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Bryce Elder keeps Athletics quiet in 4-0 shutout win for Braves

Bryce Elder’s first start of the season was a successful one, as his six strong innings and some early offense ended up being the formula for a comprehensive 4-0 series-opening win for the Atlanta Braves over the Athletics. The game got off to an auspicious start for the Braves, as Elder got his night going […]

Braves vs. Athletics game thread: March 30

Here we go, folks. The Braves are coming off of a series win and looking to make sure that they’ll stay above .500 for another couple of days. Meanwhile, the Athletics are rolling into town after getting bopped by the Blue Jays for three straight games. Can Bryce Elder continue to keep the A’s struggling? […]

Braves repeat Opening Day lineup for series opener against Athletics

The Athletics will be starting Jacob Lopez in the series opener in Cobb County against our Atlanta Braves. Lopez is a left-handed starter. As such, Walt Weiss has decided to break out the left-hand counter lineup and as such, Ozzie Albies is batting right-handed and hitting third in this particular lineup once again. Here’s the […]

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Braves option Didier Fuentes, recall Martin Perez

Well, that didn’t take long — after Didier Fuentes saved the bullpen with his efforts in a loss to the Royals, he’s going down for a fresh arm in Martin Perez: Fuentes looked quite good against the Royals, striking out four and walking one in four frames of lower-leverage work. The Braves may have him […]

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Braves Minor League Recap 3/29: Stripers Fall Late

(3-0) Memphis Redbirds 6, (0-3) Gwinnett Stripers 5 Box Score The Stripers fell to 0-3 on the season with a late loss to the Memphis Redbirds. Elieser Hernández made his first start of the season and immediately ran into trouble – allowing four runs to score in the games first two innings with some untimely […]

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Will the ball be even more drag-laden in 2026?

Man, I wish I never had to talk about this again. But, y’know, I do, apparently. Also, it makes easy fodder for a daily question post. If you haven’t, you should peruse this page: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/drag-dashboard. There’s not a lot there. I’ll replicate the top chart here: Each dot is an average of the day’s readings […]

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Braves News: Drake Baldwin, Strong Season Start, More

While Sunday was a bit disappointing in a 4-1 loss to the Royals, the Braves were able to win the series and have a strong start to the season. More than anything, it feels like a higher level of confidence should be had for both the lineup and starting rotation, as both aspects of the […]

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Braves vs. Royals series recap: An ideal start to the season

The season is finally underway and it’s always fun to talk about a winning series to get things going, right? It certainly beats the stuffing out of the way last season started, right? Anyways, it was truly exciting to be in the building for Opening Night on Friday and it was even more encouraging to […]

Braves vs Royals Game Thread: March 29th

Grant Holmes will be taking the mound to face off against Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals in an attempt to hold down the fort and end the series with a sweep. Last night’s ending was a great comeback, and now with two wins under their belt, the Atlanta Braves are determined to end […]

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Jorge Mateo gets first Braves start in series finale

The roster has been released for today’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals. The Atlanta Braves are looking to complete the first sweep of the season on this early afternoon start, as the Royals are determined to put a stop to it. Notice any names that stick out in today’s lineup? Well, after reading […]

Braves Minor League Recap 3/28: Carrasco Throwback Game

Saturday’s minor league recap involves just one game, as Triple-A is the only level that has started so far, with the rest of the full season leagues getting under way next week. So that means there was only one game in the Atlanta Braves system, and we got a throwback performance from the 39-year-old Carlos […]

Grant Holmes looks to secure a sweep in first series of the season

After last night’s epic ending against the Kansas City Royals, which clinched the Atlanta Braves’ first series win of the season, Grant Holmes will be taking the mound to start the early game off with hopes of holding down the defensive end and sweeping the series before facing the Athletics on Monday. During his five games […]

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Braves News: Opening Day history, Sean Murphy injury update, more

Well the Braves are 2-0, on a breezy complete victory on Opening Day and an epic walk-off grand-slam on Saturday. Before the walk-off, it was reassuring to see Reynaldo Lopez’ velocity back up in the mid-90s and his stuff generally looking good. I remain highly skeptical of his durability, but he looked the part of […]

Mike Yastrzemski, Dominic Smith to make Braves debuts in Game Two

After a 6-0 thumping of the Royals in the season opener, the Braves will deploy their perhaps more-standard, righty-pitcher-facing lineup in Game Two. This means Mike Yastrzemski takes over in left field and the five spot, while Dominic Smith slots in at DH, hitting eighth. The cast of characters for the Royals is pretty similar […]

Reynaldo Lopez draws Game Two start against Royals

Given that Reynaldo Lopez missed nearly all of the 2025 season, I’m sure no one was really looking forward to a reality where he was the Braves’ de facto number two starter. Nonetheless, that reality is here: Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep went down with substantial injuries earlier, and then Spencer Strider hit the shelf […]

Ozzie Albies, Chris Sale move-up on historical leader boards

How great does it feels to win on Opening Day? Winning > Losing. The Atlanta Braves blanked the Kansas City Royals in Atlanta last night, and in doing so, two prominent members of the organization moved up on some notable Braves and MLB leader boards. When Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies took the field to […]

Well, that was better, wasn’t it?

Winning Opening Day at home is fun. Hey, Opening Day at home is fun all by itself. First Opening Day win at home since 2018 and that Nick Markakis home run. The Braves needed to rally from down five runs that day. But they controlled last night from the jump. Chris Sale got double plays […]

Braves News: Opening Day victory, additional TV deals, and more

The Atlanta Braves began the 2026 season on a high note after Friday’s 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Ozzie Albies, Drake Baldwin, and Michael Harris II joined in on the fun and each homered. Together, the Braves recorded 11 hits and capitalized on the Royals’ weak spots. On the other side of the […]