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Braves miss opportunity versus Nationals, enter Mets series one game back

WASHINGTON – The Braves dropped out of first place, which they shared with the Mets for a day, with Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Nationals.

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‘He was so locked in’: Bryce Elder becomes first Braves rookie to pitch shutout since 1990

WASHINGTON — The Braves began Monday with a White House visit to celebrate their 2021 World Series and ended it with Bryce Elder – who was in the crowd but not on the stage because he was not a member of last year’s team – pitching his first career shutout…

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Braves sloppy late in loss to Nationals

ATLANTA — The Braves fell victim to their daytime woes yet again Wednesday, losing a messy 3-2 game to the lowly Nationals to finish their homestand. They went 5-1, sweeping the Phillies and taking the series against the Nationals.

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Matt Olson gets two hits as Braves top Nationals for ninth straight home win

ATLANTA -- The Braves cruised past the dreadful Nationals 5-2 Monday night at Truist Park, their ninth consecutive home victory.

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Radio host Doug Gottlieb admits ‘no credible basis’ for claims about Freddie Freeman contract talks

Always double-check your sources, kids.

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This unique view of Matt Olson’s sweet play at first base is so beautiful

What a cool view of a sweet play by Atlanta's Matt Olson.

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Braves are tied for 1st place after outlasting the A’s

OAKLAND — At long last, the Braves are even with the Mets in the standings.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves can win World Series, but they’d be among youngest teams to do it

Two months ago, the Braves were still trying to figure out roles for outfielder Michael Harris and pitcher Spencer Strider. Harris since has become one of the most valuable players in the lineup. Strider is favored to be voted National League Rookie of the Year. And recent call-up Vaughn Grissom…

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Atlanta’s Matt Olson hit the type of grand slam that you dream about

This must have felt so good.

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Matt Olson hilariously held his pose like a golfer after hitting grand slam into the Allegheny River

Perfect form.

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Braves drop finale vs. Astros, finish 5-2 homestand

ATlANTA — It ended in disappointment, but Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Astros won’t overshadow the good of the Braves’ homestand.

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Mark Bradley: The Braves are really, really good. Get used to it.

Ten days ago, the Braves left New York having lost four of five to the Mets, whose lead in the National League East had grown to 6.5 games. The Braves had lost three in a row for the first time in 2022. They weren’t quite reeling, but they’d suffered a…

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Taijuan Walker leaves injured as Mets again fall in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Consider the Mets ready for the Max Scherzer/Jacob deGrom portion of their week.

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Braves mount ninth-inning rally to stun Marlins, sweep four-game series

MIAMI — Michael Harris is only 21 years old, but he treats the biggest, most important situations like he has experienced them many times. With the game on the line, he keeps a slow heartbeat, always able to show up when it matters most. He has done this time and…

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Jake Odorizzi labors through Braves debut as Mets win first game of doubleheader

NEW YORK – In Jake Odorizzi’s Braves debut, the Braves lost the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader to the Mets, 8-5.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves get better, but Padres close gap with Juan Soto

ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…

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Austin Riley’s new 10-year deal most lucrative in Braves’ history

Years ago, Brian Bridges, then the Braves’ scouting director, went to a field to watch high school senior Austin Riley. At the time, most of the industry viewed Riley as a pitcher, but the Braves found themselves intrigued with his raw power.

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Rob Thomson’s patience pays off as Phillies take series against Braves with 7-2 win

PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson has managed the Phillies on an interim basis for 55 days, not nearly long enough to establish a distinctive style of helmsmanship. If anything, the longtime coach and first-time skipper has projected consistency, calm, and a steady hand.

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Shohei Ohtani implodes in nightmare inning and Angels’ bats stay quiet

ATLANTA — A brilliant performance by Shohei Ohtani on the mound turned ugly quickly.

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Five observations on the Braves after the first half of the 2022 season

WASHINGTON — The Braves on Sunday lost to Washington, 7-3, at Nationals Park. Atlanta, which is 2 ½ games behind the first-place Mets, closed the first half at 56-38.

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As they close successful first half, Braves appear to be one of MLB’s top teams

WASHINGTON — When they arrived in North Port, Fla., for spring training, the Braves had one goal: repeat as World Series champions. They believed they had the talent and, because of last year, the experience to make another run at a title, tough as it may be to win two…

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Matt Olson, Austin Riley hit back-to-back homers to pace Braves past Nationals

WASHINGTON — The Braves beat the Nationals, 6-3, on Saturday at Nationals Park as Atlanta continued its dominance over Washington. The game was slowed by an eighth-inning rain delay that lasted 1 hour, 49 minutes, but the teams resumed the contest and completed nine frames.

Los Angeles Times

Freddie Freeman’s ex-agent sues Doug Gottlieb over tweet about Braves negotiations

ST. LOUIS — Almost three weeks ago, Freddie Freeman fired his agents at Excel Sports Management as his representatives in the wake of a dramatic offseason free-agency process.

Newsday

Atlanta hits pair of two-run homers to defeat Mets

ATLANTA — For a second time in as many games Tuesday night, the Mets’ depleted lineup managed to do what few other clubs have done lately, drive up the pitch count of one of Atlanta’s highly effective starters and get him out of the game during or immediately after the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals offense, rotation sputter in 7-1 loss to Braves

ATLANTA — The engine trouble the Cardinals have had generating offense thus far in this series would be more glaring with its stalls and misfires if not for the fact they won’t be going all that far with the deflated tires of a rotation growing threadbare.

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