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What’s your favorite Chris Sale memory?
Was it last night? Him receiving his sword? Maybe some specific start from earlier this year… or 2024? Maybe, in retrospect, it’s just learning that he was acquired for Vaughn Grissom, with the Red Sox paying him to pitch in Atlanta that year. Floor is yours, I’m gonna go back to watching last night’s performance.
Braves News: Chris Sale throws shutout, Robert Suarez update, and more
It was a night to remember for Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves, who completed the sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday’s 1-0 win. Sale was dominant, throwing his first shutout since 2019. He went the distance, throwing a complete game and allowing just five hits. He struck out 11. Drake Baldwin accounted […]
Braves vs. Dodgers series recap: A spectacularly strange sweep
Shohei Ohtani ending a game stranded at third base with a leadoff triple. An .066 hitter coming up huge with a walk-off hit. A game ending 1-0 where the only run was scored on the first pitch of the game for the winning team. We all know that baseball is a deeply weird sport and […]
Sale on brooms: ace’s shutout sweeps away Dodgers, 1-0
Chris Sale is a consummate ace. It seems unlikely that anyone would contest this at this point, but if they ever do… just point ‘em at this game. In a marquee pitching matchup that featured Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the other side, it was Sale and the Braves that prevailed, as the grizzled southpaw gave Atlanta […]
Braves vs. Dodgers chat and discussion: Chris Sale vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Chris Sale battles another ace.
Ha-Seong Kim starts at short, Ronald Acuña Jr. gets a day off
Lineup shuffles are all the rage: Honestly, this is just a strange-looking lineup. Mauricio Dubon is still hitting cleanup, but Ozzie Albies slides up to second in Ronald Acuña Jr.’s absence. Lane Thomas DHes against a righty, even though Dominic Smith and Sean Murphy are still on the roster. But hey, yesterday’s hero gets a start […]
Braves go for sweep of Dodgers as Chris Sale duels another ace
When the Braves took a series against the Dodgers in May by winning consecutive 7-2 contests after dropping the first game, it was an unexpected but welcome surprise amid an incredible two-month run of performance for the squad. With the Braves winning the first two games of this series against the Dodgers amid something resembling […]
Worst-To-First Retrospective: NLCS MVP Steve Avery reflects on the 1991 season
It’s been 35 years since the 1991 Atlanta Braves changed the trajectory of the franchise with an improbable run to the World Series and a classic encounter with the Minnesota Twins. Though Atlanta came up short in that seven-game showdown, that season launched a sustained run of success for the team and introduced a new generation […]
Braves Minor League Recap: David McCabe homers in Gwinnett win
All told it was a banner day down on the farm as both the pitching and offense was in top form from triple-A to low-A. Let’s dive into it all. (64-63) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (57-69) Louisville Bats 2 Box Score In what could best be described as an improbable run, Brett Sears continues to flash […]
Was that the game of the year (so far)? If not, what was?
