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• Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach “has a long way to go” in recovery timeline

It has been nearly a calendar year since Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach fired a pitch in a baseball game. On Friday, Braves manager Walt Weiss confirmed that Schwellenbach continues to throw from flat ground but is still nowhere near close to beginning a rehab assignment for the team. It’s not exactly surprising news as […]...2026
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• Which recovering Braves pitcher will have the biggest 2026 impact?

No scoring here, because trying to gauge this sort of thing when a rehab setback is nearly expected with pitchers will only end in metaphorical tears. The Braves have gotten a mild flurry of injury updates on the progress of young arms like Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep, and AJ Smith-Shawver in their respective rehabs and […]...2026
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• AJ Smith-Shawver throws bullpen sessions with return on the horizon

Not to fear, Braves fans, the starting rotation’s depth is soon to get stronger. While we are waiting for the return of some more helpful hands like Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, Smith-Shawver is another young dominant arm that is expected to make an impact in Atlanta’s rotation. After suffering a torn UCL that cut […]...2026
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In The Field C Sean Murphy (hip) is expected to be activated next week for the series against the Mariners. He is likely to get most of his at-bats initially at DH while he is slowly worked in at catcher. This means that C Jonah Heim's time with the club is likely going to come to an end soon. 2B Jorge Polanco (wrist/Achilles) has started baseball activities, but is still weeks away from returni...2026
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• Braves injury updates on Spencer Strider, Spencer Schwellenbach, Ha-Seong Kim and more

Hoo boy, we got an absolute litany of updates from Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss during his usual pre-game press conference. It was as if the skipper just decided to take this opportunity to clear the air about the handful of Braves players who are in various stages of working their way back onto the […]...2026
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• Reynaldo Lopez draws Game Two start against Royals

Given that Reynaldo Lopez missed nearly all of the 2025 season, I’m sure no one was really looking forward to a reality where he was the Braves’ de facto number two starter. Nonetheless, that reality is here: Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep went down with substantial injuries earlier, and then Spencer Strider hit the shelf […]...2026
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Where ailing Braves can pivot with arm injuries mounting

The Braves’ rotation was hit by elbow injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep....2026
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Yordan Alvarez, OF (HOU) Alvarez may need to work off some rust. Making his first appearance of spring training, the veteran slugger was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The fact he's out there is really what matters, however, after a mostly lost season in 2025. Alvarez could turn out to be one of the steals of draft season with fantasy owners scared away enough to let him slip late into the third rou...2026
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• Braves rotation hit hard with spring training injuries, so what pitching options are left for Atlanta?

Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep both need to undergo elbow surgeries ahead of the 2026 season...2026
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 1B (CIN) Encarnacion-Strand is recovering from a hamstring injury suffered in January. The former top prospect has struggled mightily over the past two years, dealing with injuries and underperformance. After exhibiting extraordinary power during his minor league career, CES has posted exit velocities below 88 miles-per-hour each of the past two major league seasons. ...2026
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• Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep injury updates, MLBPA leadership, more

Well barring a last minute blockbuster trade, it really seems like the Opening Day rotation will look like Chris Sale, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo Lopez, Grant Holmes, and the winner of the competition between Bryce Elder, Joey Wentz, and perhaps some other options, if they can all make it there healthy. You will note that Sale […]...2026
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"The Braves opened camp this morning with an unwelcome update on talented young righty Spencer Schwellenbach."

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"Left-hander Dylan Dodd was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Chavez on the big league roster, while Spencer Schwellenbach was transferred to the 60-day injured list to create 40-man roster spot for Chavez."

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"Duvall had his best game of the year | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Spencer Schwellenbach sat down nineteen straight Phillies, and Duvall had three hits including the game leading HR."

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"Photo by Jorden Dixon/MLB Photos via Getty Images Schwellenbach represented Atlanta well with two strikeouts The Atlanta Braves may have only sent one prospect to the Futures Game this year, but Spencer Schwellenbach did not disappoint as he had a wonderful inning for the National League squad."

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"A few notable draft signings for Day Two selections: The Braves signed right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach to a $1MM bonus, reports Jim Callis of MLB."

