The graduate of Wilson Hall and The Citadel was the starting pitcher for Oakland who faced struggling Atlanta Thursday night

Along Battery Avenue, the still-carpet-smooth new street that runs along the outside of Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, the All-Star banners are flying. Images of Aaron Judge, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes and other stars decorate the walls and light posts around the ballpark in advance of next week’s All-Star Game.

One could point to a myriad of factors when talking about why the Atlanta Braves' 2025 season has gone sideways so drastically. The Braves are losing a series t

Since sweeping the Mets on June 19, the Braves have now lost 11 of 14 games after falling to the Athletics in extra innings last night, marking yet

Atlanta native Butler, an alum of Westlake High, led off the game in electric fashion after hitting a long fly to right center that took a sharp bounce off the wall, as he sprinted around the full diamond for the inside-the-park homer. The Braves have now lost five straight and seven of eight.

Tyler Soderstrom opened Thursday night's game with a long home run and closed it with a one-out RBI single to give the Athletics a 5-4

Atlanta Braves hitter Drake Baldwin, right, is greeted by teammate Matt Olson (28) after hitting a three-run home run in the top of the first inning off Athletics pitcher Mitch Spence (28) on Wednesday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS [email protected]

The Athletics are favored (-110) in an expected close game against the Braves (-108). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Athletics looking to Jeffrey Springs (6-6), and Didier Fuentes (0-2) getting the nod for the Atlanta Braves.

Neither the Atlanta Braves nor the Athletics are having the seasons they envisioned for themselves when the year began. For Atlanta, injuries have been a big fa