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• AJ Smith-Shawver looks to bounce back against Phillies and Zack Wheeler

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images AJSS didn’t pitch well in his most recent start, but he’s done a nice job overall since returning to the majors. Life, Death, Taxes, and the Atlanta Braves facing Zack Wheeler. They are the four rules of life, and it will be the case once again on Wednesday night in Philadelphia as Atlanta sees the perennial Cy Young contender for the 18th time since h...2025
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• San Diego stands tall over Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images At least Acuña’s back? Well, the good news for the Atlanta Braves is that they’re done seeing the San Diego Padres — at least not unless they potentially see each other in the Postseason. Either way, the Braves are likely happy to be done with the Padres for this season because it certainly didn’t go well in San Diego and it barely went be...2025
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• Padres slug their way past Braves, 5-3

Gavin Sheets and Manny Machado | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Gavin Sheets, Jake Cronenworth, Manny Machado homer to give San Diego win Jake Cronenworth broke a 3-3 tie with a solo home run to right field to to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 lead in route to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park, Sunday. Our adorable second baseman pic.twitter.com/VQdIPZoTNy— San Dieg...2025
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• Game 51: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Your game thread for May 25, 2025. San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, May 25, 2025, 1:10 p.m. PST Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site Out ...2025
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• Braves try to cease homestand with series win

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Lets see who’s dealin’ today. It seems like Spencer Schwellenbach pitches a lot on Sunday. The very-nearly-25-year old had a solid outing his last time out. He didn’t miss many bats, but other than a rough inning, he was able to give the Braves 7 innings and a shot to win. And honestly, that’s been about what he’s done for Atlanta so far – not missing many bats bu...2025
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• Game 50: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Your game thread for May 24, 2025. San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves, May 24, 2025, 1:10 p.m. PST Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA Watch: Padres TV Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site Out ...2025
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• Grant Holmes looks to lead the Braves to a victory over the Padres

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Braves face a tough pitching matchup as they look to avenge the first series of the season The Braves will hope that Grant Holmes can put up a good enough outing to give the Braves a chance against Padres’ star Michael King. They really need to win this game to avoid losing another series and slipping further back behind .500, after a devastating los...2025
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• Playing time and lineup considerations with Acuña Jr.’s return looming

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images What lineup changes can we expect when Atlanta’s star RF returns? Smell that? That leathery smell of a baseball bounding past your car on I-85 after it was crushed out of Coolray Field? That, my friends, is the smell of Ronald Acuña Jr.’s impending return. This may be the most anticipated week of the Atlanta Braves season since Opening Day. Spen...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.: “Vacation’s over.”

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The face of the franchise talked to the media before Wednesday’s game and two things are clear: He’s putting the controversy behind him and he’s ready to get back to work. Shortly before Wednesday’s Atlanta Braves game against the Nationals, Ronald Acuña Jr. was in the building and got a chance to talk to the media. Naturally, with this being Acuñ...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Game Thread

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look to snap their six game losing streak It has been a rough week for the Nationals, who have now lost six games in a row. They battled last night, but fell to the Braves, with Alex Verdugo hitting a walk off single. Hopefully the Nats can snap the losing streak tonight. Luis Garcia Jr. is out on paternity leave, so Jose Tena will pl...2025
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• Braves News: Walk-Off Wins, Ronald Acuna Jr., More

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Another crazy win for the Braves on Monday. If you are a fan of drama in baseball, the team for you is the Atlanta Braves. Literally no team in MLB history has enjoyed/not enjoyed living on the edge as much as the Braves recently have. The @Braves have alternated one-run losses and one-run wins in seven straight games. That is the longest such streak by any te...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Game Thread

Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews celebrates with Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr after making a diving catch on a fly ball. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The struggling Washington Nationals (17-24) take on a the rapidly improving Atlanta Braves (19-21) Washington is coming off one of their worst series all season, getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. At 17-24, they ar...2025
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• Braves News: Drowned by Dodgers, AJ Smith-Shawver, more

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday I want to take a minute to appreciate AJ Smith-Shawver, as I feel like he has gone a bit underappreciated due to when his prospect hype peaked and how young he is both as a person and a pitcher. It’s important to remember that he was drafted in 2021 as a pretty inexperienced pitcher, playing football (qu...2025
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• Braves bullpen bends and breaks in loss to Cardinals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images This was another one of those games for the Braves where it was all good, right up until it wasn’t! Atlanta’s bullpen was called upon to get the Braves through this game after Spencer Strider suffered a hamstring injury in extremely unfortunate fashion. The bullpen bent all night but it eventually broke later on, as the Atlanta Braves ended up suffering a...2025
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• Spencer Strider has a Grade 1 hamstring strain, per report

