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Braves eager to see Ronald Acuna Jr. hit against Marlins
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return to the Atlanta starting lineup on Tuesday when the visiting Braves play the Miami Marlins in the second game of a four-game series.,Acuna was activated on Monday and did not play as Miami rolled to a 12-0 win. He had been on the injured list since leaving a game on May 2...
Joe Mack, Javier Sanoja each drive in 4 as Marlins clobber Braves
Joe Mack drove in four runs and Javier Sanoja hit a grand slam to lead the Miami Marlins to a 12-0 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of their four-game series.,Miami batted around in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring five and six runs respectively. The Marlins collected...
Marlins face NL-leading Braves as difficult stretch continues
It doesn't get any easier for the Miami Marlins. After playing a three-game series at Tampa Bay, the team with the best record in the American League, they return home to open a four-game set Monday against the Atlanta Braves, the team with the best record in the National League.,The Marlins lost th...
Braves turn fast start into 8-1 victory over Red Sox
Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski each hit home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.,Atlanta scored in four of the first five innings and cruised to the series-clinching victory, as Grant Holmes pitched six innings, while Reynaldo Lo...
Red Sox, Braves set for rubber game after two thrilling finishes
The Boston Red Sox and host Atlanta Braves have authored two dramatic finishes to begin their weekend interleague series.,What will Sunday's rubber game have in store?,Boston hands the ball to right-hander Brayan Bello (2-4, 6.46 ERA) as it looks to build off a 3-2 Saturday win, which came on the st...
Willson Contreras' 8th-inning blast leads Red Sox past Braves
Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. ,After Wilyer Abreu knocked a two-out double deep into the left-field corner, Contreras flipped the score in Boston's fa...
Willson Contreras' 9th-inning blast leads Red Sox past Braves
Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. ,After Wilyer Abreu knocked a two-out double deep into the left-field corner, Contreras flipped the score in Boston's fav...
Bryce Elder, Braves bid to continue torrid pace vs. Red Sox
After claiming a series-opening win in walk-off fashion, the Atlanta Braves look to continue their majors-best pace when they host the middle of three interleague games against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.,The Braves have the right man on the mound as they look to follow up Friday's 3-2, 10...
Red Sox force extras, but Braves win on Mike Yastrzemski's hit
Mike Yastrzemski's leadoff double in the bottom of the 10th inning propelled the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night.,The Massachusetts native and grandson of Red Sox legend and Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski lined a 1-2 p...
With offense struggling, Red Sox brace for opener vs. front-running Braves
The Atlanta Braves own the majors' best record, batting average and ERA in the middle of May and are playing as confidently as they have since their 104-win season in 2023. ,The Boston Red Sox, however, are struggling entering the teams' three-game set in Atlanta beginning Friday night.,Atlanta, whi...
Five Cubs pitchers blank Braves to avoid sweep
Ian Happ homered and five Chicago pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Cubs avoided a sweep with a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Ben Brown started and tossed four innings for the Cubs, striking out seven and walking one while allowing just one hit. Hoby Mi...
Ian Happ, Cubs blank Braves to avoid sweep
Ian Happ homered and five pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep with their 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Ben Brown started and tossed four innings for the Cubs, striking out seven and walking one while allowing just one hit. Hob...
Braves counting on team effort as they attempt to sweep Cubs
It took the 2025 Atlanta Braves until June 13 to reach 30 wins. ,Eleven months later, Atlanta -- with a new manager and a fresh supporting cast -- is the first team to reach the mark in Major League Baseball in 2026.,Next on the docket for the Braves will be completing a three-game sweep of the visi...
Braves first to 30 wins, hand Cubs fourth straight loss
Mike Yastrzemski hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit RBI double and Mauricio Dubon crushed a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves earn a 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.,J.R. Ritchie started for Atlanta, allowing one run on two hits, striking out four and ...
MLB-best Braves work to clinch series against skidding Cubs
The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves will continue to lean on their youthful pitching staff as they look to clinch another series on Wednesday night, this time against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Entering the potential postseason preview as the top two teams in the National League, the Braves took...
Braves limit Cubs to one hit, ride 4-run fifth to victory
Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in three runs, Austin Riley also homered and Dominic Smith went 4-for-4 on Tuesday night to help the Atlanta Braves post a 5-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Grant Holmes started and threw four innings, allowing two runs on one hit, striking out five and w...
Braves C Sean Murphy (finger) returns to injured list
The Atlanta Braves placed catcher Sean Murphy back on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a fractured left middle finger.,Murphy, only a week removed from a previous IL stint, was injured on a catcher's interference call in the seventh inning of Sunday's 7-2 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,...
National League's best set for showdown as Braves host Cubs
The class of the National League will meet for the opener of a three-game set on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves host the Chicago Cubs.,The two sides enter the series following distinctly different outcomes over the weekend.,Atlanta improved on its major league-leading record, taking two of three on...
Braves solve Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski, improve MLB-best record
Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to a major league-best 1.81 and Mauricio Dubon laced a three-run double to help the visiting Atlanta Braves post a series-clinching 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.,Elder (4-1) allowed one hit while striking out eight...
Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski eager to keep rolling vs. Braves
A pair of pitchers intent on continuing hot starts to the season will face off Sunday when the host Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves close out a three-game series.,While the Dodgers send left-hander Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25 ERA) to the mound, the Braves will counter with right-hander Bryce ...