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Bryce Elder shined in loss | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Bryce Elder had his best start since the first week of July, but the Braves fell short. The Atlanta Braves took on the Cincinnati Reds in a day game to give them time to travel to Bristol. Based on the pitching matchups it looked like it may be another high scoring affair, but … [Read more...] about Braves ninth inning rally falls short in loss to Reds

Photo by Randy Sartin/MLB Photos via Getty Images A rare day game on a Friday means a rare night off on Friday Earlier here on Friday, the Atlanta Braves got done losing what feels like their 39201st one-run game of the 2025 regular season, as a late rally wasn’t enough to wipe out a three-run deficit against the Cincinnati Reds. That game was a bummer but hopefully … [Read more...] about Braves Friday evening open thread

Baldwin will hit cleanup today | Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin will get the start and hit cleanup, and Ozuna is in the lineup again. The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Cincinnati Reds in a day game on the day after a busy trade deadline and a day before the MLB Speedway Classic. The lineup today was clearly in question before the deadline. With the way … [Read more...] about Drake Baldwin hitting cleanup as Braves face Reds

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Three young pitchers claim the top of the Braves top 30 list In recent years the top prospect or two in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been a relatively easy-to-parse equation. Each season it seems like one player or the other has a major breakout and gets near-unanimous support in the top spot, only to get shuttled to Atlanta and … [Read more...] about 2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Raisel Iglesias just says no to sliders, Marcell Ozuna didn’t say no to trades, and the Braves say no to allowing three run homers Let’s get some of the business out of the way before we dig into what happened and what didn’t happen yesterday. The #Braves today recalled LHP Austin Cox to Atlanta after optioning RHP Dane Dunning to Triple-A … [Read more...] about Austin Cox for Dane Dunning and thoughts from yesterday