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Well, it could’ve been worse! Today should’ve been Spencer Strider’s second start of the regular season and his first start back at Truist Park in just over a full year. Instead, Strider ended up going right back on the shelf after just one start when he injured himself playing catch. It’s extremely unfortunate but this is also a sport where we’ve...2025
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• Braves will likely lean on Nathan Wiles in middle game vs. Cardinals

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Atlanta hasn’t officially announced a starting pitcher but they just called up a pitcher who’s made three starts in Triple-A so far in a situation where they need a starter. 1 + 1... The Atlanta Braves are heading into the middle game of this three-game series with the St. Lois Cardinals on a four-game winning streak and looking to pick up a series win in or...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.: “Vacation’s over.”
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• Wrigley Field will need some changes before MLB awards the Cubs an All-Star Game

Looking west down Addison Street past Wrigley Field, January 17, 2024 | Mike Bojanowski It has to do with ballpark security. The Cubs last hosted an All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in 1990. The only current MLB park that previously hosted a Midsummer Classic that’s had a longer hosting drought is the Oakland Coliseum, which last hosted one in 1987 — and I’m pretty sure you can understand wh...2024
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• Braves complete sweep of Mets on Ozzie Albies walkoff, 13-10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It was another comeback win for the Braves in the series finale, but this one was markedly different than the first two. In what was rightfully billed to be a pitchers’ duel between Spencer Strider and Justin Verlander, the Braves and Mets combined for eight runs in the first inning and a half of baseball and ultimately 23 runs over 10 innings as Atlanta ...2023
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"With the Atlanta Braves opening the regular season on the road in San Diego, that meant their home field, Truist Park, was available to be invaded by Bananaball - the barnstorming part-circus, part-baseball tour that has become a must-see event for many in recent years."

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"Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Solid pitching and explosive offense helps the Braves to their fifth straight win Travis d’Arnaud homered three times and Chris Sale turned in another solid performance on the mound to help the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers Friday night at Truist Park."

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"But in recent years, he’s been a fixture at Braves Spring Training and in-and-around Truist Park."

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"LOOK: Braves receive 2021 World Series championship rings during ceremony at Truist Park"

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"Baseball fans are treating Truist Park as their personal octagon."

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"The Mets have not been able to contact Yoenis Cespedes, who did not report to Truist Park for Sunday's game against the Braves, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen."

• AJ Smith-Shawver looks to bounce back against Phillies and Zack Wheeler
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• Padres slug their way past Braves, 5-3
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• AJ Smith-Shawver faces Trevor Williams again as Braves face Nationals

AJ Smith-Shawver looks to continue dominance | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images The Braves look to go above .500 again behind Smith-Shawver After a postponed game last night, the Atlanta Braves will face off against the Washington Nationals in a game where the Braves are once again trying to surpass the .500 mark. AJ Smith-Shawver has been on a heater lately. Since being called back up for his Ap...2025
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• Playing time and lineup considerations with Acuña Jr.’s return looming
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• Michael Soroka returns to Truist Park as Braves seek another win

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Welcome back, old friend. There may not be an opposing player in baseball who Braves fans are more united in rooting for than Michael Soroka, who will start Tuesday night’s game at Truist Park against Spencer Schwellenbach. It will be Soroka’s first appearance at Truist Park since 2023 as he continues his recovery from a double torn Achilles that he first suffered i...2025
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• Braves News: Walk-Off Wins, Ronald Acuna Jr., More
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• Braves News: Drowned by Dodgers, AJ Smith-Shawver, more
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• Braves look to even series in duel of rising star pitchers

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images We get treated to a Saturday duel between Spencer Schwellenbach and Roki Sasaki on national TV We get treated to a Saturday duel between Spencer Schwellenbach and Roki Sasaki on national TV today, as Atlanta looks to even up the series after losing a coin-flip of a game Friday night. Spencer Schwellenbach has looked a bit more mortal in his past thr...2025
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• Braves look to exact revenge on the Dodgers - and here’s how you can watch

