The Braves jumped out to a 6 – 0 lead to help Kyle Wright to his 20th win and cut the Mets division lead to 1.5 games.
The Braves opened the scoring in the top of the 2nd, after a … Finish Reading
Author: Rusty S.
Rusty S. is a Braves Journal reader since 2005 and an occasional innings-eater. It was my understanding that there would be no expectations.
Braves 4, Phillies 3
Ronald Acuna Jr. crushed a 2-run homer to right in the bottom of the 3rd and doubled in 2 runs in the 4th to give the Braves a 4 – 0 lead over Aaron Nola and clinch the weekend series … Finish Reading
Mariners 3, Braves 1
I regret to inform you that the Braves are not going to finish the regular season on a 32 – 0 run. George Kirby and the Mariners bullpen shut down the Braves and ended their 8-game winning streak, dropping them … Finish Reading
Cubs 6, Braves 3
I suppose symmetry now requires a 14 game losing streak. I say symmetry is overrated.
The Braves dropped their 2nd straight game, as Kyle Wright gave up 11 hits and 5 runs over 6 innings and the Braves hardly threatened … Finish Reading
Braves 2021 Player Review: Ender Inciarte
Expectations were low for Ender Inciarte coming into 2021, and he met them. Injuries and ineffectiveness limited him to 89 plate appearances before he was released on July 29th.
The .215/.276/.316 batting line he posted reinforced the notion that his … Finish Reading
Braves 2021 Player Review: Cristian Pache
After essentially no competitive at-bats in 2020, and coming off a .278/.340/.474 BA/OBP/SLG line at AA Mississippi in 2019, 22 year old Cristian Pache was called upon in 2021 to fill the outfield spot opened by the retirement of Nick … Finish Reading
2021 Braves Player Reviews – Austin Riley
In Austin Riley‘s 3rd MLB season he finally lived up to his potential, and then some. The 24 year old won the NL Silver Slugger award at 3rd base, finished 7th in the NL MVP race, and was named … Finish Reading
Braves 2021 Player Review: Adam Duvall
I’ve written a lot about Adam Duvall over the years. From 2018:
Duvall’s job in Cincinnati was to hit a home run a week; a rare and useful skill.
Adam Duvall – Braves Journal
Also from 2018:
… Finish Reading“Duvall’s low average
World Series Game 5: Astros 9, Braves 5
The second consecutive bullpen game proved to be one too many for the Braves, who squandered a 1st inning grand slam by Adam Duvall as well as the first of their three potential chances to close out the series.
The … Finish Reading
Braves 5, Dodgers 4; NLCS Game 2
The Braves overcame a 4 – 2 deficit to tie the game in the bottom of the 8th, then walked it off on Eddie Rosario‘s 2 out RBI single in the 9th. The Braves have walked off consecutive games … Finish Reading