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Braves break through with pinch-hit double, finish sweep of Pirates
Michael Harris II delivered a bases-loaded pinch-hit double in the seventh inning to drive in three runs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday and a sweep of their three-game series.,Atlanta earned its third sweep of the season and its first sweep of...
MLB-best Braves rely on Bryce Elder to secure sweep vs. Pirates
The Atlanta Braves, owners of MLB's best record, will send Bryce Elder to the mound on Sunday in search of a series sweep against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Braves won the first two games of the three-game set and secured their 18th series victory of the season after Saturday's 6-3 victory...
Two double steals highlight Braves win over Pirates
Dominic Smith lobbed an opposite-field home run just inside the left-field foul pole to highlight a three-run rally and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday.,With the game tied 3-3, the Braves rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. They executed th...
Amid power surges, Mauricio Dubon and Braves head into rematch vs. Pirates
Atlanta's Mauricio Dubon will try to boost his home run streak to four games on Saturday afternoon when the Braves host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three-game series.,Dubon had a double and three RBIs in addition to his home run on Friday in Atlanta's 6-3 win over the Pirates in t...
Mauricio Dubon, Braves take down Pirates in series opener
Mauricio Dubon homered for the third straight game and helped the Atlanta Braves defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Dubon was 2-for-4 with his sixth home run of the year, a double, two runs and three RBIs. It is the first time in his career...
Pirates eager to continue power streak in clash vs. Braves
Two of the most prolific offensive teams in the majors will square off Friday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.,Atlanta is third in the majors with 329 runs, and Pittsburgh is fourth with 325.,Pittsburgh has homered in 11 straight games, ...
Myles Straw delivers clutch hits as Blue Jays take down Braves
Myles Straw had a pair of hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single that capped a three-run rally to propel the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,The Blue Jays ended their four-game losing streak and salvaged the final contest of the three-game series...
Behind Chris Sale, Braves bid for series sweep of Blue Jays
The Atlanta Braves will send ace Chris Sale to the mound Thursday night when they vie for a three-game sweep over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Sale (8-3, 2.01 ERA) has resembled his 2024 National League Cy Young Award-winning form, when he went 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA.,In 11 starts this season, the ...
Mauricio Dubon, Ozzie Albies go deep as Braves down Blue Jays
The Atlanta Braves got a pair of three-run homers from Mauricio Dubon and Ozzie Albies and rolled to a 7-3 win over visiting Toronto on Wednesday, handing the Blue Jays their fourth straight loss.,Dubon went deep in the third inning against starter Patrick Corbin, his fourth home run. Albies hit his...
Iron man Matt Olson leads Braves against Blue Jays
As the Atlanta Braves prepare to host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for the second contest of a three-game series, it appears like their slugging first baseman Matt Olson is returning to form.,Olson endured a 12-game stretch that saw him go 6-for-46 with one homer. Things have turned around ove...
Matt Olson's HR breaks tie, boosts Braves over Blue Jays
Matt Olson had two of Atlanta's six hits, including a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, to send the Braves to a 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the opener of their three-game series.,Olson was 2-for-4 and improved his RBI total to 46, tied for third in the National Lea...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. strives to continue HR tear vs. Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will try to cool off the bat of Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. when they open a three-game series in Atlanta on Tuesday.,Acuna has homered in four straight games, with five homers during that time, and appears to be regaining the form that was slowed by an early-season injury....
Eugenio Suarez, JJ Bleday help Reds snap Braves' win streak
Eugenio Suarez homered and drove in two runs, JJ Bleday had a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds earned a 6-4 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon.,Nick Lodolo (2-1) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out four and walking four. P.J. Higgin...
Ronald Acuna Jr.'s power emerging as Braves seek sweep of fading Reds
The Atlanta Braves have accomplished plenty through the first two months of the regular season. The first team to reach 40 victories will look to add a three-game sweep of the host Cincinnati Reds to the list on Sunday afternoon.,With its 5-2 series-clinching win on Saturday, Atlanta climbed to a se...
Red-hot Ronald Acuna Jr. homers twice to lead Braves past Reds
Ronald Acuna Jr. launched a pair of home runs on Saturday night to help the visiting Atlanta Braves post a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.,Acuna tallied his first multi-homer game of the year, hitting his third and fourth home runs in the last three games after he had just two in his first 42 ...
Braves enjoying hot bat of Michael Harris II against Reds
In search of their major league-leading 40th win, the visiting Atlanta Braves will look to post another series win on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Since being shut out 8-0 by the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Atlanta has combined to score 18 runs across its past two games, including an 8-3 v...
Braves' bats stay hot in win over Reds
Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, Ronald Acuna Jr. homered and the visiting Atlanta Braves posted an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first contest of a three-game set on Friday.,Jorge Mateo drove in two runs and Dominic Smith had three hits and two runs for Atlanta, which e...
Braves, keeping historic pace, face Reds' winless Chris Paddack
After a disappointing 86-loss season a year ago, the Atlanta Braves were optimistic about improving in 2026. More than a third of the way through the year, though, Atlanta's start to the campaign has been historic.,Ahead of their series-opening road game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, the Br...
Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves blast Red Sox 10-2
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam and Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies also homered to propel the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 10-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.,Acuna's home run, his third of the season, came against reliever Greg Weissert and was part of a five-run sixth inning th...
Red Sox, desperate for home success, chase series win vs. Braves
The Boston Red Sox will attempt to earn their first back-to-back home victories since early April when they wrap up a three-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,After Atlanta won the series opener 7-6 Tuesday, Boston ended a five-game home losing streak with an 8-0 victory on...