Jarred Kelenic homered and six Atlanta pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the visiting Braves blanked the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves shutout the Chicago Cubs on Thursday with a 3-0 final. It was Smith-Shawver’s first big league start of the season, and he came up huge to contribute to the Braves’ series win.
The Braves are 29-18 after a series win in Chicago. They will continue their road trip Friday with a three-game series in Pittsburgh. The Atlanta Braves began their road trip with an uninspiring performance on Tuesday night, but recovered to win the next two games and secure a series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Braves didn’t exactly break out offensively, but pitching carried the day once again in a series win The Atlanta Braves did this week what they also did last week: take a series from the Chicago Cubs.
Max Fried came close to a no-hitter and remains the top pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He carried his latest no-hit id into the sixth inning as the Braves won 9-2 over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
It is the battle of two rookies in the series finale between the Braves and Cubs. As the Atlanta Braves face off against the Chicago Cubs for the sixth time in their past ten games concluding their series at Wrigley Field, two rookie pitchers will be facing off in Ben Brown and AJ Smith-Shawver.
The Atlanta Braves will take on the Chicago Cubs today as they are looking for a series win coming a week after already picking up a series win against the Cubs.
The Braves’ top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver returns to the major-league squad tonight to face the Cubs. It will be the first time he’s pitched for Atlanta since Game 3 of last year’s NLDS.
AJ Smith-Shawver will make his season debut in Thursday’s matchup in Chicago The Atlanta Braves recalled AJ Smith-Shawver in advance of Thursday’s series finale against the Cubs.
Following last night’s game, Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Justin Toscano reported that Braves top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver will toe the rubber against the Cubs on Thursday.
The Atlanta Braves didn't need to do much to tweak one of baseball's best rosters during the offseason, but the addition of Reynaldo López in free agency is…
1919 - Boston holds Hank Gowdy Day at the ballpark as he plays in his first game after returning from the Army. Gowdy singles on the first pitch he sees but the Braves fall to the Reds 10-4.
Atlanta Braves Starting Pitcher Max Fried had a great start on Wednesday night on the road against the Chicago Cubs. He tossed a complete game and surrendered one earned run while striking out nine batters.
Atlanta is expected to recall top rookie pitching prospect A.J. Smith-Shawver to start the rubber game of the three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday AJ Smith-Shawver is being called up to make his first major league start of the season on Thursday. I have some concerns about this for AJ, as I talked about in a quickpost (a new feature of ours if you missed it).
Left-hander Max Fried continued his mastery of the Chicago Cubs by throwing a complete game to lead the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 9-2 win on Wednesday.
Alex Anthopoulos is one of the best general managers in all of sports, not just baseball. Everything he touches seems to turn to gold, and he doesn’t appear to have a blind spot in any particular area.
If the saying “April showers bring May flowers” is true, then the Atlanta Braves must not have received much rain. After finishing their first month of the season with a record of 19-9, the Braves have gone 8-9 so far in May.
The Atlanta Braves are one of the best teams in all of baseball. However, there have been some bumps in the road in the first two months of the season.
Shohei Ohtani’s former Los Angeles Angels teammate is now being investigated by Major League Baseball for his alleged ties to the same illegal bookie that took wagers from Ippei Mizuhara.
It was reported on Friday that former Los Angeles Angels infielder (and teammate of Shohei Ohtani) David Fletcher placed wagers through the same illegal bookie as Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. isn't accustomed to struggling much in his career. His issues continued Sunday with a gaffe in the outfield.
The Braves are reportedly “keeping a close eye on” the pitcher as a potential trade target prior to the deadline.
The Atlanta Braves have been struck by the injury bug this season but still reside in second place in the National League East. They’re still considered a powerhouse though, as they’re in line to be in playoff contention late in the season.
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley has missed almost a week with a side issue, but at least for now, he's not heading to the injured list.
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