The Atlanta Braves fell to the Boston Red Sox 9-5 on Wednesday night in the finale of a two-game interleague set at Fenway Park in Boston; that ended the Braves’ latest winning streak at four straight games and resulted in a 1-1 split in the series. Highlights included yet another home run by Austin Riley;…… read more »
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ROME BRAVES FALL TO GREENVILLE DRIVE TO EVEN SIX-GAME SET AT 1-1
The Rome Braves fell to the Greenville Drive 9-3 on Wednesday night in the second meeting of a six-game set at State Mutual Stadium, which evened that series at 1-1. The teams will meet again tonight at 7 pm.… read more »
ATLANTA HAWKS FALL TO NEW YORK KNICKS IN NBA PLAYOFF GAME
And in an NBA playoff update, the Atlanta Hawks dropped game two of their Eastern Conference series with the New York Knicks by a final score of 101-92 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in NYC. That evened the best-of-seven series at a game apiece. Game three is set for this Friday night at…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES BACK AT .500 WITH VICTORY OVER BOSTON RED SOX; OZUNA INJURED IN THIS EFFORT
The Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday evening in the opener of a two-game interleague series at Fenway Park in Boston. That was the fourth straight win for the Braves, who are now back at .500. Charlie Morton picked up the win after giving up just one unearned run and three…… read more »
ROME BRAVES POST WALK-OFF WIN OVER GREENVILLE DRIVE
The Rome Braves nabbed a walk-off victory over the Greenville Drive 6-5 on Tuesday night in the opener of a six-game set at State Mutual Stadium. Beau Phillips scored that winning run on a base hit by Andrew Moritz in the ninth. The Braves will face the Drive again tonight at 7 pm.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES IN BOSTON FOR INTERLEAGUE SERIES VERSUS RED SOX, RILEY NAMED NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Atlanta Braves were off on Monday and will return to action this evening with the first of two interleague games in Boston versus the Red Sox. Charlie Morton will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Garrett Richards will head to the mound for Boston. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 pm at…… read more »
ROME BRAVES CONTINUE FIRST HOMESTAND OF ’21 WITH SERIES VERSUS GREENVILLE DRIVE
The Rome Braves had Monday off and will continue their current 12-game homestand tonight with the first of six games versus the Greenville Drive at State Mutual Stadium. First pitch is set for 7 pm. Rome began this first homestand of ’21 by splitting a six-game series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods.… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WIN SERIES FINALE VERSUS THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES, TAKE SERIES 3-1
The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set at Truist Park, allowing the Braves to take the series 4-1. Austin Riley had not one, but two home runs to include a three run shot in the bottom of the first inning and a two-run bomb…… read more »
ROME BRAVES DROP SERIES FINALE TO BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS, SPLIT SERIES 3-3
The Rome Braves fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods by a final score of 5-3 on Sunday in the finale of a six-game set at State Mutual Stadium; it resulted in a 3-3 split of the series. Rome is off tonight and will continue their current 12-game homestand on Tuesday evening with the opener…… read more »
ATLANTA HAWKS OPEN PLAYOFF RUN WITH WIN OVER THE NEW YORK KNICKS
The Atlanta Hawks commenced their run in the NBA postseason with a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night in New York. Those teams will play game two of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference series on Wednesday night at 7:30 pm, also in New York.… read more »