Braves left-hander Chris Sale will go for his eighth straight win on Saturday afternoon when Atlanta hosts the Oakland A's in the middle game of a three-game series.
The Oakland Athletics (23-36) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Atlanta Braves (32-23) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET on BSSE. The Braves are listed as -314 favorites, while the Athletics are +253 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves are back in the win column after Friday night’s 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Reynaldo López turned in another impressive start, tossing six innings and limiting the A’s offense to just one run on four hits.
Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, working on an extra day of rest, threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
The Atlanta Braves took down the Oakland Athletics 4-2 in Friday night’s series opener in Truist Park. Here’s what you need to know about from the contest.
The Atlanta Braves may have had a shaky month, but the same cannot be said for Chris Sale. The 35-year-old left-hander has been borderline untouchable in May, going a perfect 5-0 in his five starts.
If the Braves offense is going to turn things around, most of the improvements will have to come internally. There are too many All-Star caliber talents severely underperforming.
The Atlanta Braves need to “get right”. Having dropped three out of the four games of their previous series against the Washington Nationals, the Braves
Atlanta will try to put an end to a two-game losing skid in Friday’s series opener. The Atlanta Braves will try to snap a two-game losing streak Friday night when they begin a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics.
The Braves are off to a drag of a start to the season. Atlanta sits 31-23 and 6.5 games back of the division-leading Phillies. Not only has the offense been arguably the worst group in baseball over the last month or so, but the injury bug continues to bite this club.
After one-third of the season, the Atlanta Braves offense is not in a great place. One season removed from leading the league in several offensive categories,
The Atlanta Braves haven’t had a Cy Young winner since lefty Tom Glavine in 1998. Glavine’s victory capped a decade of dominant pitching from Atlanta’s “Big Three” of John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, and Glavine.
Alex Anthopoulos has made a plethora of outstanding decisions as Braves general manager, which is why they have six straight NL East titles under their belt as well as a World Series victory over the Astros in 2021.
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Following a weekend in which three more key figures hit the IL, including the reining NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. who will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the Braves looked to take advantage of an opportunity against the Nationals.
The Atlanta Braves will try to solve their recent offensive woes when they open a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is dealing with a second ACL tear in four years.
The Atlanta Braves suffered a major blow when their star outfielder, Ronald Acuna Jr., blew out his knee for the second time this decade. Acuna is the heart and soul of this World Series-bound team, so this injury is as devastating as can be.
Veteran MLB infielder Joey Wendle has opted for free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to the minors.
The Atlanta Braves placed left-handed reliever A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left hip inflammation. The team recalled right-hander Jimmy Herget from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding transaction.
Fletcher currently plays for the Gwinnett Stripers, who are the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
The 29-year-old righty-hitting was just recently released by the Cleveland Guardians after spending parts of the last two seasons with them.
The Braves are calling up pitching prospect Spencer Schwellenbach for his major league debut.
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr.’s season-ending injury was crushing news not just for him, but for his teammates. That includes second baseman Ozzie Albies, who is particularly close to Acuna.
The Braves were hopeful that the injury Ronald Acuna Jr. suffered on Sunday afternoon during their 8-1 win over the Pirates would not be severe. Unfortunately for them and Acuna, it is.
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