Filling in for lefty Drew Smyly (yet another Braves starter now on the injured list), righty Kyle Wright pitched solidly in his 2021 debut in Friday’s day-game versus the Cubs. Working 4 â…“ innings, requiring just 78 pitches overall (46 strikes), the Alabama native pitched around two runs (one home run) from three hits and
For some, the first month of the regular season is a time to get things going, make adjustments, or even in some unfortunate cases… suffer through a miserable slump. But for others, like this year’s version of the Braves Ronald Acuna Jr., the first month of the season is an opportunity to show everyone you’re
You could easily make the case that, through the first 13 games of the 2021 campaign, no pitcher in the Braves bullpen has been as tough to hit as 27-year-old lefty Sean Newcomb. Through his first 4 â…“ innings, Newk sports a cool 2.08 ERA to go along with a bound-to-return-to-normal but still crazy 22.8
Even if it wasn’t pretty, and it involved yet another Braves starter getting knocked around, Atlanta pulled through on Thursday versus the Marlins — winning in walk-off fashion by a score of 7-6, to both avoid the four-game sweep and get back in the win column for the first time since back on April 10th.
In what now feels like a depressing, nightly journal entry, I must sit here and describe how, once again, the Braves found a way to lose on another game. Atlanta fell 6-5 to the Marlins in extras on Wednesday, despite mounting an impressive five-run deficit through the first seven innings. Starter Charlie Morton bent but
I know it’s still April. There’s no point in obsessing over results right now, both the good and bad. But after watching Braves lefty Max Fried get shelled to the tune of eight runs (seven earned) from nine hits in Tuesday’s start against the Marlins (which comes just a week after allowing five runs to
In a game that once again featured an offensive rally in the opening inning, as well as some much-needed success for the struggling Marcell Ozuna (3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI), the Braves couldn’t out-punch Adam Duvall and the Marlins on Tuesday, dropping Game 2 of the series by a whopping six runs. Overall, Miami’s
With the offense surging, the Braves had a solid opportunity to do some damage against the Marlins on Monday. However, despite ten strikeouts by starter Huascar Ynoa, Atlanta’s bullpen couldn’t hold the lead as the Braves dropped Game 1 of its four-game series versus Miami. Coming off an impressive start back on April 7 against
Friday night at Truist Park was amazing. The Braves won their fifth-straight home opener there thanks to a 4-for-5 performance from Ronald Acuna Jr. and six strong innings from starting pitcher Charlie Morton. Atlanta will play at home 80 more times in 2021, but I’ll bet, by season’s end, Game No. 1 will go down
Hopefully, the Braves bats are rested and ready to roll on Friday as the offense looks to bounce back from its first three-game series versus the Phillies last week, when the NL East rival held Atlanta to just three runs overall and handed the Bravos a season-opening sweep. The Braves lineup looked much better in
