Locked On Braves - Daily Podcast On The Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are losing another superstar to an injury, which opens up the opportunity for others to step up in Ronald Acuña Jr.’s absence.  

Jarred Kelenic got the chance to replace Acuña on Sunday and he came through with 3 hits, while Matt Olson drove in 3 runs in an 8-1 win.  

Chris Sale continues to dominate on the mound helping end another losing streak as the Atlanta Braves come back home to face the Washington Nationals.  

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The Atlanta Braves were able to avoid a three-game sweep in Pittsburgh, but their 8-1 over the Pirates on Sunday was tainted by yet another injury to a key player. Ronald Acuña Jr. hurt his left knee and had to leave the game, the latest big name to go down for Atlanta. 

Grant McAuley and Jake Mastroianni of LockedOn Braves discuss the ramifications of Acuña's injury as the club awaits tests results on his left knee, the continued dominance of Chris Sale on a day the Braves certainly needed it, some big games on the offensive side, updates on the returns of Austin Riley and Sean Murphy, as well as a preview of the upcoming four-game set against the Washington Nationals. 

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It’s no longer a small sample size for Ronald Acuña Jr. this year and fans are still asking if we’re seeing the worst version of the MVP.

Other questions surround the vacancy in the starting rotation and if the Atlanta Braves will look to fill it with a young prospect or through a trade for a veteran.

We’ll also preview this weekend’s matchup against the Pirates, which should heavily favor the Braves.

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Six pitchers combined for yet another shutout as the Atlanta Braves blanked the Chicago Cubs by a 3-0 score on Thursday en route to a series victory at Wrigley Field. 

Grant McAuley and Jake Mastroianni of LockedOn Braves discuss the combined efforts of Atlanta's pitching staff, headlined by AJ Smith-Shawver's return to the big leagues, the continued dominance for Atlanta in the pitching department as they threw their eighth shutout of the season. some timely hits that included another home run for Jarred Kelenic, health updates on Austin Riley and Sean Murphy, and a preview of the upcoming three-game series in Pittsburgh. 

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The Atlanta Braves put it all together on Wednesday a Wrigley Field. A night after having all kinds of trouble manufacturing runs, the Braves hit three homers and even used a squeeze play to help support Max Fried's brilliant, complete game effort in a 9-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Grant McAuley and Jake Mastroianni of LockedOn Braves discuss the latest gem from Fried, the extremely encouraging night for the Atlanta lineup, more heroics from Marcell Ozuna and preview Game 3 of the series as AJ Smith-Shawver makes his 2024 debut for Atlanta on Thursday.

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On a good note, the Atlanta Braves are getting plenty of baserunners. But on a bad note, they aren’t able to bring them in.

We take a look at everything happening around the league, including a couple of rising young, superstars in Bobby Witt Jr. and Gunner Henderson.

Darius Vines is likely to get the ball on Thursday for the Braves in what could be an audition for more starts going forward.

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Alex Anthopoulos and the Atlanta Braves were looked at in a funny way when he made the trade for Chris Sale before the season. Sale is making Anthopoulos look like a genius given the high-level performance from Sale as of late. Tenitra Batiste, Grant McAuley and Jarvis Davis talked about Sale’s name being added to a certain conversation. Secondly,  the Braves had a very disappointing loss to the Chicago Cubs last night in extra innings. Charlie Morton got off to a rocky start, but only managed to give up two runs. Michael Harris II was able to hit a home run to put the Braves in position to get a win. The team discussed all the weird things that contributed to the Braves taking a loss. Lastly, they wrapped things up by talking about Sean Murphy and Austin Riley looking to work their way back into the fold.

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The Atlanta Braves made some costly mistakes and could not cash in on their chances with runners on base in a 4-3 extra-innings defeat at the hands of the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

Grant McAuley and Jake Mastroianni of Locked on Braves discuss the offensive woes on a night the club stranded 10 men and went 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position and what if anything that can be done to kickstart a languid lineup. They'll also cover Charlie Morton's efforts to overcome some wildness and help his club, the defensive issues that proved costly, as well as provide injury updates on Sean Murphy and Austin Riley and preview Game 2 of the series.

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It’s been a rough month for the Atlanta Braves offense, but signs are trending in the right direction for a breakout.  

The Braves split a double-header on Monday against the Padres, but it took an uncharacteristically bad outing from Joe Jiménez to cost them game one.  

However, the schedule is about to get easier and the Braves are hopefully going to get healthier real soon.  

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The dominance of Chris Sale and some timely offense helped the Atlanta Braves avoid dropping both ends of a doubleheader and being swept in a four-game series by the San Diego Padres in the process. Atlanta's 3-0 win in Game 2 on Monday snapped a season-high four-game losing streak.

Grant McAuley and Jake Mastroianni of Locked on Braves break down the pitching performances of Chris Sale and Reynaldo Lopez, and untimely and uncharacteristically rough inning for Joe Jimenez, another big day at the plate from Marcell Ozuna, some good result for Ronald Acuña Jr., a few injury and roster updates, and bring you a preview of a upcoming road trip which begins on Tuesday with Charlie Morton facing the Chicago Cubs.  

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