The good: Braves win Game 1. The bad: Morton breaks his leg
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Four solo homers lift Braves back into tie for first place
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5 takeaways after Braves win series against Nationals
He and Jorge Soler have combined for five home runs since the Braves acquired both at the July 30 trade deadline. I can’t say enough about Adam Duvall the player, the person, how consistent he is, how he goes about it. Starter Max Fried pitched around some sticky situations to hold the Nationals to one […]
How the Braves’ ‘really weird’ six-run inning happened
— Riley fouled off two pitches before homering down the left-field line on the sixth pitch, a slider. — Pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza walked on five pitches, scoring Swanson with the go-ahead run and keeping the bases loaded. “He has a tendency sometimes to throw the ball out of the zone at times, and we showed […]
Braves open homestand against new-look Nationals
With their trades of veterans last week, the Nationals and Miami Marlins effectively yielded the National League East race to the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Braves. “Clubs that do that have a way of kind of pulling on their bootstraps and proving everybody wrong. Even before the Nationals’ sell-off, the Braves had fared […]
5 takeaways after Braves split doubleheader with Mets
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Braves begin biggest series of season against Mets
The Braves play a five-game series against the Mets in Queens, beginning with Monday’s doubleheader. The Braves would only gain one game in the East, which would still leave them four games back. “We had four days off and we came out of the gate and played a three-and-a-half, four-hour game that wore them right […]
Braves begin biggest road trip of season
Often, sports fans and writers are guilty of exaggerating the importance of a game or stretch. The Braves will play nine games in eight days, all on the road against the two teams in front of them in the National League East. Upping the stakes even more, the July 30 trade deadline is the Braves’ […]
Braves trade for outfielder Joc Pederson
Pederson will play right field, replacing superstar Ronald Acuna, who tore his ACL last weekend and will miss the rest of the season. “We wanted to get at least an outfielder if we could with Ronald going down,” general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. The Cubs, after enduring an 11-game losing streak that pushed them far […]
Multiple Georgia natives, former Braves on All-Star rosters
The Braves have three All-Stars: first baseman Freddie Freeman, outfielder Ronald Acuna and second baseman Ozzie Albies. Padres closer Mark Melancon, who’s saved a league-high 25 games, is one of two former Braves closers who will be in the National League bullpen. Giants starter Kevin Gausman, whom the Braves dropped during a disappointing 2019 season, […]
Georgia high court: Cannabis industry lawyers can be sanctioned
Even though the sale of medical marijuana oil has been legalized in Georgia, it is still a crime under federal law, the court said. About 70 applicants are waiting on the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission to award licenses to six companies. These companies will have one year to begin operations. Medical marijuana oil […]
UPDATE: Dow sinks 533 points in one of worst weeks since February
The S&P 500 fell 55.41 points, or 1.3%, to 4,166.45 in a widespread slump. Investors are still recalibrating their moves following the Federal Reserve’s signal this week that it may raise short-term interest rates twice by late 2023, earlier than expected. But any pullback in Fed support would be a big change for markets, which have been […]
Hawks can’t overcome third-quarter swoon
For a change of pace Friday night, the Hawks opted to break out their shovels and dig their hole a little later than usual. For in Game Six, the Hawks saved their sag for later – the start of the second half. For the first time since Game One of the series, the Hawks had […]
Once again, Braves’ comeback falls short vs. Red Sox
After assembling a comeback that left them with a 7-6 lead in the seventh, Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo blasted a two-out pinch-hit grand slam off A.J. Greene then walked Christian Vazquez, loading the bases, but struck out Bobby Dalbec for the second out. Manager Brian Snitker lifted Greene for Minter. Had he settled for […]
5 takeaways from Braves’ loss to Red Sox
He retired the next two to set up Verdugo’s at-bat, but Martin left a hanging splitter across the plate that decided the result. Our offense fought and crawled back into the game. The quick strikes were nothing new for the Red Sox, who ranked second in MLB with 52 first-inning runs. Ronald Acuna and Freddie […]
Acuna second overall vote-getter in All-Star Game voting
Acuna, the Braves outfielder, received 834,287 votes, second only to Blue Jays first baseman and overall leader Vladimir Guerrero Jr. In addition to Acuna leading all National League outfielders, the Braves are well represented. …Read the full story
Braves on four-game skid after losing second game to Marlins
Indeed, the Braves seemed to build momentum when they took two of three from the Dodgers last weekend, but that’s proved to be a mirage. To complete another poor day, the Mets defeated the Padres, pushing the Braves to six games back in the National League East. Chisholm, after advancing to second on a grounder […]
Sweetgreen opening next week at Ponce City Market and more dining news from the week
The restaurant will be located at 650 North Ave. The menu will feature core and seasonal salads, bowls, plates and sides, in addition to an Atlanta-exclusive blackened catfish bowl. Sweetgreen will offer free delivery for the first two weeks when ordering through its mobile app. The restaurant, from Juan and Gee Smalls and Lorenzo Wyche, […]
Tech-UGA baseball returns to 3-game sets after Jackets sweep
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Georgia Tech outlasts Georgia in 14-inning marathon
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