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• An updated look at the free agent market

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The market is thinning, but there are still plenty of names out there The free agent market has been highly active as of late, between MLB Winter Meetings and a fairly active weekend leading up to it. With so many names off the board, let’s take a position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2025 seasonal age an...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images After Orlando Arcia’s 2024 season, shortstop remains a question moving forward for the Braves. The shortstop plan for the 2024 Atlanta Braves was pretty simple. Orlando Arcia was going to be their defensive-first shortstop, who could bat at the bottom of the lineup while the remaining eight hitters in the deepest lineup in baseball did what they do...2024
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• Braves News: Trade Candidates, Whit Merrifield, More

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are a week away. As the baseball calendar enters December, it is the time of year where offseason transactions really begin to pick up. With the 2024 Winter Meetings just a week away, we could see some notable trades and free agent signings occur any day now. And for the Braves, while it is fun to speculate who th...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield was a pleasant pickup for the Braves | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Whit Merrifield came through for the Braves during a rough stretch of injuries. It is safe to say that the Atlanta Braves had some terrible luck with injuries this past season. Ozzie Albies was one of the players that suffered, missing extensive time and finishing the season with just 99 appearances. Austin...2024
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• Thankful for life and the Braves in 2024

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and remember the many things we have to be thankful for each year. Yes, even this year. The amber glow of incandescent lights warmed the wall at which I gazed as I sat to write this piece. I’ve got Mary Lou Williams playing in the background - jazz is something I only listen to this time of year. - bu...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Luke Jackson

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The friendly neighborhood sliderman returned to Atlanta’s bullpen at the Trade Deadline, but probably didn’t do enough to return in 2025 Returning to the mound as an Atlanta Braves pitcher for the first time since 2021 after being acquired at the Trade Deadline, Luke Jackson made 16 relief appearances for his new-old team. Also ...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Cavan Biggio

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Picked up in a rare post-Trade Deadline move, Biggio was one of the many emergency infield depth options Atlanta used in September. Cavan Biggio began the 2024 season as the starting second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, but by the time mid-September rolled around, he was with his fourth organization of the season, as the infielde...2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Luis Guillorme

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The former Mets regular ended up bouncing between teams in 2024, with Atlanta serving as his first stop. After spending years as a consistent and familiar face on the other side of the baseball diamond from the Atlanta Braves as a member of the New York Mets, Luis Guillorme decided to take a chance and see what baseball life could be ...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: National League Preview

Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani helped lead the Dodgers to the top seed in the NL. Is this the season where they break through and return to the World Series. It took a controversial decision by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and a devastating hurricane but finally, we have a set National League postseason field for the 2024 Playoffs. How about that doubleheader, huh? After 162 games, six teams are...2024
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• Atlanta Braves 2024 NL Wild Card roster breakdown

Brett Davis-Imagn Images How the Braves handle the Game 1 starter is the real wild card in this discussion I’m not sure I expected the Atlanta Braves to be here. This season has been filled with injuries and rainouts and interesting pitching strategy. It even featured some pestilence, but enough about the Phillies. Winning 89 games and gaining a playoff berth with this group of players is ...2024
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• Braves series preview: A playoff atmosphere

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It’s still the regular season, but these two teams are fighting for a post-season spot. The Atlanta Braves won a title in 2021, and have enjoyed back-to-back 100+ win seasons since then. But this year they have been ravaged by injuries, most notably an ACL injury to Ronald Acuña Jr. that ended his season back in May. Star pitcher Spencer Stri...2024
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• Sean Murphy scheduled to start at catcher for Braves-Mets middle game

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Other than switching up their catchers again, the Braves are sticking with their usual look for this huge game. We’ve only got a few hours until the middle game of this huge three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. Despite the fact that a massive weather system not named Helene is currently bearing dow...2024
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• Who’s the fastest Royal of all time?

Photo by David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images That’s what speed do! Over the years, there is a perception that the Royals are a franchise infatuated by speed. Don’t get me wrong, speed is something you can’t teach, and I enjoy a stolen base, a triple or a terrific outfield play as much as the next guy. And speed most often facilitates those plays. But if a hitter can’t get on base, t...2023
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"Whit Merrifield and the Phillies have agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract, sources told ESPN on Friday."

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"Whit Merrifield (remember when a lot of Cubs fans wanted them to trade for him?"

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"Alek Manoah pitched seven shutout innings, Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays regained the top AL wild-card spot with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night."

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"Teams have been trying to pry second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield away from the Royals for several years, and The Athletic’s Jayson Stark now reports that the Royals are “more open” to trading the two-time All-Star than they have been in the past."

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"Scott Kingery and Whit Merrifield aren’t exactly at the same place in their careers."

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"To that end, they’ve “been trying to” swing a deal for Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB."

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"Meanwhile, the future of the position continues to impress, as Jonathan Schoop, Javy Baez and Whit Merrifield move along their growth curves."

