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Braves-Phillies Wild Card Game 3 Chat and Discussion: Ray Kerr vs. Aaron Nola
Hello, October. We would like more Braves games this month. The Braves will don the Friday home red uniforms tonight in order to bring those dominant vibes to this Wild Card series finale. Whatever it takes – just win today. Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups
With everything on the line, Braves keep perspective and stay focused ahead of Game 3 of Wild Card Series
So, here we are. One team is going to be having a champagne shower and booking a flight to Los Angeles for the National League Divisional Series and one team will have to face the cold, dark (and in this case, uncertain) offseason having to deal with the extra sting of having been eliminated by […]
Dominic Smith at DH, Mauricio Dubón at shortstop for the Braves in Wild Card Game 3
The Atlanta Braves, after failing to secure the Wild Card series sweep yesterday afternoon to eliminate their division rival Philadelphia Phillies, are looking to save their season and advance. With the shift to 8 PM ET for tonight’s game time, Walt Weiss had a few more hours to game plan to face a potential “Oops, […]
October baseball for Atlanta begins with Ray Kerr on the mound for Game 3 vs. Phillies
In a year where the (not particularly inspiring) tagline for playoff baseball is “No Time Like October”, only one out of four Wild Card series made it to today, the actual first day of the month. Aren’t we so lucky that it was Braves vs. Phillies? /s Two games into the postseason and three sweeps […]
Ray Kerr announced as Wild Card Series Game 3 starter for Braves
With the Postseason run on the line, the Atlanta Braves are now in a situation where they’ll likely be leaning on their bullpen to get them through to the Divisional Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. There was an open question as to whether or not Grant Holmes would get the start or if they’d go […]
Can the Braves actually let it fly?
No real body text. Braves hit a homer on Tuesday. They didn’t give up any. They won. They gave up three homers on Wednesday, and didn’t hit any. They lost. Why make your slogan “let it fly” if you’re going to get massively outhomered this way? Nothing else needs to be said. If they hit […]
Braves News: Game 3 drama, Tyler Mahle, more
Well it’s here, the terrifying game 3 to decide whether the Braves’ season is over and against a division rival. They’ll have to go into it facing likely Zack Wheeler and without a true starting pitcher of their own. It is expected that Grant Holmes will play a major role and that Ray Kerr will […]
Walt Weiss discusses bullpen decisions and game-time injury situation for Tyler Mahle
Welp, you kinda just knew that this was going to be in the future for these clubs, huh? After another close game was decided on a knife’s edge, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies are heading to a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Wild Card Series. There were twists and turns but at the […]
Tyler Mahle shines but Braves lose in extra innings forcing game three
The Atlanta Braves faced the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of the Wild Card series in a chance to clinch the series and move on to the next round. Tyler Mahle, the key trade deadline acquisition, took the mound for the Braves. He has been on fire in the second half of the season for […]
Braves vs Phillies Wild Card chat and discussion: Tyler Mahle vs Cristopher Sánchez
The Atlanta Braves are looking to secure a Wild Card series win today behind Tyler Mahle. Mahle only allowed one earned run against the Phillies in thirteen innings against them earlier this month. Cristopher Sánchez is pitching for the Phillies. Overall he has had a fantastic season, but has an ERA north of five this […]
Walt Weiss “leans on personal history” for lineup choices in Game 2 of Wild Card Series
Hot off the heels of winning Game 1 in dramatic fashion, the Atlanta Braves will have another big challenge on their hands if they’re planning on finishing off this series in two games against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cristopher Sánchez is getting the ball for Philadelphia to start Game 2 and as such, the Braves have […]
Murphy at catcher while others shift around in Braves lineup
The Atlanta Braves offense has been hot and cold all season long. This has led to multiple shifts in not only which players are in the lineup, but also where they hit in the lineup. This makes sense because if it is not working, there is not reason to keep it the same. In the […]
Braves look to secure Wild Card series win behind Tyler Mahle
Yesterday afternoon the Atlanta Braves won a roller coaster of a game as the lead changed four times. Ultimately Austin Riley had his redemption arc and hit the go-ahead three run HR off of Jhoan Duran fastball that was in the triple digits in the eighth inning. Tyler Mahle, the Braves’ best trade deadline pickup […]
Can one swing redeem a season?
