There probably aren’t five players with bigger moments in Braves franchise history than Tyler Matzek. The hard-throwing lefty made the ground at Truist Park shake following his dazzling performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NLCS a few years ago, coming in with the tying runner on and striking out the side.
Yesterday, the Braves placed reliever Pierce Johnson on the IL with elbow inflammation and added Jackson Stephens to the active roster. Any elbow related injury is going to raise some concerns.
1929 - The Boston Braves play their first Sunday home game ever, losing to the Pirates 7-2. 1935 - Dizzy Dean faces 40-year old Babe Ruth as the Cardinals take on the Braves at Braves Field.
The Atlanta Braves (20-11) play on Sunday at 4:10 PM ET against the Los Angeles Dodgers (22-13), who enter the contest with a three-game winning streak.
Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves lost as their pitching, primarily Bryce Elder got shelled on Saturday night. Elder continues to struggle to miss bats, issue far too many walks, and allow far too many home runs for his profile as a pitcher, so it remains a question of how viable he is at the major league level.
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The Atlanta Braves got whacked by the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing tonight’s game 11-2 to officially drop the series to LA. Here’s what you need to know about from the contest.
Bryce Elder was no match for the Dodgers lineup as the offense continued to be MIA. The Braves faced their biggest obstacle of the season on Saturday night as Bryce Elder went head-to-head with Tyler Glasnow, arguably the best starter in baseball through the first month of the season.
In case you missed it, Pierce Johnson has been placed on the 15-day IL with elbow inflammation. In a corresponding move Jackson Stephens has taken his place on the active roster.
The Atlanta Braves’ bullpen took a major hit ahead of their contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Following a loss in the first game of the series Atlanta will now be without one of its top relievers for the foreseeable future.
Both teams copy-pasted yesterday’s lineups for today’s game. I wrote a little about the pitching matchup earlier in the game preview. The Braves also lost an important piece to their bullpen for a short IL stint with a scary designation.
The Atlanta Braves are in unfamiliar territory. For the first time in over a full calendar year, they’re in second place in the NL East after last night’s
The hits keep on coming for the Braves. Sean Murphy hasn’t played since the opening series against the Phillies after suffering an oblique injury. Spencer Strider is out for the season with a torn UCL.
The Atlanta Braves placed reliever Pierce Johnson on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with elbow inflammation, while the contract of fellow right-hander Jackson Stephens was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Atlanta Braves offense has hit a slump. While they’re still the highest-scoring offense in baseball at 5.33 runs per game, Atlanta’s put up three
He did miss most of the 2022 season due to forearm tendinitis, so his recent injury history does have a prominent arm-related issue.
Bryce Elder and the Braves are looking at an uphill battle against Tyler Glasnow and the Dodgers in game 2 Bryce Elder will take the mound for Atlanta in what is a very lopsided pitching matchup on paper against Tyler Glasnow for LA.
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The Atlanta Braves are set, for the most part, when it comes to position players in the major leagues. Atlanta's in the rare position of having a fully locked in position player core, with all eight defensive starters under team control for multiple seasons after this one.
Coming into the season, the Braves had two prospects that were featured on nearly every top 100 prospect list, AJ Smith-Shawver and Hurston Waldrep. Per Baseball America, both were ranked in the top 50 less than two months ago.
The 30-year-old is in his final option year.
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As expected, the Atlanta Braves are off to a great start this season. In a recent article by ESPN, they received a solid grade of an “A” for their performance in April.
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This weekend's series between the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians features the top team in both the American and National Leagues, but it was the home team that came out swinging in Friday night's heavyweight battle.
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