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"Whit Merrifield hit a walk-off, sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give Royals a 7-6 win over the White Sox on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium."

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"Rookie Whit Merrifield had three hits and drove in four runs, and Kendrys Morales had four hits and five RBIs in the Royals' 16-5 rout of the Tigers on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium."

• An updated look at the free agent market
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• 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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• Braves News: Trade Candidates, Whit Merrifield, More
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• Thankful for life and the Braves in 2024
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Cavan Biggio
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• Atlanta Braves 2024-25 important offseason dates

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Every major date to circle on MLB’s offseason calendar With the World Series coming to a close and the Atlanta Braves themselves wasting no time in getting their offseason wheeling-and-dealing started, now is a pretty good time to take a look at the most important dates to keep an Eye on October 31: Free Agents File All eligible players ar...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents
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• MLB Playoffs: National League Preview
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• 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Luke Jackson
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• 2024 Braves Season In Review: Cavan Biggio
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• Sean Murphy scheduled to start at catcher for Braves-Mets middle game
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• The Atlanta Braves take on the Miami Marlins as they look to keep wild card hopes alive

Matt Olson has been on fire. | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Braves are two games behind the Mets for the final spot in the wild card standings. This Marlins series could be pivotal in determining if they have a shot at getting in. With nine games remaining, the Atlanta Braves are set to face the Marlins while being two games behind the final wild card spot. Charlie Morton takes the hil...2024
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• Analyzing the Brewers’ potential wild card opponents

Allan Henry-Imagn Images With the Brewers currently sitting as the third seed in the NL, they’d take on the last wild card team in the field Coming off a big series win over the Diamondbacks and a series-opening win over the Phillies, the Brewers’ magic number now sits at two, meaning any combination of two Brewers wins and Cubs losses would clinch the NL Central division. After they surpa...2024
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• Braves provide tl;dr of 2024 season with 9-0 loss to Dodgers

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Look, I’m just sayin’ — the Braves out-xBAed the Dodgers by .070 and had the only four barrels in the game, and lost 9-0 The Braves played a baseball game on Monday night, which they lost 9-0, to once again drop them out of a playoff spot (for the time being?). The flow of the game itself is, at this point, largely irrelevant. I’ll be...2024
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• 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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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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• 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’ offense jumps on the Dodgers early, leads to 6-2 win

Brett Davis-Imagn Images It was a fairly straightforward win for the Braves on Friday night. The Braves used some early homers, a strong a Spencer Schwellenbach start and a perfect bullpen night to down the Dodgers 6-2 Friday night at Truist Park. All season long, the question for the Braves has been will they score enough to compliment the best pitching staff in baseball, or really, will ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should pitchers get ejected for hitting batters in the head?

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if MLB should pass a new rule to protect hitters. It’s another Monday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s a late night for the Cubs, but we’re here for you. Come on in out of the Southern California heat—or whatever heat you’re in ri...2024
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• Atlanta Braves keep the same lineup to face the Reds

Can Kelenic come through again? | Brett Davis-Imagn Images the Braves will keep the same lineup as yesterday for their one game set against the Reds The Atlanta Braves will face the Cincinnati Reds this evening in a game that was originally scheduled in early August that was postponed due to weather. The Braves’ rotation and bullpen have both arguably been top three in MLB, and that has be...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 9, 2024

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Royals fans were ELECTRIC. Bobby Witt Jr. was impressed by good crowds in a playoff atmosphere this weekend, writes Jaylon Thompson. With chants of “Let’s go Royals” reverberating, the phenom absorbed the scene in every way. “That’s what you dream of,” he said. “That’s the moment you want to be in.” So much so that he didn’t even feel like he had to suppress hi...2024
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• Royals use 21-hit onslaught to rout Tigers
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• J-Up's HR, 3 RBIs aren't enough against KC
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• KC shares 2nd place with walk-off SF in 10th
Whit Merrifield hit a walk-off, sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give Royals a 7-6 win over the White Sox on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. The walk-off was the second of Merrifield's career....2017
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• Merrifield's first HR pushes Royals past Indians
Rookie Whit Merrifield tripled and hit his first Major League homer, and Edinson Volquez tossed seven shutout innings as the Royals held on for a 2-1 win over the Indians on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium....2016
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• Homers, bullpen's 8 2/3 help Mets edge Royals
With Bartolo Colon forced to leave after Whit Merrifield led off Tuesday night's game by ripping a liner off the pitcher's right thumb, Hansel Robles jogged to the mound. Robles and the rest of the Mets' bullpen held strong for 8 2/3 innings, holding Kansas City to six hits to help New York capture the series opener, 2-1....2016
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• Homers, bullpen's 8 2/3 help Mets edge Royals
With Bartolo Colon forced to leave after Whit Merrifield led off Tuesday night's game by ripping a liner off the pitcher's right thumb, Hansel Robles jogged to the mound. Robles and the rest of the Mets' bullpen held strong for 8 2/3 innings, holding Kansas City to six hits to help New York capture the series opener, 2-1....2016
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• Bradley homers, but dive proves costly
Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield singled in the lead run in the seventh inning after Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr.'s dive turned a single by Drew Butera into a triple, and the Royals held on for a 4-2 victory on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium....2017
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• Royals roll to keep pace in Wild Card chase
Whit Merrifield drove in three runs and Salvador Perez had two run-scoring doubles as the Royals rolled to an 8-2 win over the White Sox on Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field....2017
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• A look at this year’s outfield free agent class

