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Braves ask Bryce Elder to keep Kyle Schwarber in ballpark
Kyle Schwarber has a knack for stepping up when the Philadelphia Phillies need him most.,Following a historic performance on Thursday, Schwarber will aim for an encore on Friday when the Phillies continue their series against the visiting Atlanta Braves.,Schwarber hit four home runs on Thursday, bec...
Kyle Schwarber's 4-homer night sends Phillies past Braves
Kyle Schwarber became the 21st player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, highlighting the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,Schwarber belted a solo homer in the first inning, a two-run shot in the fourth, a three-run blast in the fifth...
Phillies ask Aaron Nola to spark turnaround vs. Braves
Things have not gone smoothly for Aaron Nola this season, but the Philadelphia Phillies need him now more than ever.,The veteran right-hander takes the ball for the Phillies on Thursday when they open a four-game home series against the Atlanta Braves.,Philadelphia stumbles home after getting swept ...
Jurickson Profar bids to boost Braves to series win vs. Marlins
The story of the Atlanta Braves in 2025 can be told partly in the person of left fielder Jurickson Profar, who in January signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the team.,Two months later, he was suspended for the first 80 games of this season after testing positive for a performance-enhanci...
Braves plate nine in ninth; leave Marlins in their wake
Former Marlins infielder Vidal Brujan slapped a go-ahead RBI double in an explosive ninth inning, and Ozzie Albies homered twice, leading the Atlanta Braves to an 11-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Albies, who also doubled, went 3-for-5 with four RBIs.,The score was tied 2-2 when...
Hurston Waldrep, Braves' rare bright spot, goes for another W
The last time the Atlanta Braves missed the playoffs, Ronald Acuna Jr. was 19 years old, starting that year with the Florida Fire Frogs of the high Class-A Florida State League.,The last time the Braves missed the playoffs, R.A. Dickey led them in innings pitched. He is now 50 years old and out of b...
Edward Cabrera strikes out 10 as Marlins edge Braves
Edward Cabrera struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball, leading the host Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.,Cabrera, who is in his fifth major league season, improved to 7-7, tying his career high for wins. He issued just two walks, and his...
Injury-plagued Braves try to turn around season in opener vs. Marlins
Since winning the World Series in 2021, the Atlanta Braves have not won a playoff series.,Worse yet, this year's Braves are on pace to miss the postseason for the first time since 2017.,The Braves on Monday are set to start a 10-game road trip -- three at the Miami Marlins, four at the Philadelphia ...
Braves outlast Mets to avoid sweep
Jurickson Profar laced a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Mets.,Profar and Sean Murphy each drove in a pair for the Braves, who salvaged the finale of the three-game set after being outscored 21-9 across the ...
Mets go for series sweep in final game against Braves in '25
The New York Mets can't win the season series against the Atlanta Braves, but they will nonetheless go for a three-game road series sweep on Sunday when the National League East rivals meet for the last time this year.,The Mets hit six home runs on Saturday and whipped the Braves 9-2. Atlanta leads ...
Mets display power (6 homers) to rout Braves
Mark Vientos and Jeff McNeil each hit two home runs and the visiting New York Mets outslugged the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Saturday night.,The Mets went deep six times -- one short of their season high -- to win the second game of the three-game series. The Mets have won five of their last seven games....
Mets, aiming to halt slide, send Nolan McLean to oppose Braves
The New York Mets will send their promising rookie to the mound on Friday in hopes of slowing a brutal recent skid against the Atlanta Braves.,Right-hander Nolan McLean will attempt to boost a New York squad that has lost 16 of 21 games to put its National League wild-card hopes in jeopardy. The Met...
Rookie righty Hurston Waldrep leads Braves in shutout of White Sox
Hurston Waldrep threw a career-best seven scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game interleague series.,The game was the complete opposite of the first two games in the series, when the teams combined for 43 r...
Rookie Hurston Waldrep leads Braves in shutout of White Sox
Rookie Hurston Waldrep threw a career-best seven scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Wednesday in the rubber game of their three-game interleague series.,The game was the complete opposite of the first two games in the series, where the teams combined ...
White Sox, Braves to conclude wild series
It hasn't always been pretty, but this week's series between the visiting Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves has proved to be entertaining.,The teams will meet again Wednesday night in the rubber match of a three-game series after Atlanta rallied from a six-run deficit to win 11-10 on Tuesday.,Mic...
Behind Jose Quintana, Brewers aim for series sweep vs. Braves
Jose Quintana wasn't even sure he was going to be with Milwaukee before the trade deadline expired last week. Now he'll be on the mound Wednesday night when the Brewers try to sweep a three-game series and complete an undefeated road trip.,The left-hander (8-4, 3.50 ERA) will start the final game of...
Freddy Peralta tallies 13th win in Brewers' defeat of Braves
Freddy Peralta became the first National League player to reach 13 wins on Tuesday when he pitched the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, extending their winning streak to five games.,The Brewers have won 11 of their last 12 road games and hold a 3-2 lead over the Brave...
Isaac Collins, Brewers bid to stay hot in clash vs. Braves
The visiting Milwaukee Brewers will bring the majors' best record into play on Tuesday night when they look to clinch a series victory over the hapless Atlanta Braves.,After posting a 3-1 win in the opener of a three-game set on Monday, the Brewers are a season-best 24 games over .500 at 68-44 and h...
Isaac Collins' 3-run homer eases Brewers past Braves
Quinn Priester threw seven quality innings and Isaac Collins hit a three-run home run to propel the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.,Priester (11-2) won his fifth consecutive start, allowing just one run on two hits, while striking out four and walking t...
Braves return after disappointing trip to host MLB-best Brewers
One of baseball's hottest teams and offenses will look to continue a torrid stretch on Monday as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers take on the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series.,Winners in six of seven games, Milwaukee (67-44) owns Major League Baseball's best record.,In a sweep of Wa...