Boy, that was a memorable game for all sorts of reasons: … and of course, Kim coming through with a solid, 100+ mph, nearly 75+ mph bat speed single to win the game. Maybe the only competition was the Chadwick Tromp Game (Braves score two in the tenth to tie, including a Tromp RBI, then […]
A nightmare season turns into a dream moment for Ha-Seong Kim
I’m going to show you a not-so-random clip. It’s from earlier this season on June 3, when the Atlanta Braves were playing the Toronto Blue Jays at home. Ha-Seong Kim as at the plate and he got a four-seamer on the upper-inside of the corner from Patrick Corbin that he blooped into left field for […]
Braves News: Roster move, Dodgers drama, more
Didier Fuentes was a main character in Wednesday night’s epic win over the Dodgers for Atlanta. He worked two scoreless innings, escaping two bases-loaded jams (one of his own creation). This highlighted how good he has been this season, producing 1.8 fWAR, the 10th most of any reliever in baseball. His 2.37 FIP and 3.10 […]
Ha-Seong Kim, the unlikeliest of heroes, walks it off for the Braves
After a dramatic win last night, the Atlanta Braves were looking to secure a series win against the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers tonight behind AJ Smith-Shawver who took the mound for just the third time this season against the struggling Roki Sasaki. With the Braves win last night it gave the Dodgers a losing record […]
Braves claim RHP Ricky Vanasco off waivers, option him to Gwinnett
The Atlanta Braves have claimed right-handed pitcher Ricky Vanasco off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. The Tigers designated him for assignment when they signed former Braves reliever Tyler Kinley. Vanasco, 27, made his MLB debut in 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The former Texas Rangers draft pick […]
Braves vs Dodgers chat and discussion: AJ Smith-Shawver vs Roki Sasaki
The Atlanta Braves could secure a series win tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers that could go a long way in boosting confidence that the Braves are in fact a serious contender for the World Series. AJ Smith-Shawver will be making his third start of the season having not surpassed 4.1 innings in start so […]
Murphy back at catcher and Dubón hits cleanup as Braves face Dodgers
There is no sugarcoating it, the Atlanta Braves have been struggling on offense this month. Only three teams have scored fewer runs in the month of August and only five teams have a lower wRC+. The Braves will need to change course if they want to win their division because they have a tough remaining […]
Braves look to secure series win against Dodgers behind AJ Smith-Shawver
It is crazy how one game can boost morale, but that appears to be the case as the Atlanta Braves took down the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers in dramatic fashion where Ozzie Albies hit a go ahead single in the eighth and Raisel Iglesias secured a save after a leadoff triple to Shohei Ohtani. The […]
Bryce Elder comes up big in six strong innings against the Dodgers
Let’s start this by going back to what I said about the starting pitching coming into this season — particularly about Bryce Elder: This is your reminder that Elder led the Braves in innings pitched last season and did so by just over 30 innings over Chris Sale. As I said to start this post, […]
Braves Minor League Recap: Caminiti Strong Again for Columbus
The Columbus Clingstones are the most exciting team in the system and Tuesday night lived up to the billing in full. Cam Caminiti has had little trouble in making the jump to Double-A, with a couple of incredible starts consecutively and a pitch mix that has popped off of the page. Alex Lodise is having […]
Which currently-injured Braves pitcher will actually return this season?
The Braves have a bunch of injured arms on their 40-man roster: Hurston Waldrep isn’t on the major league Injured List, but is also an injured pitcher on the 40-man. It doesn’t look like there’s any reason that Lopez won’t return, so that’s one… though you never know. No one’s even talking about Joey Wentz, […]
Braves News: Ozzie Albies delivers, NL East race, and more
The Atlanta Braves won their second straight after Tuesday’s 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta jumped out front early, plating three runs in the first inning and later scoring the game-winning run in the eighth. Ozzie Albies came up big, knocking in Matt Olson to give the Braves the edge. On the other […]
Braves find enough grass to manufacture 4-3 win over Dodgers
The Braves have had a massive power outage — their recent skid has seen their run-scoring capabilities wither without the ball leaving the yard. Tonight, though — and perhaps just tonight, but emphatically so — it didn’t matter. The Braves found just enough to skitter past the Dodgers, 4-3, in a game that featured some […]
Braves vs. Dodgers chat and discussion: Bryce Elder vs. Tyler Glasnow
Tyler Glasnow’s name is kind of nominative determinism if you think about it.
Braves shuffle lineup to alternate handedness, Mauricio Dubon hits cleanup
Boy, this is a really different lineup than we’re used to… sorta. Mauricio Dubon has hit cleanup twice this season (both against right-handers, like Tyler Glasnow), but not since the first few days of July. Michael Harris II has hit fifth here or there, but hit leadoff on Sunday and has largely hit fourth. The […]
Braves return home to square off against Dodgers
Hey, MLB schedule — what gives? The Braves enter a skid, have to play the Brewers (which doesn’t help with the skid), then get a day off to travel home and… have the Dodgers next? Woof. Yes, the Braves took a series from the Dodgers in Los Angeles earlier this season, but the offensive ineptitude-driven […]
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