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals seek another bat in the outfield? The Royals will focus largely on upgrading the pitching staff this off-season, but their offense could use some upgrades as well. They scored the eighth-fewest runs in baseball with the fifth-fewest home runs and the third-lowest on-base percentage. At the end of the season, J.J. Picollo ins...2023
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• Money’s Growin’ Like Grass With The Massey Appeal
From Trade Deadline insanity with Juan Soto to a new Royals' middle infielder. Is that a sad trombone playing Narco by Blasterjaxx, the come-out music for Edwin Diaz? Not cool! By the way, if you don't know Narco, you should. It's trumpetilicious. So, with Whit Merrifield shipped off, uh, shipped towards Toronto, not sure if he can get in there, Michael Massey (2-for-3) was called up, and could se...2022
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• Karabell's bold predictions for every AL team

Eloy Jimenez hits how many home runs? Whit Merrifield gets traded where? Eric Karabell makes bold fantasy-relevant predictions for each of the 15 American League teams....2022
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• Top 25 Fantasy Second Basemen for 2021 – Week 15
With the All-Star break upon us, now is a good time to see who has been a fantasy star in the first half of the season and who has been a disappointment. Owners of Marcus Semien, Jose Altuve, Whit Merrifield and Eduardo Escobar have to be ecstatic with the overall performance of those four players. Semien has been the top-ranked second baseman for most of the season, while Altuve and Merrifield h...2021
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• Avoiding the Blurbstomp – Clap Back (sorry, sorry)
On Sunday, Nathan Eovaldi had a start against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals have been screwing over my fantasy pitching for years, friends. I forgot to bench him, and he gave up seven hits in four innings, including a homer to Whit Merrifield and some doubles to Adalberto Mondesi. I had a feeling that my curse would be continued though, and I checked replays. There they were: Run scoring bloo...2021
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• JDM’s X’s Beat The Baltimore O’s In Tic-Tac-Tater
"Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong Just Dong...oh, and Just Dong. Then, when you get tired, and wanna go home, Just Dong some more." That was the guy who hired Quasimodo to ring the bell at Notre Dame. It was also the Red Sox yesterday. Leading the Red Sox yesterday in the Just Dong parade of Just Dongers was none other than, you guessed it, Just Dong Martinez (4-for-6, 4 runs, 4 RBIs), who ...2021
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• Fantasy baseball: Karabell's bold predictions for every AL team

Whit Merrifield gets traded where? Franmil Reyes hits how many home runs? Eric Karabell makes bold fantasy-relevant predictions for each of the 15 American League teams....2021
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• Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2018: Advanced MLB trade chart fading Paul Goldschmidt, moving up Whit Merrifield
Scott White is a senior fantasy writer for CBS Sports and released his latest trade chart...2018
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• 2024 Season in Review: Orlando Arcia
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• MLB Playoffs: National League Preview
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• Atlanta Braves 2024 NL Wild Card roster breakdown
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets
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• Atlanta Braves 2025 40-man roster preview - who will return from 2024?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images With the 2024 regular season winding down here’s a look-ahead to 2025. As of September 17, 2024, the Atlanta Braves had 46 players on their 40-man roster. That’s 40 available players and six players on the 60-day IL. Every year there is a churn of the 40-man roster after the season ends, and this year will be no different. With several notable, long-t...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Takeaways from the Braves-Nationals series

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images For once, the Braves had an injury scare that didn’t result in one of their stars heading to the IL. Rejoice! The Atlanta Braves are now heading up to Minnesota hot off the heels of what turned out to be a pretty productive homestand. They picked up a crucial series win against the Phillies and then followed that up by taking two out of three against a W...2024
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• Michael Harris II homers and puts the winning ball in play as Braves walk off Nationals, 3-2

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images You're not going to want to watch this one again but nobody around here is going to complain about another Braves win. A win's a win! The Atlanta Braves didn't exactly look like worldbeaters for long stretches of this game but they were able to keep the train on the tracks long enough for the Washington Nationals to eventually throw the ...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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• Sean Murphy back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves

Sean Murphy is back in the lineup | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Sean Murphy in the lineup, Whit Merrifield seemingly not fully recovered. In the first game of a double header, the Allan Winans of the Atlanta Braves will be taking on Frankie Montas of the Cincinnati Reds. Frankie Montas has struggled over the past couple of seasons. This season he has struggled to a 4.88 ERA and 5.01 ...2024
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