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Drake Baldwin (C-ATL) enjoyed an impressive ROY campaign in 2025, but is that repeatable in 2026? The short answer is yes, although he can unlock even more. The 24 year-old backstop hit .274 with 19 HR, 80 RBI, and 45 R over 446 PA, registering a 125 wRC+. He fanned at just a 15% clip while drawing some walks (8.5%). Baldwin made a lot of contact (83% overall, 88.5% in zone) while registering just...2026
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• Analyzing the Royals’ second half schedule

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the Royals win 15 of their next 20? The Royals come out of the All-Star break in a bit of an awkward position. It is hard to go all in when your team is 3 games under .500 after 97 are in the books. It is also hard to immediately start selling and looking to next season when you are only 4.5 games out of the wild card. Granted, ther...2025
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• Braves look to bounce back behind Spencer Schwellenbach

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Last night was...rough and the Braves are staring into the abyss in the standings. They are running out of time to make a run, but they need to win on nights when a Spencer is starting on the mound Last night was...rough and the Braves are staring into the abyss in the standings. They are running out of time to make a run, but they need to win on nights...2025
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• The Braves are mediocre and have been for too long now

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s been 12 months of this and there’s no end to it in sight with the way things have been going. Hi folks! We’re entering June and the Atlanta Braves are still locked in the grips of a diabolically slow start for their standards. After Thursday’s action, they’re right back at seven games under .500 at 27-34 they’re fourth place in the ...2025
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego

David Frerker-Imagn Images Bad luck and bad offense sunk the Braves, who are still seeking their first win of the season. Still looking for their first win of the season in game 3, the Braves were hoping Spencer Schwellenbach could twirl a gem and the Braves’ offense could tee off against Randy Vasquez. Things got off to a good start, as Vasquez walked the first two Braves’ batters of th...2025
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• Braves lose another frustrating one to Padres, 4-3

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Braves getting on base: good. Braves hitting with runners on base: bad. The Atlanta Braves lost another tough one in San Diego on Friday night, falling to the Padres, 4-3. Fernando Tatis Jr. launched the first pitch he saw to the left field seats to give San Diego an early 1-0 lead. Martin Maldonado, who is probably the worst hitter in the game, made i...2025
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• Schwellenbach solid, Acuña stays hot as Braves beat Mets

Acuña stays hot | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Schwellenbach is becoming a bonafide ace for the Braves as he continues his streak of dominance. Acuña hit another HR and fuels the Braves offense. The Atlanta Braves took on the New York Mets looking to beat them for the fourth straight time this season and come one step closer to securing a tie-breaker if it comes down to that scenario at the...2025
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• Braves rally late and bullpen clutch in thrilling win against Mets

Austin Riley hits a walk-off in the tenth | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Braves were down by three runs in the eighth, and came back and won in the bottom of the tenth on a walk-off The Atlanta Braves took on the first place New York Mets after a weather delay in the first of seven games that these teams will face each other over their next thirteen games. Spencer Schwellenbach was the sta...2025
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• Braves battle but eventually botch it in 5-4 loss to Giants

Photo by Emma Bronsteader/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s like they’re finding new and interesting ways to lose on a nightly basis at this point. The Atlanta Braves battled back from being down 3-0 after the first inning but it still wasn’t enough to pull off the win. The game eventually was decided in extra innings and a wild pitch is what ended up handing a 5-4 win to the Giants in thi...2025
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• Baseball won’t save the 2025 Braves — they’ll have to do it themselves, if they can

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves are no strangers to struggling early, but the Braves can’t wait for things to even out (Note: this article has content through Memorial Day except where easily updated but may run at a later date. The conclusions aren’t going to be any different, and the 2-0 loss to the Phillies in which the Braves didn’t barrel anything, struck out looking three times, ...2025
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• Drake Baldwin delivers walk-off hit in wacky Braves win over Reds in 11 innings

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Unsung hero of the game: Scott Blewett. In what was one of the wilder games of the 2025 season, the Braves mounted a comeback in the 9th inning and walked it off in the 11th by way of a 5-4 score to take three out of four from the Reds. In the 11th, there were two runners on, two outs, and two strikes as rookie Drake Baldwin stepped in against veteran lefty Taylor ...2025
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• Braves storm back late, then weather Cardinals’ outburst in 7-6 win

