The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are currently locked in a heated battle for the NL East crown, as they entered their Friday night contest being separated by just four games in the standings.

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to finish off a sweep of a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves, at 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. Martin Perez (8-9, 3.25 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 85-61 this season and first in the NL East. Nick Martinez ...

The New York Yankees look for the series sweep when they clash with the Atlanta Braves for Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, August 9 at 1:35 p.m. ET. Stream the game with a free trial of DIRECTV, or out-of-market on MLB.TV. After holding off the Braves ...

The Atlanta Braves continue their National League road trip on Friday night with the opener of a three-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. CT) on “Friday Night Baseball” on ...

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Here’s a recent Braves story via The Associated Press: PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the ...