Max Fried looks to help the Braves sweep the Astros | Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The Braves look to sweep the Astros behind Max Fried After taking the first two games of the series, the Atlanta Braves look to sweep the Houston Astros as Max Fried takes the mound. Fried looked sharp in his last start against the Marlins and the Astros’ starter J.P. France gave up eight earned runs against the Rangers in his last start. Kelenic is the only player in the Braves lineup to have faced France, so it will be fun to see how the rest of the lineup does against him. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p ..read more

With Albies out, Guillorme gets the start at 2B | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With Ozzie Albies on the IL, we have a new look Braves lineup As the Atlanta Braves face the Astros this afternoon, they will continue to be without their starting second baseman Ozzie Albies. Not only does this leave a hole in the position itself, but it is also significant in terms of the lineup. Albies has been a steady force as the second hitter. Now that he is injured there are some serious shoes to fill. In today’s lineup, yesterday’s surprise hero, Luis Guillorme will be staying at second base base batting ni ..read more

Max Fried looking to get back to form against the Astros | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Max Fried had a great start against the Marlins, will that continue against the Astros? Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves are set to take on J.P. France and the Astros in the final of the three-game series this afternoon at Minute Maid Park. There is no sugar coating it, Max Fried has had a rough start to his season. In his first start of the season against the Phillies, he got lit up for three earned runs and three walks while throwing forty-three pitches in only 0.2 innings against the Phillies. In his nex ..read more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Albies is on the injured list after suffering a broken toe when he was hit by a pitch in Monday’s game Ozzie Albies is the third key player for the Atlanta Braves to be placed on the injured list before the end of April. Albies joins catcher Sean Murphy and starter Spencer Strider. Murphy is recovering from an oblique strain that he suffered in the opening series. Strider underwent an internal brace procedure on his pitching elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. Albies was hit by a pitch in the toe in Monday’s series opener aga ..read more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Cade Kuehler was impressive in Tuesday’s start for Augusta. The Atlanta Braves minor league affiliates were inconsistent yesterday. In their two wins they combined to score 13 runs, in their two losses they scored just three combined runs. Their 2023 starting pitcher draftees were more than strong combining to allow one unearned run across nine innings. (7-9) Memphis Redbirds 5, (8-8) Gwinnett Stripers 6 Sandy Leon 1-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K Luke Williams 1-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, Bryce Elder, SP, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Gwinnett did t ..read more

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesBraves Franchise History 1904 - The Boston Beaneaters fall to the Brooklyn Superbas 9-0. It is Brooklyn’s first ever Sunday home game. To circumvent the Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans are required to buy scorecards to enter the grandstands and box seats. 1934 - The Boston Braves defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 in Casey Stengel’s managerial debut. 1947 - The Boston Braves fall 12-6 to the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Jackie Robinson records his first major league hit in the win. 1971 - Rookie Earl Williams has a double a ..read more

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves experienced another tough break on the injury front as second baseman Ozzie Albies was placed on the10-day injured list. 27-year-old Albies was hit by a pitch in Monday night’s matchup, which left him limping for the remaining eight frames. Further evaluation revealed that he suffered a fracture in his right great toe. Ozzie Albies has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right great toe fracture after taking this pitch off his front foot in 2nd inning last night. pic.twitter.com/47iQiNfBKr ..read more

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images López continued to put the Braves rotation on his back — just like we all predicted back in February, right? Reynaldo López continued to be the most consistent starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves here in the early going of the season. His six shutout innings helped keep the Braves in control as they rode another late wave of offense to a 6-2 series win at Minute Maid Park over the Houston Astros. Once the schedule made it apparent that the pitching matchup for tonight’s game was going to be Reynaldo López going for the Braves against Hunter Brown starting ..read more

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Will the Braves take the series win tonight? The Atlanta Braves are one win away from guaranteeing a winning record on this two-city road trip that they've been on since this past weekend. They already took care of the Houston Astros last night with another furious late-inning rally and the hope is that Reynaldo López and the Braves can compound the frustration that the Astros are collectively feeling at the moment. A series win in Houston in this current era is always something to hang your hat on and hopefully the Braves can take care of business and assure t ..read more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports For the second time in three years, Ozzie Albies is dealing with a significant foot injury. For the second time in three years, Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has unfortunately experienced a significant foot injury. The injury occurred last night as Albies was hit by a pitch in the second inning of the Braves 6-1 win over the Astros. Though Albies played the rest of the game, he was limping after the game and was in pain into this morning. After further evaluation, it was discovered the Albies suffered a fracture to his right great toe. The #Braves today sele ..read more