Atlanta Braves Blog
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 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 [...]
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez puts another interesting line-up out there tonight against the Diamondbacks. Most notable is that the .153 hitting B.J. Upton will bat second and the .307 hitting Chris Johnson will bat eighth. This will be the fifth time this season that B.J. Upton has batted second. At first glance it looks a [...]
With the Braves playing the Diamondbacks in a three game series starting tonight, there are inevitable discussions and assessments about the trade that brought Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to Atlanta, and sent Martin Prado and prospects, to Arizona. Braves manager, Fredi Gonzalez, isn’t in the business of publicly assessing trades, but he is very [...]
Braves hot-hitting first baseman Freddie Freeman has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right oblique. The concern is that oblique injuries can often linger well beyond the initial diagnosis. Freeman has been an anchor at the clean up spot so far this season, hitting .412 with 1 homer and 7 [...]
The Atlanta Braves notched their third spring win in a row Wednesday, with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Braves were sparked by a 3-run first inning shot by third base candidate, Juan Francisco. Francisco finished 2 for 4 in the game, to hike his spring average to .333, as he bids [...]
Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson are the two top candidates to man the Braves third base position this season. Most likely in some sort of platoon situation, although the Braves have hopes that one or the other can step up and play well enough to win the full-time job. But could there be a dark [...]
Even though the winter rain keeps falling in Georgia, and spring still appears a ways away, the Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers reported today to the Braves Disney World complex, and isn’t it great that baseball is getting started. New Braves Justin Upton and Chris Johnson were among those who checked in, and started working [...]
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