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta welcomes in some of the biggest stars in the game with refrains of, “Beat LA! Beat LA! Beat LA!” The Atlanta Braves return home to Truist Park to start the month of May with revenge on their minds as they clash with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After wrapping up an April with a 14-16 record after a 4-2 road trip to end of the month, the Braves were a...2025
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• Braves News: Atlanta wins on the road, trade rumors (already), Craig Kimbrel, and more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday Last night was a rare sight, indeed — at least as far as this season is concerned. The Atlanta Braves ended up cruising to a victory, on the road, in the NL West, no less. Indeed, this looked more like the Braves that we’re used to seeing in Cobb County — especially considering that they had a big eighth inn...2025
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• Braves try to cease homestand with series win
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• Braves set to take on Padres with return of Ronald Acuña Jr. looming

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The big story heading into tonight’s game is pretty clear, isn’t it? Nearly one year to the day after tearing the ACL in his left knee, Ronald Acuña Jr. has ben activated from the injured list and will very likely be making his return for the first time in 12 months. For the Atlanta Braves, Acuña’s return can’t come soon enough. Whil...2025
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• AJ Smith-Shawver looks to continue hot streak against Nationals

Smith-Shawver is looking to continue his hot streak | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Smith-Shawver has been dominating the competition as of late. He looks to continue today against the Nationals The Atlanta Braves are facing the Washington Nationals in a day game as they play their seventh game of the season where winning would put them at .500. They are 1-5 in those opportunities. AJ Smi...2025
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• Michael Soroka returns to Truist Park as Braves seek another win
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• Braves News: Walk-Off Wins, Ronald Acuna Jr., More
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Game Thread
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• Braves start Nats-heavy stretch by throwing Grant Holmes at Jake Irvin

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Well, maybe the worm will turn for the 2025 Braves against Irvin in a way that differs from 2024 After a quick and ultimately disappointing jaunt out to Pittsburgh, the Braves are back in Atlanta this week, which features a four-day weekday set against the Washington Nationals. The Nationals have scuffled this year — they’re 25th in posit...2025
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• The Braves face a tough test against Reds’ ace

Holmes could be key in the matchup today | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Hunter Greene has been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season and the Braves’ bats have been cold The Atlanta Braves are looking to become a .500 team for the first time this season as they go for the potential sweep of the Cincinnati Reds this evening at Truist Park. The Braves will have a tough test as they will fa...2025
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• Braves complete salvage job against Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are done with the Dodgers and considering how this season’s series went, not a moment sooner! The Atlanta Braves were riding high heading into this series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were on a run of having won four straight series and had just returned home from a productive road trip out West against the Diamondbac...2025
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• Braves News: Drowned by Dodgers, AJ Smith-Shawver, more
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. returns and fires the Braves offense up despite Padres loss

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Braves may have lost but the energy Ronald Acuña Jr. will provide to the team is undeniable. Friday brought in a whole new energy to Truist Park. This wasn’t just any rematch between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres, but one that sparked a gleam of excitement as former 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. made his season debut with...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. says it was “incredible” to be back on the field once again

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The face of the franchise here in Atlanta is back and if one game is any indication, there’s a lot of good stuff to look forward to. Ronald Acuña Jr. spoke with the media following the 2-1 loss for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres and it was clear that while there was certainly disappointment that Atlanta was unable to...2025
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• Braves set to take on Padres with return of Ronald Acuña Jr. looming
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• Playing time and lineup considerations with Acuña Jr.’s return looming
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.: “Vacation’s over.”
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• Can Braves get over .500 as Bryce Elder takes on Nationals?

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Atlanta has made it to the land of .500. Now they’ll be looking to reach the sunny side of .500 with a series win tonight. The Atlanta Braves are .500 for the first time since the season started. This is great news! Hopefully this’ll also be the last day where they’ll be at .500, as Bryce Elder is starting for Atlanta as they look to take a series win over the Wash...2025
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• Chris Sale looks stay on the right track as Braves face Reds

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Hopefully if Chris Sale has another good start, his lineup will back him up this time around. Following a wonderful performance from AJ Smith-Shawver in the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, Chris Sale is looking to pick up where both he and Smith-Shawver left off in order to keep the good times rolling on the mound for the Atlanta Braves. Just...2025
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• Braves complete salvage job against Dodgers
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• Braves aim for a series victory against the Cardinals - and here’s how you can watch

Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta looks to maintain positive momentum to close out their home schedule in April. The first full month of the regular season’s home schedule wraps up this week as the Atlanta Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game set at Truist Park before heading west for seven games against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies....2025
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• Braves look to build some momentum behind Chris Sale

