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Giants, Braves set for long day in Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants will play almost two games on Wednesday.,With the Giants leading 3-2, the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta was suspended because of rain on Tuesday night in the middle of the second inning. The game will pick up there, with the start time set for 2...
Drake Baldwin blasts mammoth HR before rain halts Giants-Braves
The game Tuesday between the visiting San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves was suspended because of rain and will be resumed on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. The regularly scheduled game will begin at 7:15 p.m.,Light rain was falling when the game began Tuesday and the umpires stopped the game in the m...
Slumping Braves getting Drake Baldwin back with Giants up next
The slumping Atlanta Braves will get catcher Drake Baldwin back from the injured list Tuesday when they return home to begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.,Baldwin, who was reinstated from the IL on Monday, has been sidelined since straining his right oblique May 18. He was ba...
A.J. Ewing shines as Mets roll past Braves
Freddy Peralta overcame a laborious first inning to toss five solid frames and earn the win Sunday afternoon, when the host New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 8-1 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,A.J. Ewing went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for the Mets, who went 3-3 on their homes...
Braves RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) seeing doctor for evaluation
Braves right-hander Spencer Strider is going to see Dr. Keith Meister for an evaluation after he was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right elbow inflammation, Atlanta manager Walt Weiss told reporters before Sunday's game at the New York Mets.,Strider exited Friday's 7-5 loss to the ...
Braves ride unexpected contributions into finale vs. Mets
The Atlanta Braves lost a right fielder with a Most Valuable Player trophy on his mantle and a starting pitcher with a 20-win season on his resume within a three-day span this week.,But Eli White and Martin Perez proved the sturdiness of the Braves' B squad on Saturday afternoon.,The Braves will loo...
Martin Perez's strong outing powers Braves past Mets
Martin Perez continued his resurgence by giving up one run over 5 1/3 innings and earning the win Saturday afternoon, when the Atlanta Braves edged the host New York Mets 3-1 in the middle game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Eli White went 3-for-4 with a homer and tw...
Mets' Bo Bichette intent on continuing strong showing vs. Braves
Bo Bichette made New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza look clairvoyant on Friday night.,On Saturday afternoon, the suddenly injury-wracked Atlanta Braves will begin trying to do the same for manager Walt Weiss. ,The Mets will look to earn a much-needed series win when they host the Braves in the mid...
Bo Bichette's 2 home runs, 6 RBIs carry Mets past Braves
Bo Bichette hit two homers and tied a career high with six RBIs on Friday for the host New York Mets, who beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.,Juan Soto also homered for the Mets, who have won two straight.,Dominic Smith and Mike Y...
Bo Bichette's six RBIs, grand slam helps Mets beat rival Braves
Bo Bichette had two homers and tied a career-high with six RBIs Friday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in the opener of a three-game series between the National League East rivals., ,The Mets have won two straight. Dominic Smith and Mike Yastrzemski laced run-scorin...
Juan Soto works to turn corner as Mets open set vs. Braves
The first few months of the season had been good to Juan Soto.,Then June arrived, and his statistics took a hit. Through nine games this month, Soto is averaging .147 at the plate, with a .237 on-base percentage and a .265 slugging percentage.,But after he came up clutch in the Mets' 5-4 win against...
Braves-White Sox postponed by rain; to be made up Aug. 20
Thursday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago. ,The game, originally the finale of a three-game series, will now be played Aug. 20 with a first pitch of 1:10 p.m. local time. The Braves will stop in Chicago between three-game road ...
First-place White Sox out to tag Braves with first series sweep of season
The major-league-leading Atlanta Braves lost three consecutive games in the first week of April but have not suffered a series sweep this season.,The surging -- and now division-leading -- Chicago White Sox will aim to change that on Thursday night in the finale of their three-game series against th...
Davis Martin, White Sox hold down Braves, grab first in AL Central
Davis Martin pitched six shutout innings and Derek Hill and Luisangel Acuna drove in runs in the fourth to boost the host Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Chicago secured a series victory against the major-league-leading Braves, stopping Atlanta's string of...
White Sox rookie Braden Montgomery will try for encore vs. Braves
Twelve Chicago White Sox players have made their major league debuts this season.,On Wednesday night, the club will look to build on the momentum created by its latest new arrival and take a series from the team with the best record in baseball.,Host Chicago rallied for a 6-5, 10-inning victory agai...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. headed for MRI on hamstring
Star Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was scheduled for an MRI after exiting Atlanta's Tuesday road game against the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning due to left hamstring tightness.,Following the Braves' 6-5, 10-inning loss, Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said the ailment "doesn't seem as bad a...
In MLB debut, White Sox's Braden Montgomery hits walk-off HR vs. Braves
Braden Montgomery belted a game-ending, two-run homer in the 10th inning in his major league debut to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.,Montgomery, the White Sox's No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, connected against Braves closer Raisel I...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. exits vs. White Sox with hamstring tightness
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. exited Tuesday's game at the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning after sustaining an apparent left leg injury.,The team later described Acuna's ailment as hamstring tightness.,While attempting to leg out an infield single, Acuna pulled up and hobble...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. exits vs. White Sox with apparent leg injury
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. exited Tuesday's game at the Chicago White Sox in the fourth inning after sustaining an apparent left leg injury.,While attempting to leg out an infield single, Acuna pulled up and hobbled past first base and then off the field into the locker room aft...
White Sox brace for big homestand, beginning with Braves
Despite slumping to a 2-4 road trip to Minnesota and Philadelphia, the Chicago White Sox boast 34 victories -- a total they didn't reach last season until July 19.,Squarely in the American League Central hunt entering Tuesday's visit from the Atlanta Braves, the White Sox are eager to return to Chic...