Fletcher back in the lineup | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Adam Duvall and David Fletcher are back in the lineup against the LHP Trevor Roger The Atlanta Braves are facing yet another left-handed starter from the Marlins in Trevor Rogers tonight as they go for a victory in game two of the series. It has been made quite clear to this point that Brian Snitker is running out platoons based on if they will be facing a RHP or LHP starter. The lineup is no different this evening with Adam Duvall getting his usual start against lefties, as well as David Fletcher manning the keystone instead o ..read more

Max Fried has struggled, but looked good against the Marlins | Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Max Fried’s best start of the season so far was against the Marlins. Can he repeat? The Atlanta Braves are set to face off against the Miami Marlins for the second game of the series at Truist Park. Max Fried is hoping to get some momentum after struggling for most of the early season, and he will face off against Trevor Rodgers. Fried has been better than his season 7.71 ERA suggests, although his overall performance has been subpar for his standards. His expected ERA (xERA) of 4.89 is much lower than ..read more

A.J. Minter is the third longest tenured member of the 2024 Atlanta Braves. | Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Now the franchise leader in holds, Minter joins other long-time Braves relievers with elite career availability. What’s that old trope people love to throw around in sports and business? “The best ability is availability.” The older I’ve gotten, the more I have come to appreciate the sentiment behind that statement. If someone has an elite skill, that’s great when they use it, but if they aren’t able to provide that skill consistently, the doubt and inability to pla ..read more

Braves Franchise History 1944 - Jim Tobin pitches a one-hit shutout as the Boston Braves defeat the Phillies 6-0 in their home opener. 1946 - The Boston Braves are no-hit by Ed Head in a 5-0 loss to the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The start was Head’s first since returning from the military. 1950 - In the second game of a doubleheader, the Braves and Phillies start the game in daylight and finish under the lights, which is a first in the majors. 1954 - In his seventh career game, Hank Aaron launches the first of his 755 career home runs off Cardinals pitcher Vic Raschi at Sportsman Park. The Brav ..read more

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports It was a historic night in Atlanta. Travis D’Arnaud delivered his fifth home run over his past three games. Bryce Elder went nearly seven shutout innings. But the fun part of the night in the Braves 3-0 win over the Marlins was the history that was made by a few long-time Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. surpassed Rafael Furcal for the most stolen bases by a Brave in the Atlanta era of the franchise (since 1966.) Meanwhile, AJ Minter set a franchise holds record with the 108th hold of his career, proving how consistent he has been in his time in Atlanta. The calling card o ..read more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Elder is back and Miami had no answers to what he was delivering from the mound on Monday night. Bryce Elder's return to the big leagues went about as well as anybody could've drawn it up for the Atlanta Braves. His near-seven innings of shutout work helped push the Braves to a 3-0 series-opening win over the Miami Marlins. The game started out a bit weird, as both teams came out of the gates looking to score and seemingly poised to cash in at least one run. Indeed, the Marlins started off the game with two singles and a double that was i ..read more

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Acuña swiped his 190th career base to take over the Atlanta era lead. Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his 190th career base during the first inning of Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins and passed Rafael Furcal for the Atlanta era record. Acuña is now tied for the major league lead with 10 stolen bases this season. 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣.@ronaldacunajr24 | #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/z7x9JvA1HJ — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 22, 2024 Furcal needed 817 games to get his 189 stolen baes. Acuña did it in his 694th game. Acuña is in good company and is 50 stole ..read more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta and Miami are set to start another series against each other. The Atlanta Braves are on a solid run of form as of late, as they’ve won three straight series and only recently had a six-game winning streak get snapped. This run includes a successful trip to Miami that saw the Braves take two-out-of-three from the Miami Marlins at the stadium formerly known as Marlins Park. That was earlier in the month and now the Marlins are coming to town looking to set the record straight. They’ll be starting with Ryan Weathers on the mound tonight ..read more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Miami is starting a lefty, which means that Adam Duvall and David Fletcher are in the lineup. Both teams have recently released their lineups for tonight’s series opener at Truist Park. The Atlanta Braves are going with what’s become their usual lineup against left-handed pitchers and the Miami Marlins aren’t rocking the boat with their lineup decision, either. Still, it’s worth talking about with a new series ready to start this evening. Let’s not waste any more time and get right into how the Braves are looking for tonight’s contest: Bryc ..read more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2023 All-Star is clearly looking to make his comeback to the starting rotation a permanent one. For the second time this month, the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins are set to lock horns with each other. This time, the series is taking place here in Atlanta as the Braves are looking to get started on winning their fourth series in a row. Bryce Elder is getting the ball for the Braves tonight and this will be his 2024 debut at the big league level. It’ll also be coming against a team that Elder has plenty of experience against in t ..read more