Atlanta reliever Raisel Iglesias will play a key role in the Braves-St Louis Cardinals series this weekend

Atlanta-St Louis Is A Big NL Showdown

Atlanta-St Louis Battle Of Two Hottest Teams In NL Two of the hottest teams in baseball meet this weekend. The Atlanta-St Louis series could be a postseason preview. The Cardinals hold a six game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers, while the Braves are looking to keep pace with the New York Mets. St Louis appears …

Pitcher Charlie Morton two strong outings on helped Atlanta go 5-2 on the Braves home stand against the Mets and Astros

Braves Home Stand Shows Atlanta is a Contender

Braves Starters Reason For Success In Biggest Home Stand The Braves home stand against the New York Mets and Houston Astros was the best stretch for Atlanta’s startingpitchers facing quality opponents. In six of the teams seven starts pitchers gave up two runs or fewer. All but two, Spencer Strider and Jake Odorizzi against the …

Atlanta reliever Kirby Yates is returning from injury in an important stretch for the team

Braves Next Week Huge In NL East Race

Starters Going Deep In Games Key In Big Next Stretch For Braves Atlanta plays eight games in the seven days, four with the Miami Marlins and four with the New York Mets. The Braves next week will go a long way towards determining whether they stay in the NL East race or have to settle …

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Atlanta’s Outfield Trade Deadline Targets

Ian Happ Makes Sense In Atlanta’s Outfield Atlanta’s Outfield took a hit when the team announced that Adam Duvall was out for the season. Duvall’s hitting had picked up in the last few weeks, and while not in Michael Harris class as defensive outfielder, he is not bad either. Looking at who might replace him …

Braves Best Of The First Half

Braves Best Stretch Still Going The Atlanta Braves held a team meeting when the team was four games below .500. Manager Brian Snitker told the team they had plenty of talent and were capable of much better. Immediately after Atlanta went on a 14 game winning streak, their longest in 22 years. The turnaround started …

Gregory Soto, reliever for the Detroit Tigers, makes sense as Atlanta's top trade target at the deadline

Braves Trade Deadline Targets

Braves Trading For Tigers Soto Makes Most Sense For Atlanta The Atlanta Braves won last years World Series in large part thanks to an excellent bullpen. Luke Jackson, AJ Minter, Will Smith, and Tyler Matzek all had strong postseasons. The Braves suffered a blow before the season started when Jackson injured his elbow and was …