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves outlasted Erick Fedde, hung some runs on Phil Maton, and then survived a poor showing from Raisel Iglesias Sometimes, a sequential recounting of events makes sense for a recap. This is one of those times. Spencer Schwellenbach took the hill on Monday night in the series opener against the Cardinals looking to bounce back from one of the worst s...2025
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• Marcell Ozuna, Braves walk-off Phillies in 11 innings

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images A crazy night that featured a three-hour delay. Thursday night’s game had it all — including a near three-hour rain delay — but the Atlanta Braves won a thriller over the Phillies, 4-2, in 11 innings to pick up their first series win of the year. It was more of the same offensive for Atlanta, which scored one run through 10 innings against Jesus Luzardo and the Phi...2025
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• Spencer Scwhellenbach skewers the Marlins

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the second time in a row, Spencer Schwellenbach pitched well enough to win. This time, his offense backed him up. Thanks to a dominant start from Spencer Schwellenbach and some consistent hitting all night, the Atlanta Braves were finally able to break through and pick up their first win of the season in extremely comfortable f...2025
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego
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• If I said Braves had a beautiful roster, are you willing to fight me?

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite a pretty quiet offseason, the Braves are looking good heading into Opening Day I have to say even after the culling of Travis d’Arnaud and a few relievers from last season, the Braves seem poised to win 90-plus games this season. Their starting five appears to be 2024 Cy Young winner Chris Sale, 25-year-old Spencer Schwellenbach of...2025
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• Spencer Schwellenbach shines, Adam Duvall delivers, as Braves take the series against the Phillies

Duvall had his best game of the year | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Spencer Schwellenbach sat down nineteen straight Phillies, and Duvall had three hits including the game leading HR. The Atlanta Braves took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the final game of a three game set with a chance to win the series. Spencer Schwellenbach, who has been on fire since July took the mound for the...2024
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• Spencer Schwellenbach throws scoreless inning in Futures Game
Photo by Jorden Dixon/MLB Photos via Getty Images Schwellenbach represented Atlanta well with two strikeouts The Atlanta Braves may have only sent one prospect to the Futures Game this year, but Spencer Schwellenbach did not disappoint as he had a wonderful inning for the National League squad. Schwellenbach came in to start out the fifth inning and was greeted rudely when Nick Yorke smack...2023
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• Braves out-slug Twins for the second night in a row in 8-6 extra innings win

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports For the second night in a row, Atlanta’s bats came alive and helped push them to the series victory over Minnesota. For the second night in a row, the Atlanta Braves and the Minnesota Twins brought us a wild baseball game. This one was much more dramatic but in the end, Atlanta’s lineup brought the boom for the second night in a row as they powered their way t...2024
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Shewmake homers in Stripers win
Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Gwinnett cruised to their third straight win The Gwinnett Stripers are finally getting things going, and it’s a good thing too because elsewhere on the Atlanta Braves farm system it’s been a bit of a tough week. Augusta’s pitching staff continues to be the class of the Carolina League, but the offense once again threw up a stinker in a ...2023
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• Braves farm system ranks dead last in Kiley McDaniel’s rankings
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Unsurprisingly, Atlanta’s system bottomed out in McDaniels’ rankings The lead up to the start of spring training is always filled with preseason prospect lists and various system rankings. That continued Friday with the release of Kiley McDaniel’s farm system rankings over at ESPN. The Braves were shutout of his Top 100 list earlier this week and unsurpri...2023
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• Spencer Schwellenbach solid, Marcell Ozuna tallies 100th RBI as Braves right ship against Reds, 7-1

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Braves finally flipped the RISP script in support of yet another solid Spencer Schwellenbach start in a Wednesday win. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Atlanta Braves, desperate for a win, made a rare appearance in their navy road uniforms on Wednesday, and it worked. Whatever the actual cause, the Atlanta offense finally broke its R...2024
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• Braves Select Jesse Chavez
The Braves announced this morning that they’ve selected right-hander Jesse Chavez to the big league roster. Left-hander Dylan Dodd was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Chavez on the big league roster, while Spencer Schwellenbach was transferred to the 60-day injured list to create 40-man roster spot for Chavez. More to come....2025
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• Braves bats finally awaken in 10-6 drubbing of Twins

Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Nine runs in the first two innings is good for business. For a team starved for offense in recent days, the Braves broke out in a big way on a rainy Monday night in Minnesota with a 10-6 victory over the Twins. Whit Merrifield had five hits. Matt Olson had three extra base hits — it was his first game with three hits since June 16th, as outlined on Battery Po...2024
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• Braves look to give D-Backs big Pfaadt loss

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Time to go after them with reckless a-Brandon Spencer Schwellenbach is off to a very good start in 2025. But he’s doing it a little differently so far. After a 2024 debut in which he struck out more than a batter per inning, Schwellenbach’s strikeout rate is at about 7.5, but it hasn’t mattered as his ERA sits at 2.56 over his first 31.2 innings. His FIP/xFIP metri...2025
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• Joey Wentz to miss season, per report

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Joey Wentz will miss the 2026 season with a torn ACL, according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman and the AJC’s Chad Bishop. Wentz was injured in a Spring Training game on Sunday, March 8, 2026 when covering first base. Wentz joins fellow starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep in missing at […]...2026
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• Atlanta Braves Valentine’s Day 2026 Opening Day roster projection

Happy Valentine’s Day. Here’s to hearts, roses, chocolates and Atlanta Braves baseball. Well, one out of four ain’t bad. The first week of Spring Training is almost in the books, and there’s already been the notable addition of catcher Jonah Heim and the loss of starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach. Projecting the Opening Day roster before […]...2026
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• Outside-of-the-box options for the Braves to add starting pitching for 2026

The Atlanta Braves got some more bad news when it was discovered that Spencer Schwellenbach will need arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow. This leads to wondering what the way forward. It was widely expected that the Braves would try to land a playoff caliber starting pitcher this off-season, which obviously has not happened yet. […]...2026
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• Braves News: Spring Training roundup, Spencer Schwellenbach, and more

Tuesday made for a busy day for the Atlanta Braves, as pitchers and catchers reported to the spring training facility in North Port, Florida. There were several storylines from the day, and in 2025 fashion, not all of them were great. Most notably, it was announced that starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has some inflammation in […]...2026
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• Spring Training open thread: February 10

Spring Training is officially underway with Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers reporting to North Port for workouts. Today has been a jam-packed news day with the Braves adding catcher Johan Heim, losing starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach to the 60-day IL, dealing with new reliever Robert Suarez having visa issues and Dylan Lee winning his arbitration […]...2026
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• Chris Sale talks first-career Cy Young Award

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Somehow, this is Sale’s first Cy Young Award while he definitely took a long and winding road to get there, he’s grateful to have made it this far. 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner and Atlanta Braves star Chris Sale spoke with the media shortly after being named the winner and as you can imagine, he was very excited and grateful to have won the prest...2024
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• 3 reasons why the Braves opted not to start Chris Sale on Tuesday

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Braves could have started their ace Chris Sale in game one of the Mets series on Tuesday, which would have lined him up to start Game 162 on Sunday if the season is on the line. Here is why they chose to start him on Wednesday instead. As MLB kicks off the final week of their regular season, the Atlanta Braves have found themselves in an unfamiliar position ...2024
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• The Mets arrive to face the Atlanta Braves in a huge series

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images More than likely, the fate of both of these teams is all going to come down to who comes out on top in this series. The penultimate series of the season for our Atlanta Braves is here and it’s looking like it’s going to be a doozy. The Braves have the New York Mets coming into town and once again, the stakes couldn’t be any higher for a late-season series...2024
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• Dodgers come to town as Braves fight for their playoff lives

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images If the Braves are going to get back on the Postseason track, they’ll have to do it Shohei Ohtani and the rest of this star-studded squad. The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a stretch of games where they faced the Rockies, Blue Jays, the Reds for one game and the Nationals for two games. They went 5-4 in that span and are currently back on the outside...2024
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• The next four games could sway the direction of the NL East

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images The Braves appear to be peaking at the right time and the Phillies recovered from their stumble in Atlanta last week. We could be in for a very exciting series in Philadelphia this weekend. I probably sound like a broken record at this point but yeah, this is a crucial series coming up between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves-Phillies series

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta's pitching staff carried the load in this series and helped push the Braves to a crucial series win over the Phillies. The first part of this homestand for the Atlanta Braves has gotten off to a very good start, as the Braves managed to outduel the Phillies over the course of this three game series in order to gain some ground on ...2024
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