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images After a huge comeback win Friday night, the Braves will hope to finally find their footing this season behind last season’s Cy Young winner who has had some brutal luck to start the season. After a huge comeback win Friday night, the Braves will hope to finally find their footing this season behind last season’s Cy Young winner who has had some brutal l...2025
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• LOOK: Braves receive 2021 World Series championship rings during ceremony at Truist Park
To the victors go the shiny new rings...2022
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• Mets say they can't reach Cespedes in Atlanta
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• Braves selling 'World Champions Burger' with replica 2021 World Series ring for $151 at Truist Park
For a whopping $25,000, fans can buy the burger with a limited-edition World Series ring...2022
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• Celebrating Atlanta Braves legend Andruw Jones

At long last, Atlanta Braves legend Andruw Jones is having his number retired by the organization. Seven years after being inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame, Jones will finally see his number retired by the organization with which he became a generational defensive talent. At long last, the Atlanta Braves will be retiring the number Andruw Jones famously wore during his 12 seasons with...2023
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• Braves News: Travis d’Arnaud is Back, Sean Murphy wins NL Player of the Week, more
Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves once again can benefit from the best catching duo in baseball. Though the Braves were off on Monday, it still was a fun and enjoyable day for the club. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud was activated off the injured list to return to action on Tuesday, while fellow catcher Sean Murphy was named NL Player of the Week. Finally, th...2023
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• Two women get in heated concession stand brawl at Braves game

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• Pitchers duel quickly turns into a slugfest as Braves avoid the sweep
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves use late inning power to surge past D-Backs In a battle of aces, both Spencer Strider and Zac Gallen were at their best early. They were each doing what they do best, with Strider racking up countless swings and misses, while Gallen avoided the barrel as well as mixing in some whiffs of his own. Through five innings, both pitc...2023
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• Braves remove 'Chop On' sign; no call on chant
The Atlanta Braves have removed a "Chop On" sign that sat near an entrance to Truist Park and are still considering their stance on the tomahawk chop chant....2020
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• AJ Smith-Shawver looks to bounce back against Phillies and Zack Wheeler
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• San Diego stands tall over Braves
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• Padres slug their way past Braves, 5-3
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• Grant Holmes looks to lead the Braves to a victory over the Padres
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• Braves set to take on Padres with return of Ronald Acuña Jr. looming
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• AJ Smith-Shawver faces Trevor Williams again as Braves face Nationals
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Game Thread

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Nationals look for the split in Atlanta as they hope to start a winning streak The Washington Nationals are finally winners again after a hard fought 5-4 victory in Atlanta last night. They came from behind and showed a lot of fight, deciding they had enough of the losing. Now it is time to stack wins. For the first time in a while, Dylan Crews is getting a day...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Game Thread

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look to snap their seven game losing streak The Nationals are looking to turn things around and salvage the series tonight. They’ve continued to struggle on the road and are now staring down the possibility of an eighth straight loss, something that hasn’t happened since July 2022. Amed Rosario moves up from the 5-hole to bat second i...2025
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• Can Braves get over .500 as Bryce Elder takes on Nationals?
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• Braves set to take on Padres with return of Ronald Acuña Jr. looming
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• Can Braves get over .500 as Bryce Elder takes on Nationals?
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• The 10 most-read Battery Power articles of 2024

Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images Let’s take a look back at what really popped off last season. Despite the fact that it’s January 2, I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year if nobody else has. If you’ve heard it a million times by now then let me be No. 1,000,001 then. Either way, I hope that everybody rung in the New Year in a fun and safe way. Now we’re about to get into what should hopeful...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves take 3-1 series lead over Astros in World Series

Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2021 - The Braves take a 3-1 lead in the series with a 3-2 win at Truist Park in Game 4. Dylan Lee begins the game as the opener but is quickly replaced by Kyle Wright who escapes a bases loaded jam in the first inning with just one run scored. Atlanta cut Houston’s lead to 2-1 in the sixth and then got back-...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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• 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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• A few thoughts about how Rob Manfred is handling the A’s move to Las Vegas
Al Yellon NARRATOR: “Not very well.” This morning in Outside The Confines, Ashley posted a number of links having to do with the Nevada legislature’s approval of money for a stadium for the Athletics to move to Las Vegas, and you can get the basic outline of the story there. I’ve been on record as saying that I didn’t think this was going to happen, and who knows? It still might not. All w...2023
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