The Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday night to wrap up a three-game set at Truist Park. It allowed Atlanta to sweep the series. The Braves notched two runs during the bottom of the first inning as Ronald Acuna Jr. scored on a balk and Marcell Ozuna hit an…… read more »
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ROME EMPERORS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT IN WINSTON SALEM, NC TO THE DASH
The Rome Emperors lost to the Winston Salem Dash by a final score of 5-4 on Wednesday night in the second outing of a six-game set in Winston Salem, NC. Winston Salem now leads the series by 2-0. The teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm. The Emperors will be back on their home…… read more »
MAX FRIED LEADS ATLANTA BRAVES TO SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT WIN OVER MIAMI MARLINS
The Atlanta Braves blanked the Miami Marlins 5-0 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. That was Atlanta’s second straight shutout victory over Miami. The Braves notched two runs in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI double by Michael Harris II and…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS OPEN SERIES AT WINSTON SALEM, NC WITH EXTRA INNING LOSS TO DASH
The Rome Emperors fell to the Winston Salem Dash by 8-7 in 10 innings on Tuesday evening in the opener of a six-game set at Winston Salem, NC. The teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm. The Emperors will continue the series at Winston Salem through this Sunday. They will have Monday off, then…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN NL EAST SERIES WITH SHUT OUT WIN OVER MIAMI MARLINS
The Atlanta Braves blanked the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Monday night in the first meeting of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. Ronald Acuna Jr. notched his 190th career stolen base during the first inning to set a new Atlanta-era record for stolen bases. Travis d’Arnaud got the Braves on the board…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS CLOSE FIRST ROAD SERIES WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS IN ASHEVILLE, ONWARD TO WINSTON-SALEM
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): After dropping the first two to the Tourists, the Emperors plated 32 runs in final three games to win their first road series of the season in AsheVegas. Game One: Tourists 4, Emperors 2 Ten days removed from a dazzling debut against Hickory, Drue Hackenberg faced a very different…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP FINALE, STILL TAKE SERIES FROM TEXAS RANGERS
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Texas Rangers by 6-4 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That denied a sweep of the weekend series for the Braves, who also saw their latest winning streak come to an end at six straight games. Atlanta struck first with a three-run…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS’ SUNDAY MATCH AT ASHEVILLE, NC VERSUS TOURISTS POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
The Rome Emperors’ game in Asheville, NC versus the Tourists which had been scheduled for Sunday has been postponed due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions. It will be made up on May 16th. The Emperors went 3-2 in their rain shortened series at Asheville. They are off today and will return to action…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND THIS WEEKEND WITH SET VERSUS TEXAS RANGERS, LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will be back at Truist Park tonight to open up a nine-game home stand with the first of three matches against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. Chris Sale will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Andrew Heaney will be on the mound…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS SNAP LOSING SKID WITH THURSDAY NIGHT WIN OVER ASHEVILLE TOURISTS, TEAMS’ SERIES IN ASHEVILLE, NC CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
The Rome Emperors snapped a three-game losing skid on Thursday evening with an 8-5 win in Asheville, NC over the Tourists. The Tourists lead the six game series between the teams by two games to one. Game four is on tap for this evening at 6:35 pm. Rome’s series at Asheville will continue through Sunday…… read more »