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Both guys had pinch hits last night as the Braves lost the series With southpaw Martin Perez on the mound for Pittsburgh, and Chadwick Tromp getting the start last night, the Braves are adding both Adam Duvall and Travis d’Arnaud into tonight’s lineup.
Chris Sale has been unhittable, and the Braves’ offense hasn’t been able to get the hits to fall in. Well, I’m not going to call it “good” news, but last night, the Braves got both out-xwOBAed and out-wOBAed by the Pirates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (25-28) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into the finale versus the Atlanta Braves (29-20) at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday from PNC Park.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves continued to have a bad time in May, dropping another to Pittsburgh in annoying fashion with a severe lack of runs.
Another day, another lack of favorable outcomes in Pittsburgh After being on the receiving end of a rout despite both teams having fairly similar offensive outputs last night, the Braves ended up losing the series on Saturday in similar, albeit not-quite-a-rout fashion.
The game stopped at 5:44 pm ET with two outs in the bottom of the fifth After a 25-minute delay to the start of Saturday’s game between the Braves and the Pirates, a rain delay has commenced in the bottom of the fifth as the grounds crew rolled the tarp out onto the field.
It is what it is, but what it is is not it. His wild (not in a good way) two weeks aside, Orlando Arcia is back hitting fifth on Saturday afternoon, as both Chadwick Tromp and Jarred Kelenic return to the lineup.
The Braves franchise began play in 1876 in Boston, going by the nickname “Reds” in their inaugural season. The team was simply referred to as “Boston” from 1877-1900, before being the “Boston Nationals” from 1901 to 1906 and the “Boston Doves” from 1907-1910.
The Braves will try to avoid BABIP shenanigans, or at least aim to have them work out in their favor, in the second of three against the Pirates in Pittsburgh Well, the numbers are in, and last night was weird, even for a regular baseball game.
He brings defensive versatility in the infield and has historically been strong against right-handed pitching.
The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a strained left oblique muscle. Atlanta recalled left-hander Ray Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Friday night's series opener against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
The Braves were able to bounce back nicely following a frustrating series with the Padres, wining two out of three at Wrigley Field. There were several notable storylines, but nothing stood out more than the brilliance of Max Fried.
The Braves arms on the farm have been nothing short of dominant early in the season, much like the big-league club. Fans got their first glimpse of top prospect AJ Smith-Shawver yesterday afternoon, who tossed 4.1 scoreless innings against the Cubs.
After a brief onslaught on Wednesday night from the Braves offense, they were back to their dormant ways on Thursday afternoon, mustering only three runs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Braves have re-signed righty Jackson Stephens to a new minor league contract, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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.
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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