The Atlanta Braves extended Major League Baseball’s longest winning streak of the 2022 season to 14 straight games on Wednesday night with an 8-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the closer of a three-game set at Nationals Park in Washington DC. The Braves have swept their last four straight series and have not lost…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES EXTEND MLB’S LONGEST WINNING STREAK OF THE SEASON TO 13 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH NL EAST VICTORY IN DC OVER WASHINGTON NATIONALS, ROME BRAVES OPEN SERIES IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITH CRUSHING LOSS TO TOURISTS
The Atlanta Braves extended Major League Baseball’s longest winning streak of the 2022 season to 13 straight games with a 10-4 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game NL East set at Nationals Park in Washington DC. Just like on Monday night, the Braves racked up a…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES EXTEND CURRENT WINNING STREAK TO AN MLB-BEST 12 STRAIGHT GAMES, ROME BRAVES ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Atlanta Braves’ current winning streak increased to 12 straight games on Monday night with a 9-5 victory over the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game National League East set in Washington DC. Atlanta racked up a total of five home runs, including a solo shot from Travis d’Arnaud in the top of…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO 11 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH VICTORY OVER PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves extended their current winning streak to eleven straight games with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon in the closer of a four-game set (and a six-game homestand) at Truist Park; the Braves have swept their last three consecutive series. William Contreras and Adam Duvall had back-to-back home runs…… read more »
ROME BRAVES SETTLE FOR SERIES SPLIT WITH WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
Sunday’s final score – Wilmington 7, Rome 1 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Wilmington Blue Rocks wrapped up a six game series on Sunday, with Lisandro Santos on the mound for the Braves and Mitchell Parker getting the ball for the Blue Rocks. Wilmington would strike first in the top…… read more »
NATIONAL CHAMP RETURNS TO MODEL HIGH SCHOOL FOR BIG BLUE CAMP
A women’s college basketball national champion was on hand this past week for Model High School’s Big Blue Camp. Victaria Saxton, Model alum, was instrumental in the South Carolina Gamecocks win in the ’22 NCAA National Championship Game. Saxton recalled in an interview which aired on WLAQ’s ‘Later This Morning in Rome’ earlier this week…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO EIGHT STRAIGHT, CONTINUE SERIES VERSUS PITTSBURGH PIRATES OVER THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves extended their current winning streak to eight consecutive games with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opener of a four game National League set at Truist Park. Max Fried was the winning pitcher for Atlanta after surrendering just one run and eight hits, walking none, and…… read more »
ROME BRAVES PICK UP SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY OVER THE WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
Final score – Rome 5, Wilmington 2 (Media release from the Rome Braves): It was another Thirsty Thursday at AdventHealth Stadium for game three between the Rome Braves and Wilmington Blue Rocks. Andrew Hoffmann would get the ball for the Braves, and Rodney Theophile would get the start for the Blue Rocks in his High-A…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES EXTEND LATEST WINNING STREAK TO SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES WITH VICTORY OVER OAKLAND A’S AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves extended their latest winning streak to seven consecutive games with a 13-2 victory over the Oakland A’s on Wednesday evening in the finale of a two-game interleague set at Truist Park; that allowed the Braves to pick up their second series sweep in a row. Oakland struck first with a couple of…… read more »
ROME BRAVES SNAP LOSING SKID WITH WIN AT HOME OVER THE WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
Final score – Rome 3, Wilmington 1 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Wilmington Blue Rocks were back in action on Wednesday night in game two of six. Dylan Dodd would get the start for the Braves, his first ever against the Blue Rocks. Much like the night prior’s contest, Rome…… read more »