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Veteran righty Carlos Carrasco is heading back to Atlanta on a minor league deal, according to his MLB.com transaction tracker. He was bumped off the roster earlier this week, along with right-hander JR Ritchie, when relievers Tyler Kinley and Ian Hamilton joined the team. Carrasco passed through waivers and elected free agency, then quickly re-upped […]
The offensive deluge of the first two months of the baseball calendar has been replaced with a dribble in June. Through May, the Braves were second in home runs, third in batting average, slugging, wRC+ and xwOBA. And they were way out in front. In June, they are 27th in batting average, 28th in slugging, […]
The Braves’ starting pitching has been absolutely abysmal in June, after being much maligned in the offseason for lack of depth, but surprisingly productive to start the season. It really is “Chris Sale and pray” right now, which is a bigger problem when Sale performs best on extra rest and the offense is struggling. It […]
The Braves signed first baseman Carlos Santana to a minor league deal, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Santana was released by the Diamondbacks on Friday. Arizona inked Santana to a $2MM deal in the spring. The agreement saw the veteran play just eight games with the club. Santana went down with an adductor strain in […]
The San Francisco Giants dumping Rafael Devers sprouted as a red-hot MLB rumor. He entered Saturday against the Atlanta Braves facing a possible departure before the MLB Trade Deadline. But Devers pounded out this first for 2026: A multiple home run performance. The left-handed batter even smacked both of his blasts through the first three […] The post Giants’ Rafael Devers secures 1st multi-home run game of 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
On May 22, Bryce Elder completed six innings against the Washington Nationals to lower his ERA on the season to 1.97. His FIP sat at a reasonable 3.31 and even his 3.84 xFIP was totally palatable. Flash forward to Saturday night — a span of six starts — and after surrendering five more runs to […]
It’s time for Game 2 in the series between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. And it’s a doozy of a pitching matchup! For the Giants, it’s their ace, right-hander Logan Webb. The two-time All-Star is 4-5 in 13 starts this year, with a 3.35 ERA, a 3.07 FIP, and 70 strikeouts against […]
Join us and discuss tonight’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Saturday, June 27, 9:05 p.m. EDT Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA TV: BravesVision Streaming: MLB.tv Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
The Atlanta Braves' rotation depth only gets stronger now that Hurston Waldrep is back in the mix, even if he needs to spend time in Triple-A.
Ha-Seong Kim is getting a third straight start at shortstop and batting ninth, as he continues to set a torridly awful pace for value and production this season. Drake Baldwin is catching and batting cleanup and the Braves really need him to find his swing again, as he has struggled since returning from injury. That […]
Right-handed pitcher Bryse Wilson was claimed on waivers by the Cubs from the Phillies earlier this week. And now, he’s on the active roster (Bluesky link): Wilson had eight years in the major leagues before 2026, with the Braves, Pirates, Brewers and White Sox. He was pretty bad for the Sox last year (6.65 ERA […]
After making the pitching work behind Reynaldo Lopez Friday for a win in Lopez’ return to the rotation, the Braves will hope for a successful more traditional start from Bryce Elder on Saturday night. Elder has been pretty rough of late and Logan Webb is on the mound for the Giants, so this isn’t the […]
Yesterday was an interesting day for the Atlanta Braves that started with some mixed news, as Robert Suarez was placed on the IL with elbow inflammation and Hurston Waldrep was added to the active roster. Elbow injuries and pitchers are an uneasy combination, but Walt Weiss did say that there is no structural damage. The […]
(40-38) Gwinnett Stripers 13, (45-34) Nashville Sounds 10 Box Score Strong bullpen pitching and very clutch hitting was the recipe for success for the Stripers come from behind victory. Three bullpen arms got it done, after starter Garrett Baumann was forced out in the third inning. It was a very rough start for Garrett Baumann […]
Sonny Gray would be a strong addition to just about any contender’s starting rotation, but what trade package could the Braves, Cubs and Padres send Boston?
The Braves used six pitchers on Friday night to snap their four-game losing skid and finally get a west coast win, taking down the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, at Oracle Park on a foggy night. Reynaldo Lopez started the game and was shaky in the first, allowing San Francisco’s lone run to score. Despite decreased […]
The Braves placed setup man Robert Suarez on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 23, before tonight’s series opener in San Francisco. He’s dealing with forearm tightness. Hurston Waldrep is up from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his place on the active roster. Additionally, the Braves announced that Carlos Carrasco again cleared waivers and elected free agency. Suarez […]
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Atlanta Braves to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. As of the time this is being written, the Giants have not yet announced a starting pitcher. I assume that means that the last resort left for this season is the element of surprise. But check the comments […]
I don’t know why it took the Giants ages to announce Trevor McDonald, the guy whose turn it was all along. Sigh.
The Atlanta Braves are scheduled to take on the San Francisco Giants on Friday, but will be down a relief pitcher for the contest. In fact, the club will be without Robert Suarez for some time after the club announced he is going to the IL. Reports indicate that the 35-year-old right-hander is being placed […] The post Braves place Robert Suarez on IL due to elbow injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Despite getting reliever Tyler Kinley back from injury a couple of days ago, the Braves will now be without one of their best bullpen arms for the near future. Robert Suarez was unavailable during the Padres series due to what was being described as “right forearm tightness” and now it’s turned out that that ailment […]
There was a point, less than four hours from first pitch, when the Giants hadn’t announced a starter, and neither team had announced a lineup. Closer to three hours now, we have the lineups, but still no actual known Giants starter or opener. In light of that, the Braves have this lineup going: The top […]
Alright, it’s Friday, this game preview is going up in the mid-afternoon because this game is happening very late if you are on East Coast time, and I’m going to take a quick detour because I’m not sure how many people even read game previews in general, much less read game previews that will go […]
The San Diego Padres (42-37) are running with new life after sweeping the Atlanta Braves this week, but they still rank last in OPS, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and runs scored. Unless The Friars revitalize their offense, an exciting October run is improbable. Their latest addition does not appear to address that glaring weakness, […] The post Padres sign ex-Brewers infielder amid injury bug appeared first on ClutchPoints .
What is the best team in MLB? All 30 Major League Baseball teams have now played at least 80 games, […]