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Atlanta Braves continue hot streak with strong road trip

06.26.2023 - By Grant McAuleyPlay

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The Atlanta Braves closed out a profitable road trip with an entertaining battle against the red-hot Cincinnati Reds, finishing 4-1 on the two-city trip.

Grant McAuley discusses the intriguing weekend series that saw two of the hottest teams in baseball go toe-to-toe. Ronald Acuña Jr.'s strong first half earned him All-Star honors as the highest vote-getter in all of baseball. Matt Olson dropped in the batting order and has taken off to become one of the best run producers in MLB while helping drive the powerful Braves lineup -- which is reaching new heights this month. And Atlanta got a much-needed bounce back effort from Spencer Strider against Philadelphia to reverse his recent fortunes. He'll tell us what went into the adjustments.

Meanwhile, as the Braves excel on the field, it has a lot to do with how they carry themselves behind the scenes. You'll hear from Travis d'Arnaud, Tyler Matzek, Austin Riley, Matt Olson and Brian Snitker how the Braves benefit from the winning culture they've created in the clubhouse.

We'll also dive into the surprisingly wild NL Central race that has not played out according to the winter predictions. How did the Reds take over? What's wrong with the Cardinals? Can anyone else step up and claim this division? Matt Snyder of CBS Sports joins to discuss.

All of that and a trip around the big leagues!

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