Atlanta Braves Blog
The Atlanta Braves will try to extend their four and a half game lead over the Washington Nationals this weekend when they play the New York Mets, and the schedule maker and a little luck are on their side. For the second time this season, the Atlanta Braves will miss Mets pitching phenom, Matt Harvey. [...]
The Big Apple and the New York Yankees are thankfully in Ramiro Pena‘s rear view mirror. Good riddance to the Yankees and the American League. Pena has found a perfect fit with the Atlanta Braves in the National League. Ramiro Pena has a smug grin on his face as he talks about playing in the [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez affectionately refers to his bench players as his “B-Squad” or “Bomb Squad” and after Tuesday night’s thrilling come from behind victory that finished close to midnight, he stated that they would be playing prominent roles in Wednesday’s early afternoon game, as starters received much deserved rest. Bench players are usually the [...]
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 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 [...]
After starting out 12-1, the Braves are now only 22-18 on the season, and have won only 10 of their last 27 games. When you look closer at the numbers it is a mixed bag. The Braves are 11-3 on the season against teams that are sub .500, and only 11-15 against teams with winning [...]
The Braves tangle with the Diamondbacks in the second game of a 3-game series tonight at 9:40 p.m. ET, and if you put Fredi Gonzalez‘s line-up to music, it would be lyrics from a SuperTramp song, “Right, right, you’re bloody well right.” Arizona’s starting pitcher, the left-handed Patrick Corbin, has held left-handed hitters to a [...]
Tomorrow Brandon Beachy will pitch two innings in extended spring training, and then make his first minor league start on Sunday for the AAA Gwinnett Braves. Hopefully Beachy’s rehab will progress without setback, as a healthy Brandon Beachy would be a huge shot in the arm for the Braves. Before the game tonight Martin Prado [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, looking to get more life into a line-up that has scored only three runs the past two games against the Giants, has shaken things up. Here’s today’s batting order against the Giants: 1. RF: Jordan Schafer 2. SS: Ramiro Pena 3. C: Brian McCann 4. LF: Justin Upton 5. 1B: Freddie [...]
The Washington Nationals won their fifth straight last night as they beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 at Nationals Park, and coupled with the Braves 8-2 loss to the Giants, the Nationals have closed within a game of the National League Eastern Division race. The Braves have held sole possession of first place since April 7. [...]
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