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Braves News: Matt Olson Makes More History, Splendid Sunday Series Win, More

Sundays have not been the most successful days in recent years for the Braves, but last night provided one of the more satisfying Sunday performances in recent memory. The Braves defeated the Guardians 13-1, thanks mainly to the bottom of the order and an awesome performance from Chris Sale. It also was the most impressive […]

Bottom of the order leads Braves to series-clinching rout of Guardians

The reports of the Braves’ offensive demise were greatly exaggerated. A night after the lineup was blanked for the first time since last July, the Braves awakened with a vengeance, running away with a 13-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians to win their third rubber match of the season. With the victory, Atlanta is the […]

Braves vs. Guardians Game Thread: April 12

The Braves, winners of their first two rubber matches of the regular season, will look to make it three in a row and stand alone as the last major league team to not lose a series this season when they host the Cleveland Guardians for Sunday Night Baseball. We could be in for quite a […]

Braves designate pitcher Martin Pérez for assignment and recall Dylan Dodd

News out of the Atlanta Braves clubhouse this afternoon is that starting pitcher Martin Pérez has been designated for assignment and left-handed reliever Dylan Dodd has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett. Pérez, who the team brought in as a minor league free agent, didn’t make the Opening Day roster but was brought-up to the big […]

Mauricio Dubon back in center for Braves-Guardians finale

With Michael Harris Jr. on the paternity list and Eli White day-to-day with plantar fasciitis, Mauricio Dubon will make his second straight start in center field for Sunday night’s finale of the Braves-Guardians series in Atlanta. Dubon will hit eighth in the lineup followed by Jorge Mateo, who will make his second straight start at […]

Chris Sale eyes bounce-back start in Braves-Guardians rubber match

Two teams will enter, one team will leave when the last teams that haven’t lost a series this season, the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians, battle Sunday night in a rubber match at Truist Park. The Braves will be looking to bounce back from a 6-0 shutout Saturday night, their first time being blanked since […]

Braves Minor League Recap: Brett Sears pitches scoreless outing

Saturday saw all four affiliates in the Atlanta Braves system in action, as the teams earned a split on the day. The biggest highlight on the day had to be the Brett Sears scoreless outing, but we also saw Juan Mateo return from injury, Lucas Braun throw five solid innings, and both John Gil and […]

Braves News: Spencer Strider update, Michael Harris to paternity list, more

Well the Braves had a bit of a dud on Saturday night, but reinforcements are making their way to Atlanta, as Spencer Strider and Sean Murphy will be on minor league rehab assignments this week. They will also be without Michael Harris and likely functionally Eli White for a few days, as Michael Harris tends […]

Braves shut out 6-0, rubber match set for Guardians series finale

Things we predicted in the preview: a José Ramírez homer, and the Guardians fighting hard to even up the series. Both things would come to pass as the Braves were shut out for the first time this season, 6-0. The Guardians put together a more complete performance on all fronts. Braves pitching issued a season-high […]

Braves vs. Guardians Game Thread: April 11

Martín Pérez will lead the Braves against Parker Messick and the Guardians in the first City Connect Saturday of 2026. Side note, this picture seems to be from the elaborate light show we now deploy when the opposing team makes a pitching change. They are definitely making use of those state-of-the-art lights and projections… thoughts? […]

Martín Pérez seeks redemption and a series win in Game 2 versus Cleveland

Happy City Connect Saturday to all who celebrate. Which, to be clear, should be everyone. Last night’s Dale Murphy-honoring offensive outburst propelled the Braves to a Game 1 win, teeing up the chance for a series win in Game 2 tonight.  In case you were wondering, the Braves’ records in the previous City Connect uniforms […]

Braves minor league recap: Eric Hartman homers, doubles for Rome

Hartman continued his strong offensive start to the season for the Emperors despite the loss. (8-5) Gwinnett Stripers 6, (6-6) Nashville Sounds 5 Box Score It took some late inning magic and a bit of luck, but Gwinnett managed to get the win by walking off Nashville on Friday to move up to three games […]

Are you a Bryce Elder truther?

Hey, we saw a mix of Good Bryce Elder and Bad Bryce Elder last night. He was pretty decent outside of the home run through four innings. Then he was unable to muddle through the fifth inning. He left despite only throwing 76 pitches (huh, did we even see that last year). I’m encouraged by […]

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Braves News: Bats hot in series opener, Sean Murphy delayed, and more

The Atlanta Braves started this weekend’s series out with a bang after Friday night’s 11-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Though it took a few innings for the offense to get going, the Braves’ bats came to life as the lineup racked up 15 hits. Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson, and Michael Harris II joined […]

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Braves’ bats break out in 11-5 win

As the Braves debuted their blue City Connect 2.0 jerseys, they hoped for more quality innings from Bryce Elder in the first game of a homestand against the Guardians. Elder walked Jose Ramirez in the first, but struck the next batter out to start the game with a scoreless frame. Ronald Acuna nearly made my […]

Braves vs Guardians Game Thread: 4/10/2026

The Braves host the Guardians in a battle of the two MLB teams who have yet to lose a series. For game 1, Bryce Elder starts for Atlanta and Slade Cecconi starts for the Guardians. Today’s game starts at 7:15 PM ET in Atlanta and broadcast on BravesVision. Join us and discuss today’s game in […]

Michael Harris returns to the lineup, batting eighth

As the Braves kick off their homestand against the Guardians, you can read about the pitching matchup between Bryce Elder and Slade Cecconi in the game preview here. Michael Harris returns to his spot in centerfield and at the bottom of the lineup, as the Braves hope he can get better results, as he has […]

POLL RESULTS: Braves fans are “a little skeptical” of Bryce Elder’s hot start

You have spoken and honestly, your reaction was a little surprising. Given the negativity generated by much of the fan base around Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder coming into the regular season, only 12-percent were not-at-all sold on Elder’s strong beginning to the 2026 season. That’s not to say most of you are convinced, […]

What if MLB had an auction instead of a draft?

This is a quick one, since it’s basically, “What do you think of X if applied to MLB?” It doesn’t wholly apply in any way, but I still thought it was interesting. A few days ago, Nate Silver put forth a never-gonna-happen-but-still-fun-to-read “fix” for the NBA’s tanking problem, involving a new meta-currency and changing NBA’s […]