Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team on Wednesday.
Michael Harris II had three hits, including one of five Braves home runs, as Atlanta gave Chris Sale plenty of support in a 14-3 blowout over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
Like all slumps, Austin Riley believes this one will eventually come to an end. With the Braves’ once-commanding double-digit NL East lead down to just 2.5 games after a 9-14 June, they may need that turnaround to come sooner rather than later.
The Atlanta Braves are running out of wiggle room. Their NL East lead has dwindled from double digits to 3.5 games entering Tuesday’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, and there’s a plethora of questions and concerns surrounding the team as it nears the All-Star break.
Rafael Devers homered twice and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Saturday night behind Logan Webb’s magnificent pitching.
Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski had another strong outing against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, topping out at 104.2 mph, but it was not strong enough.
The doubleheader was scheduled when Tuesday night’s game was suspended because of rain with the Giants leading 3-2 and the Braves batting in the bottom of the second inning.
The Atlanta Braves get right back to it Wednesday at 2 p.m. against the San Francisco Giants after the game was postponed due to inclement weather the day before.
Baldwin, who was placed on the 10-day injured list May 19 with a strained oblique he suffered the night before, returns to an MLB-best Braves lineup that has had the third-worst OPS in baseball over the past two weeks.
The Atlanta Braves close out a three-game set against the New York Mets on Sunday, and you can watch the game live on Gray Media stations across the Southeast.
The Atlanta Braves open a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, and you can watch the game live on Gray Media stations across the Southeast.
Atlanta won five of its last six games during a homestand against the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates and enters this week with a 9.5-game lead in the National League East.
Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
