News Category: Atlanta Braves

Red-hot Braves turn to Max Fried in opener vs. Mariners

With Spencer Strider sidelined for the season following elbow surgery, Max Fried has stepped back into the role of the ace of the Atlanta Braves. Fried is scheduled to start Monday night as the Braves open a three-game interleague series against the host Seattle Mariners. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA in three starts since Strider’s surgery, including a three-hit shutout over the Miami Marlins in a 5-0 win last Tuesday. It was

Division leaders Guardians, Braves square off in rubber game

Atlanta’s Bryce Elder and Cleveland’s Ben Lively will try to continue the string of good starting pitching throughout the weekend series between division-leading-teams when they take the mound Sunday afternoon in the deciding game of the three-game set in Atlanta. The Guardians, tops in the American League Central, evened the series at a game apiece with a 4-2 win in 11 innings on Saturday, a contest that began with Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee and Atlanta’s Charlie

Braves, RBI leader Marcell Ozuna look to drive home another win vs. Guardians

Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna is having a start that rivals some of the franchise’s greatest players. Ozuna drove home two more runs on Friday to set a franchise record for most RBIs before May 1. He has a major league-leading 31 RBIs and broke the mark of 29 he previously shared with Atlanta greats Dale Murphy (1985) and Chipper Jones (1998). The Braves beat the Guardians 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series between two

Braves in line for sweep of lifeless Marlins

Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Braves look to record a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins in the finale Wednesday. Atlanta posted a pair of shutout wins — 3-0 and 5-0 — in the first two games of the series and is 8-1 in its last nine games. The Braves are 4-1 against the Marlins this season. Lopez (2-0, 0.50 ERA) will be opposed by Sixto Sanchez (0-1, 6.14), who is

Travis d’Arnaud, Braves bid to flex muscles vs. Marlins

The visiting Miami Marlins will try to slow Travis d’Arnaud and the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series. D’Arnaud hit a two-run homer in Atlanta’s 3-0 win in the series opener on Monday. He has five homers in his last three starts after his blast caromed high off the left-field foul pole. On the current homestand, d’Arnaud is 6-for-10 with five homers, 10 RBIs, six runs and two

Braves’ Bryce Elder to make season debut vs. Marlins

The Atlanta Braves haven’t lost a season series to the Miami Marlins since 2014. And the Braves will recall a fresh pitcher from the minor leagues to begin their three-game home set against their National League East rivals on Monday night. Atlanta has summoned 24-year-old right-hander Bryce Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to make his season debut. He will be opposed by Miami left-hander Ryan Weathers (2-1, 2.70). The Braves were 9-4 against Miami last season

Rangers’ Michael Lorenzen tasked with taming hot Braves

The Texas Rangers will need to slow down red-hot Braves catcher Travis d’Arnaud on Sunday if they hope to salvage a game from their weekend series in Atlanta. D’Arnaud has four home runs and eight RBIs in the first two games of the series, and the Rangers undoubtedly are hoping he gets a day of rest. The Braves could give backup Chadwick Tromp a start behind the plate; he last started on Tuesday. The Braves

Travis d’Arnaud, sizzling Braves take on Rangers

The Atlanta Braves hope veteran Charlie Morton can bounce back from a rough start and enable them to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Morton (1-0. 5.29 ERA) will oppose Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 2.92) in the second contest of the three-game series. The Braves recorded an 8-3 victory in the opener on Friday. Morton will make his fourth start of the season. The

Rangers, Braves send veteran lefties to mound in opener

Two veteran left-handers will take the mound when the Texas Rangers visit the Atlanta Braves for the first time since 2017 to start a three-game interleague series on Friday. The Braves, coming off a three-game road sweep of the Houston Astros, are tied for the most wins in the National League and lead the NL East. The defending World Series champion Rangers, who began the week by taking three of four against the host Detroit

Minus Ozzie Albies, Braves bid to sweep Astros

Even following a bad break, Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies remained jovial. Albies landed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday after tests revealed he fractured his right big toe on a hit by a pitch in the second inning of the series opener against the Houston Astros the previous day. Albies remained in that game and finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. It wasn’t until after the game when Albies removed