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Pérez’s six scoreless, Albies and Olson homers lift Braves past Mets 4-0

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — Twenty-four hours after an 8-5 hole, Truist Park got a clean slate.

ESPN’s game recap says the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-0 on Tuesday night. Martín Pérez pitched six more scoreless innings, and Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson homered as Atlanta evened the series after Monday’s opener. MLB’s highlight channels and club social posts tracked the same two long balls, including a no-doubt Olson drive listed around 423 feet in one MLB clip caption from the night.

Harris II singles home winner as Braves edge Yankees 2-1 in 10; Sale tossed before first pitch

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400

BRONX, N.Y. — The series did not end the way the Bronx wanted, and it barely started the way the umpires expected.

ESPN’s final box score shows the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Matt Olson’s seventh-inning home run gave Atlanta the first lead; Trent Grisham answered in the eighth; Ha-Seong Kim scored the go-ahead run in the 10th on Michael Harris II’s single to right. Raisel Iglesias earned the win (1-2); Tyler Kinley finished the 10th for the save. Atlanta improved to 71-47 and remained alone in first place in the NL East, 8.5 games ahead of Philadelphia.

Yastrzemski, Olson homer as Braves sweep Nationals 4-2

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:05:00 -0400

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves closed a four-game home set against the Washington Nationals the way division leaders prefer to finish weekends: with a clean Sunday win and a full series sweep.

According to the Associated Press recap carried on ESPN, Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs, Matt Olson also went deep, and Atlanta beat Washington 4–2 on Aug. 2 at Truist Park. The AP account described it as Atlanta’s first four-game sweep since winning four at the Nationals in September 2025, and the first time Washington had been swept in a four-game series all season — and the first time ever in Atlanta.

Braves edge Orioles 3-2 in 11 innings behind Riley and a 10th-inning double play

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:25:00 -0400

BALTIMORE — The Atlanta Braves escaped a late collapse and left Camden Yards with a 3-2 win in 11 innings Sunday, staying alone in first place in the National League East.

According to ESPN’s game report, Matt Olson caught Gunnar Henderson’s line drive and stepped on first for a double play in the bottom of the 10th with the bases loaded. An inning later, Austin Riley doubled home Jorge Mateo for the deciding run.

Jarvis double caps six-run eighth as Braves rally past Padres 7-6 to take series at Truist Park

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:30:00 -0400

Rookie Jim Jarvis drilled a run-scoring double into the right-field corner to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves collected seven of their 14 hits in the frame to outlast the San Diego Padres 7-6 Wednesday night at Truist Park and head into Thursday’s series finale with a 2-1 series lead.

With one out in the eighth, Mauricio Dubón singled off Padres left-hander Wandy Peralta (1-1). Jarvis followed with the double that allowed Dubón to score from first base for a 2-1 lead. Brewer Hicklen drove in Jarvis with a double to left, and Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Dominic Smith added run-scoring singles off Randy Vásquez to push the Braves ahead 7-1.

Matt Olson plays in 741st consecutive game, becoming the Braves' all-time Iron Man

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0400

Matt Olson played in his 741st consecutive game on Saturday night, passing Dale Murphy’s franchise record to become the Atlanta Braves’ all-time Iron Man.

The streak, which began on June 1, 2022, when Olson was still with the Oakland A’s, is also the longest active consecutive-games streak in Major League Baseball. He is the only player in the majors to have played every game of his team’s last 741.

“It’s humbling to be mentioned in the same breath as Dale,” Olson said before Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. “He’s one of the greats. I’m just trying to show up every day and help this team win.”

Braves blank Pirates 3-0 behind Fried's seven shutout innings

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0400

Max Fried turned in his sharpest start in weeks on Wednesday night, allowing just three hits over seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

Fried (9-4) struck out seven and walked one, lowering his ERA to 3.05. The left-hander retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced and did not allow a runner past second base after the third inning.

Braves rally in 9th but fall to Cardinals 4-3 to open seven-game homestand

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:45:00 -0400

The Atlanta Braves opened a seven-game homestand Wednesday night with a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Truist Park, undone by a two-run 9th inning that Atlanta’s bullpen could not hold.

Matt Olson drove in two runs and Michael Harris II added an RBI single, but Raisel Iglesias could not protect a one-run lead in the top of the 9th. With one out, Lars Nootbaar lined a single to left and Matthew Liberatore followed with a two-out double to right-center that scored two and put St. Louis ahead 4-3.