The Braves aren’t playing especially well right now and fWAR doesn’t indicate that they should be leading […]
Braves remain in serious funk after getting swept by Twins
The toughest road trip of the season for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to an incredibly inauspicious start, as the NL East-leading squad went into Minneapolis and ended up getting swept by a Minnesota Twins team just scuffling to stay alive in the crowded AL Wild Card race. Things remained deadlocked until the third […]
Braves at Twins chat and discussion: AJ Smith-Shawver vs. Taj Bradley
For the second time in as many series, the Atlanta Braves are going to have to figure out a way to not get swept. This long and winding week-long road trip has gotten off to an inauspicious start so hopefully we’ll see the bats come to life and AJ Smith-Shawver help to stop the bleeding […]
Dominic Smith and Jim Jarvis return to lineup as Braves face Twins
The lineups are out for Wednesday afternoon’s getaway day game between the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins. If the Braves are going to get out of this mini-funk that they’re currently in, then they’re planning on doing it with most of the familiar faces. Here’s today’s lineup for Atlanta: Dominic Smith is making his […]
DSL Braves 2026 Season Recap
The DSL Braves season has come to a close. On paper it wasn’t a good year at just 16-39, but this was the strongest DSL Braves roster we have seen in at least a decade – particularly on the hitter side of things. This article will highlight some of the successes and failures of the […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Dixon Williams continues Home Run streak
Dixon Williams recorded an inside-the-park home run for the Emperors in their win, giving his a ridiculous stretch of six home runs in his past three games. However, it was not hitting that carried the weight on the farm. At every level the pitching showed out for Braves prospects, notably with incredible outings from Cam […]
AJ Smith-Shawver returns to the rotation (for real this time) as Braves look to avoid getting swept
With the Atlanta Braves falling into a bit of a recent funk, the attention now turns to the newly-returning AJ Smith-Shawver. After spending nearly a month in Triple-A biding his time and cooking up something serious (to the point where he was named International League Pitcher of the Week for his efforts last week), Smith-Shawver […]
Why have the Braves stopped mashing fastballs?
If I’ve heard anything about Ronald Acuña Jr. via the internet, it’s that Ronnie can’t hit the hot fastball. It’s not really true. He’s league-average via xwOBA (he’s striking 96+ MPH fastballs as good as your average hitter). He has less to show for it as the wOBA runs about 30 points lower for his […]
Braves News: AJ Smith-Shawver recalled, series loss in Minnesota, and more
The Atlanta Braves announced Tuesday that right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver was recalled to Atlanta, and fellow righty Tyler Kinley was designated for assignment. Smith-Shawver rejoins the Braves after spending the majority of the 2026 season in the minor leagues recovering from Tommy John surgery. He did have a brief outing at the big league level in […]
Braves’ bats lifeless, as Atlanta drops another
In the midst of a slump, especially at the plate, the Braves were hoping that Tyler Mahle could delicer another strong start to help the Braves tie up the series in Minneapolis. There were 5 batted balls over 100 MPH across both teams in the first inning, but two of the three against Mahle produced […]
Braves vs Twins chat and discussion: Tyler Mahle vs. Zebby Matthews
Join us and discuss tonight’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Tuesday, August 18, 7:40 p.m. EDT Location: Target Field, Minneapolis, MN TV/Streaming: BravesVision Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan, Los Bravos
Mauricio Dubon starts at short, Sean Murphy catches Tyler Mahle
The Braves are rocking with Sean Murphy at catcher and Mauricio Dubon at short against the righty Matthews for the Twins. I think they should do this more, with Jim Jarvis’ bat turning back into a pumpkin and Murphy in need of live plate appearances. This post will be updated when the Twins release their […]
Braves hope Tyler Mahle can continue dominant start to his Atlanta tenure
As the Braves are in the midst of a bit of a lull in performance, particularly on offense, they will hope to get more of the same from Tyler Mahle, who has been fantastic through two starts in a Braves uniform. The Twins will throw the big righty Zebby Matthews, who has struggled mightily this […]
The shortstop situation remains bleak for the Atlanta Braves
There’s no such thing as a bad one-year deal. It’s an old baseball axiom that has remained true for quite some time, even if some cases tend to test that theory. This is one such case, as it’s become very clear that the Ha-Seong Kim one-year deal hasn’t worked out anywhere near the level to […]
Braves recall AJ Smith-Shawver, DFA Tyler Kinley
We had noted last week that we’d likely see AJ Smith-Shawver rejoin the team during this week’s four-city road trip, and this has come to pass: not only have the Braves have recalled the 23-year old right-hander, he’s slated to start tomorrow’s Twins series finale. Chris Sale will shift to start the makeup game versus […]
Should the Braves have kept Jorge Mateo?
Hey did you see Jorge Mateo hit a home run last night for the Rays? Here you go. This was 101.7 MPH off the bat and 31 degree launch angle. That’s good for 406 feet and a no-doubter. Jorge Mateo was designated for assignment shortly after the trade deadline. He was jettisoned for the return […]
Braves News: Braves Offensive Struggles Continue, Martin Perez, More
While they looked as if they could come back, the Braves could not overcome a first inning deficit in a 4-2 loss to the Twins on Monday. After the first inning, the Braves pitching staff was able to lock in to give the Braves a chance. But an offense that is now 27th in baseball […]
Four-run first dooms Braves in 4-2 loss to Twins
I’d say “stop me if you heard this one before,” but you can’t stop me, because I have a recap to write. The Braves fell behind early, and didn’t hit any homers, losing a close-ish game on the margins to the Twins. When you don’t hit homers, you need BABIP, and when you don’t get […]
Braves at Twins chat and discussion: Martin Perez vs. Bailey Ober
This is a very generically solid lineup for Martin Perez to deal with. No one below .310 xwOBA-wise until the seventh spot.
Braves at Twins rain delay chat and discussion
The long and winding road trip for the Atlanta Braves will be getting off to a bit of a delayed start. Just a few minutes before Atlanta was set to do baseball battle with the Minnesota Twins, inclement weather hit the area surrounding Target Field in Minneapolis and now there’s a rain delay. Ivan was […]
Mauricio Dubon returns to lineup in left field, five-hole
What can you really say about the Braves’ lineup at this point… or ever? Mauricio Dubon is back in left field tonight, and hitting fifth. Dubon had a really fun time in June while the rest of the team was imploding offensively, with a .378 wOBA and .368 xwOBA. Unfortunately, he’s more or less fallen […]
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