Atlanta Braves Blog
Tuesday night Evan Gattis came through again for the Braves, driving a Glenn Perkins slider into the left field seats with two out in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 4-4. Gattis has hit nine home runs this season, four have been tying or go-head shots in the eighth inning or later. [...]
The Braves try to extend their 5-game win streak tonight in game two against the Twins. Surprisingly, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will field a rather conventional line-up. Conventional in the sense that there are no bench players in the line-up, and there is nothing unique about the order in which the players will bat. Although..for [...]
The Braves defeated the Twins 5-1 Monday night in the opener of a 3-game series. Braves starter Julio Teheran took a 3-hit shutout into the ninth before surrendering a couple more hits, including Josh Willingham‘s sixth home run of the year with one out. Teheran pitched a career high 8 1/3 innings, striking out 4 [...]
Always interesting to see what the Braves line-up will be on a game-to-game basis. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is always good for a surprise or two. Today’s line-up against the Twins is no exception. Gerald Laird will catch and bat.. fifth!! Laird has been catching Teheran most games this season, so no surprise that he [...]
The Braves came from behind in all three games against the Dodgers this past weekend, including Saturday and Sunday when they took the lead both games in the eighth inning. Major contributions from bench players was a real key. Braves outfielder Justin Upton offered his thoughts on why the Braves have been converting late game [...]
The Braves first two weeks of the season started as well as anyone could have hoped. Since that time, Atlanta is 13-17, and has had some big time struggles. I understand that teams are going to have struggles during the year, and players aren’t always going to hit well all the time. In the Braves’ [...]
If variety is the spice of life, then as a Braves fan you have to love manager Fredi Gonzalez‘s line-up selections. They are rarely the same two days in a row. The left-handed hitting Jordan Schafer will start in center field and bat lead-off today against Dodgers’ right-hander, Matt Nagli. Schafer is hitting .302 on [...]
Fans of the Atlanta Braves have certainly enjoyed the first month and a half of the season, as they have been one of the top teams in baseball. Perhaps the only people more excited about the team’s start are those who own some of the red-hot players on the Braves in fantasy leagues. Here’s a [...]
Atlanta Braves left-handed reliever, Jonny Venters, underwent Tommy John surgery today, and will be out for the rest of the 2013 season. The procedure was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and is designed to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament. This is the second time that the 28-year old Venters has had [...]
How would you like to own a Braves jersey that was worn in a game? The Braves will be auctioning off game-worn jerseys between now and June 5, with proceeds going to the Atlanta Braves Foundation. But it gets even better. The low bidder will not only receive the game-worn jersey, they will receive two [...]
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