As good as Saturday’s victory was for the Braves with the walk-off by Adam Duvall, the overall offensive struggles returned and rolled over into Sunday. Despite taking a 1-0 lead early, the Braves eventually lost 4-2 due to two two-run home runs by the Pirates off of Spencer Schwellenbach in the fifth inning. The Braves could not find the needed hits to come back, and it resulted in another missed opportunity to earn a series sweep on Sunday.
Fortunately, they were able to secure a series win after some mid-week struggles. However, while any sort of series win is a positive for the Braves at the moment, Sunday was an unfortunate reminder that our offensive struggles continue to make it difficult to truly scale up to win at the level we have over the past few summers.
Braves News
Nacho Alvarez continues to excel at Gwinnett with yet another home run on Saturday.
Daysbel Hernandez was optioned to Gwinnett after Sunday’s game. Hernandez has shown impressive flashes at times this season. This move is likely to make room for A.J. Minter to return to Atlanta on Monday.
Justin Toscano looks at how the Braves offense is coming up short in finding the consistency it needs to win at the level it expects.
Mark Bowman discusses how the Braves clearly need to add another quality bat to lead to better results.
Braves Podcasts
The newest episode of 755 Forever recaps the weekend for the Braves.
Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman provided their perspectives on a series win and the halfway point of the season via Hammer Territory.
MLB News
MLB updated the Home Run Derby with new rules for the 2024 event.
Gunnar Henderson announced he will in the 2024 Home run Derby.
Top prospect James Wood will make his MLB debut on Monday.
All-Star Voting is once again open to choose the All-Star Game starters.
The Rangers continue to wait further word on Corey Seager’s wrist after he was hit on the wrist on Saturday.
Garrett Mitchell will make his 2024 debut on Monday. He has been out for the season so far to a fractured finger.
The White Sox seem focused on trading starting pitcher Garrett Crochet at the deadline, especially after recent extension talks did not move forward.
Gavin Williams of the Guardians was activated off the injured list. He had missed the entire season so far due to working his way through elbow discomfort.
