Hurston Waldrep dominated again for the Atlanta Braves en route to a series opener win over the Cleveland Guardians. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Braves' Matt Olson breaks Dale Murphy's Atlanta record to move up historic MLB list originally appeared on The Sporting News That verb, "posts," has a special meaning in MLB context. It connotes a guy who shows up every day and is in the lineup and does his job. Someone who posts is someone who is Mr. Reliable.

We're going to miss both, but what do you say this time around we hit both bets and the home run. Let's get to it here at Friday Night Lines.  All lines are from FanDuel. They're being overshadowed by the Brewers-- we'll get to them in a bit -- but the Guardians have been the second-best team in the majors for a bit.

Despite a disappointing season so far on the field, the Braves have seen a significant revenue increase this year.

The Atlanta Braves have struggled to stay healthy for this reason. This has put another assistant coach on the hot seat.

But this week the club has added another former Atlanta Braves prospect, this time Jared Shuster, off the waiver wire from the Chicago White Sox. Shuster was selected by the Braves in the first round, 25th overall, out of Wake Forest.

The Atlanta Braves have designated Carlos Carrasco for assignment only three starts into his time with the club.

The Braves are streaking with six wins over the last eight games and back-to-back series victories, while the Guardians are 7-2 in the last nine games and five consecutive series wins if you go back further.

The Atlanta Braves have the roster to mostly run it back, but some positions still need an upgrade to things back on track