HOUSTON -- The Braves concluded the regular season and learned their first-round opponent on Sunday.

MIAMI -- Clinching the National League East with six regular-season games remaining was nice. But after going through this week with nothing left to play for, beyond getting his pitching staff ready for the playoffs, Braves manager Walt Weiss is looking forward to the meaningful games that await.

As the Red Sox and Yankees are battling in New York, one of baseball’s other great rivalries will be on display in Atlanta.

MIAMI -- The Braves can’t change the fact that injuries have depleted their rotation to a razor-thin level. But they can confidently hope their bullpen will be capable of carrying the load during the postseason. “The way you get outs from the mound is very different during the postseason, unless

MIAMI -- Now that Austin Riley has created some encouragement by homering a couple times this week, should the Braves’ third baseman begin every week of the postseason by undergoing an emergency root canal? “No, I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy,” Riley said.

ATLANTA -- The Braves deserve praise for acquiring Tyler Mahle before the Trade Deadline. But not adding an additional starter could prove problematic, especially now that Martín Pérez will likely miss the postseason’s first two rounds. Mahle’s long string of success was halted as he allowed five runs over five

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ATLANTA -- Robert Suarez’s first Major League appearance in more than three months quickly reintroduced him to the art of minimizing damage. Suarez surrendered a leadoff triple and then retired the next three batters he faced while pitching the seventh inning of the Braves’ 3-2 walk-off win over the Reds

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale has completed one of the most impressive seasons in Braves history. But in his mind, the only season that matters is the one that awaits him and his teammates. Sale looked like a man on a mission as he tallied 10 strikeouts and secured his latest

ATLANTA -- Ronald Acuña Jr. sent Walt Weiss a text Wednesday morning to inform the Braves’ manager he was ready to return to Atlanta’s lineup 24 hours after he exited Tuesday’s game with a left shin contusion. “He almost had me for a minute, but I just didn't feel right

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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