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Division leaders Guardians, Braves square off in rubber game

Atlanta's Bryce Elder and Cleveland's Ben Lively will try to continue the string of good starting pitching throughout the weekend series between division-leading-teams when they take the mound Sunday afternoon in the deciding game of the three-game set in Atlanta.

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This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn becomes second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter

1961 - Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in major league history. Milwaukee defeats the Giants 1-0. It is Spahn’s 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 2 hours ago

Solid Friday on the farm, extra-innings loss, more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday The Braves may have lost Saturday, but they got yet another strong pitching performance from their starter, as Charlie Morton went 7.0 innings of shutout ball.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 6 hours ago

Pitching duel ends in extra-innings letdown

Charlie Morton spun a gem, but some bad luck and bad offense sunk the Braves on the evening. Looking for the series win, the Braves turned to Charlie Morton, facing Tanner Bibee and the Guardians.

MLB News / Yardbarker / 5 hours ago

How to watch Atlanta Braves vs Cleveland Guardians today: 2024 MLB free live stream, start time, and TV channel

Cleveland Guardians and Atlanta Braves will face each other in the second meeting of their three-game series in the 2024 MLB. The event will take place today, April 27, at 7:20 PM ET in Truist Park.

MLB News / Talking Chop / 7 hours ago

Braves roll with the regulars in game 2 vs Cleveland

Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher, batting eighth ahead of Jarred Kelenic. As the Braves aim to claim the series win against Cleveland at home, check out the game preview with information on the pitching matchup.

Charlie Morton News / Talking Chop / 3 hours ago

Charlie Morton starts as Braves look for another series win

Atlanta will hope their elder statesman can hold the Guardians’ bats down again in game two as they seek the series win at home In a big series between the teams with the top two records in baseball entering the series, the Braves took game one behind a strong outing from Chris Sale and some all-around offense.

Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / 16 hours ago

Braves two-time All-Star addresses future with team

Some obvious obstacles exist — he will be 35 in November 2025 and is essentially a DH-only player at this point in his career

Guardians pull out win over Braves

Andrew Benintendi's walk-off HR leads White Sox past Rays

Yankees score season-high 15 runs to pound Brewers

Red Sox acquire veteran slugger to fill vacancy at first base

Blue Jays' offseason approach in question as offense continues to struggle

Alex Anthopoulos News / SportsTalkATL / 3 hours ago

It looks like Alex Anthopoulos has done it again

There’s not enough praise in the universe for Alex Anthopoulos. What he’s done for the Braves organization since taking over in the winter of 2017 cannot be understated.

MLB News / Action Network / 8 hours ago

MLB best bets: Guardians vs. Braves pick, odds, predictions 4/27

Nicholas Martin of the Action Network shares his Guardians vs. Braves pick, including MLB odds and predictions for the Interleague series clash at Truist Park on Saturday, April 27.

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Atlanta Braves News / SportsTalkATL / 1 minute ago

Braves next young star is emerging on the farm

The Braves don’t have the deepest farm system, and it’s been that way for a few years now, but it hasn’t stopped them from producing elite talents year after year.

Marcell Ozuna News / Field Level Media / 2 hours ago

Braves, RBI leader Marcell Ozuna look to drive home another win vs. Guardians

Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna is having a start that rivals some of the franchise's greatest players. Ozuna drove home two more runs on Friday to set a franchise record for most RBIs before May 1.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 1 hour ago

This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list

1944 - Jim Tobin homers and tosses a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1971 - Hank Aaron launches his 600th career home run off Gaylord Perry in a 6-5 loss to the Giants at Fulton County Stadium.

Atlanta Braves News / Talking Chop / 3 hours ago

Chris Sale sharp in series opener, Ozzie Albies returns, and more

Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves began the weekend series on a high note after a 6-2 defeat over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.

Chris Sale News / Field Level Media / 11 hours ago

Chris Sale settles in, pitches Braves past Guardians

Chris Sale threw seven masterful innings and Ozzie Albies returned from the injured list to get two hits and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

MLB News / Yardbarker / 1 hour ago

Braves use explosive offense to beat Guardians in clash of MLB titans

This weekend's series between the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians features the top team in both the American and National Leagues, but it was the home team that came out swinging in Friday night's heavyweight battle.

Braves 2B makes speedy recovery from fractured toe

AJ Smith-Shawver continues to thrive in Gwinnett

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Atlanta Braves News / MLB Trade Rumors / 15 hours ago

$Braves 2B makes speedy recovery from fractured toe$

Braves 2B makes speedy recovery from fractured toe

The Braves announced Friday that they’ve reinstated Ozzie Albies from the 10-day injured list.

Angels once more set to be without veteran infielder for extended stretch

Brewers one-time All-Star pitcher needs dreaded Tommy John surgery

Yet another starting pitcher goes down with elbow discomfort

Manager: Rangers southpaw out for at least another month

Dodgers get even more bad news on their pitching depth

Atlanta Braves News / ClutchPoints / April 25

Braves’ fatal flaw that will derail hot start to 2024 season

With a month of the 2024 MLB season almost behind us, to the surprise of no one, the Atlanta Braves hold the best record in baseball at 17-6 (.739). It appears that the preseason World Series favorite is off to a red-hot start once again.

AJ Smith-Shawver News / SportsTalkATL / April 25

AJ Smith-Shawver continues to thrive in Gwinnett

Prior to the season, everyone was concerned about who was going to be the Braves fifth starter. Well, that hasn’t turned out to be much of an issue with Reynaldo Lopez in the fold.

MLB News / Yardbarker / 3 minutes ago

Watch: Braves walk-off Marlins in wild NL East battle

The Braves-Marlins game on Wednesday night probably shouldn't have gone into extra innings, but the Braves persevered after a weird error to walk it off in the bottom of the 10th.

Braves pitching depth beginning to flex its muscles

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Sean Murphy News / ClutchPoints / April 24

Braves’ Sean Murphy takes step towards return from oblique injury

The Atlanta Braves are rolling this season and that’s without their sluggers thriving so far. On top of that, first-string catcher Sean Murphy hasn’t played since Opening Day against the Philadelphia Phillies when he strained his oblique.

Atlanta Braves News / ClutchPoints / April 24

Travis d’Arnaud’s honest Braves warning will frighten rest of MLB

The Atlanta Braves entered Wednesday in first place in the National League East with a 16-6 record, the best in the entire National League. They are making a ton of noise to begin the 2024 season and have high expectations.

Atlanta Braves News / Last Word On Sports / April 23

Reigning NL MVP Makes History by Setting Braves Franchise Record

The reigning National League MVP is at it again. Coming off the first 40-70 season in MLB history, Ronald Acuña Jr. has 10 steals, which is one behind Elly De La Cruz for the league lead.

Atlanta Braves News / LWOSports.com / April 22

Atlanta Braves; He’s Back to Filet Some Fish

It’s Ronald Acuña Jr.’s bobblehead night at Truist Park tonight for a spectacular night of baseball, and the Atlanta Braves fans are here for it. The Braves are off to a blazing hot start (14-6); Marcell Ozuna is on pace for 71 home runs, and the World Series can’t get here fast enough.

Travis d`Arnaud News / Yardbarker / April 20