There’s no real answer here. Coverage of Game 2 will also start quite soon. Have at it if you want, or just wait around for actual game-related stuff. I will say that even though it was super-awesome, Austin Riley’s three-run go-ahead blast didn’t actually register that high on cWPA. Even among the current Braves run […]
Braves News: Austin Riley heroic, Walt Weiss press conference, and more
It was an exciting afternoon at Truist Park as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 to take Game 1 of the National League Wild Card. Chris Sale got the start and was brilliant. In 6.1 innings, he recorded nine strikeouts and issued one walk. He was charged with three earned runs. The Atlanta […]
Austin Riley takes advantage of clean slate, delivers major postseason moment
No one needed a clean slate more than Austin Riley. In what has been a gradual fall-off since his three straight top-10 NL MVP finishes from 2021-23, the Braves third baseman bottomed out this season. Not only was the power still diminished —a third straight season with less than 20 homers after he hit a […]
Walt Weiss: Braves are “at our best” when things are the toughest
How’s that for a curtain-raiser on this Postseason run for the Atlanta Braves? The best way that I can describe how that first game went down is to paraphrase a quote from my favorite professional wrestler of all time. The only thing that’s for sure about the Postseason is that nothing’s for sure. That’s the […]
Braves initiate exorcism with Austin Riley’s huge homer, 5-3 win over Phillies in NLWC Game 1
The Braves have not had a good time playing the Phillies in the postseason recently. Austin Riley had a nightmarish 2026 season. While the end of this story isn’t yet set down in ink, the first intonations of a ritual chant could be heard on Tuesday afternoon, as Riley hit a monstrously-important three-run shot and […]
Braves Wild Card Game 1 vs Phillies Chat and Discussion
Welcome to the Postseason. Welcome to the beginning of an historic World Series run, or the last two days of the season. Welcome to heroes becoming goats and GOATs becoming legends. This is first day of the rest of our fandom, or another fruitless day. This is the best time of the year, and a […]
Ozzie Albies appears locked in, Walt Weiss explains roster decisions
It’s time to get rocking and rolling around here. Not too long from the time that I’m typing this, the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies wil be renewing their Postseason rivalry for another season. While the fans are never going to get on the field and make plays or anything like that (nor would […]
Mauricio Dubon hits cleanup, Mike Yastrzemski in at DH in NLWC Game 1
The Braves are going with a lineup that’s simultaneously surprising and not-so-surprising in Game 1 of their three-game playoff set against the Phillies: The top half of the lineup isn’t that surprising. Sure, maybe you expected the Braves to start with Ronald Acuña Jr. given that the nominal starter they are facing today throws with […]
Here’s why the Atlanta Braves can win the World Series
The Atlanta Braves begin their quest for the World Series on Tuesday afternoon at Truist Park. Is this a perfect team? Of course not. We know of their frequent struggles to score runs, their lack of healthy starting pitchers for a large portion of the season, and, at times, the heavy usage on the bullpen. […]
Atlanta Braves reveal roster for 2026 Wild Card Series
Alright, folks. The roster for the 2026 Wild Card Series has finally been revealed with first pitch schdduled to take place in just a few short hours. Here’s the full roster for the Braves: From the Braves official press release: 26-Man Roster: PITCHERS (11): LH Dylan Dodd, RH Didier Fuentes, RH Grant Holmes, RH Raisel Iglesias, […]
Chris Sale — who else? — leads Braves in Game 1 against the Phillies
It’s come down to this, once again. For the third time in five seasons, the Braves’ first playoff opponent will be a Phillies team that they beat up on in the regular season and distanced themselves from in the standings. But, when you force two teams — any two teams — to play a short […]
Are you actually going to be able to watch the Braves in the Wild Card series?
Somehow, I’m doing game coverage for one of the two guaranteed playoff games the Braves have this year, so a quick one here because, well, I need to get the preview up for like an hour after this goes up… because the Braves’ postseason game is scheduled for 2:00 pm ET. Honestly, the scheduling is […]
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