HOUSTON -- The Braves will spend the regular season’s final week focused on making their final postseason preparations. Atlanta clinched a postseason berth with a win over the Astros on Friday. The Braves then won their seventh National League East title within the past nine years on Sunday.

ATLANTA -- Robert Suarez will end his three-month absence this week, when he returns to Atlanta’s bullpen to make postseason preparations with a couple of regular-season appearances.

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. likely caused many Braves fans to gasp when he fell to the ground during the third inning of a 4-0 loss to the Reds on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Fortunately, this scare had a happy ending.

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HOUSTON -- Braves manager Walt Weiss has reminded his players that preseason prognosticators weren’t high on their chances this year. So, it was fitting for the underdog Martin Pérez to start the game that clinched Atlanta’s latest division crown. Pérez was a non-roster invitee who was designated for assignment on

ATLANTA -- Robert Suarez gave the Braves a glimpse of where he stands with his recovery. The team will now have to decide how to best prepare him for the postseason. Suarez recorded a strikeout and allowed one hit over a scoreless inning in a Minor League rehab appearance for

HOUSTON -- When Mauricio Dubón was asked what it was like to see Ronald Acuña Jr. go on a tear over the past few weeks, he knew Acuña was within earshot. “I’ve been telling him, ‘Let me see some Ronald Acuña [stuff],’” Dubón said. “I haven’t seen it all year.

HOUSTON -- Bill Lucas was far more than just one of Hank Aaron’s closest friends. The beloved trailblazer played a significant part in the Braves’ first hire of Bobby Cox and the development of two-time National League MVP Dale Murphy.

HOUSTON -- Matt Olson helped the Braves secure a postseason berth and also joined another exclusive home run club in a 6-2 win over the Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park.

HOUSTON -- Tyler Mahle was part of a third-place Reds team that was swept by the Braves in the opening round of the expanded playoff format used during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. His hope to pitch in the 2023 playoffs for the Twins was erased when he underwent Tommy John

HOUSTON -- Robert Suarez is expected to make a Minor League rehab appearance for Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday, but the Braves haven’t revealed what else the elite setup man might do next week to shake off three months of rust and be ready for the start of the postseason. If

HOUSTON -- Along with attempting to find the baseball Jorge Soler sent into orbit during the 2021 World Series, the Braves are hoping to spend this weekend enjoying yet another celebration in Houston. “That would be amazing,” second baseman Ozzie Albies said. “Hopefully, we can get it done there.”

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CHICAGO -- The Braves haven’t yet clinched the National League East title. But their comfortable division lead has enabled them to ensure Chris Sale will get an extended breather before his final regular-season start and then make his first postseason start with extra rest. Instead of pitching in this weekend’s

CHICAGO – When Braves manager Walt Weiss kept a struggling Ozzie Albies out of the lineup for Thursday’s series finale against the Rays, the veteran second baseman provided a pinch-hit triple during a decisive three-run eighth. When Weiss moved Albies down to the lineup’s eighth spot Tuesday at Wrigley Field,

CHICAGO -- When Reynaldo López was chased during the third inning of a 7-3 loss to the Cubs on Monday night, there was reason to question whether the Braves would give him any additional starts this year. Atlanta manager Walt Weiss provided the answer after the game, when he revealed

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Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 14. 1) Kid Nichols (1869) Nichols captured an MLB-best 298 wins over 490 appearances (441 starts) during the

ATLANTA -- Like Mets fans will never forget what Chipper Jones did to their team at the end of the 1999 National League East race, Phillies fans won’t forget how Ronald Acuña Jr. significantly weakened their division title hopes this year. Acuña skillfully played the villain role last weekend in

ATLANTA -- Remember when Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning of a comeback win in Philadelphia last weekend? Well, that’s no longer the Braves most significant, or most thrilling, win of the season. That distinction now belongs to the spirited 6-5 win the Braves

ATLANTA -- The Braves’ outfield depth took a hit on Thursday when Lane Thomas strained his left intercostal while taking batting practice. Thomas was scratched from the lineup approximately 20 minutes before the start of Thursday afternoon’s win over the Rays. On Friday, he was placed on the 10-day injured

ATLANTA -- Joe Jiménez might not have time to factor into the Braves’ postseason plans. But after throwing live batting practice at Truist Park on Friday, the veteran reliever was at least given further reason to believe he’ll eventually be physically capable to resume his Major League career. “He’s come

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. stirred Philadelphia fans last weekend. Bryce Harper will have a chance to do the same to Atlanta fans as the Phillies and Braves spend this weekend playing a three-game series that could go a long way toward determining who will win what has become a

ATLANTA -- Martín Pérez sauntered into the Braves’ clubhouse on Thursday morning wearing a hat and sunglasses. He said hello to a couple teammates and then coolly walked to the other side of the room, where he changed the music playlist from '90s rap to more of a salsa mix.

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