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Atlanta Braves News: Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski Go Deep, NL East Week Ahead, More Sundays continue to be fun for the Braves.

1 DAY AGO • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Goes deep in win Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Riley opened the scoring with a three-run blast in the first inning before adding a double and scoring again in the fifth. It marked the first time the third baseman recorded multiple extra-base hits in a game since April 17, and he's now hitting .286 with four home runs in 15 May contests after entering the month with just three long balls. On the season, he's slashing .220/.287/.384 with seven homers, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and three steals across 195 plate appearances.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Riley, Holmes lead Braves to another series win with an 8-1 rout of the Red Sox

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, Grant Holmes pitched six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves routed the Boston Red Sox 8-1 to win another series

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Austin Riley flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. | 06/01/2025 Austin Riley flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

2 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Braves play the Red Sox leading series 1-0

The Atlanta Braves lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Belts sixth homer Riley went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

Impact The third baseman took Colin Rea deep in the fifth inning as part of a four-run frame for Atlanta that swung the game. Three of Riley's six homers on the season have come in May, and over 10 games this month he's slashing .316/.341/.579 with eight RBI, albeit with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate. Riley has a history of warming up with the weather, with July (.927 OPS) and August (.859 OPS) being the best months over his career, but May isn't far behind at an .841 OPS.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Braves take on the Cubs after Smith's 4-hit game

The Atlanta Braves take on the Chicago Cubs after Dominic Smith had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Grant Holmes and 3 relievers pitch 1-hitter against Cubs, leading MLB-best Braves to 5-2 win

Grant Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in the opener of a three-game...

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Braves batter Blake Snell for five runs in 7-2 win over Dodgers to end losing streak in Los Angeles

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson each had two RBIs and the Atlanta Braves rocked Blake Snell for five runs in three innings in his season debut for a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodger...

MAY 10 • Associated Press

Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown

Freddie Freeman homered, Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead single and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in a showdown of National League division leaders

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Braves writer sounds alarm on Austin Riley's slow start, sparks potential 'bust' concerns | Sporting News The Braves are off to a hot start, but Austin Riley still has yet to get going. With patience running out, it is start to think of Riley as...

MAY 8 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Ritchie's homecoming spoiled with 5-run 6th inning SEATTLE – Matt Olson hit his 300th career homer and Drake Baldwin homered in his first career plate appearance as a leadoff man. By the time...

MAY 5 • MLB.COM

Slams homer Monday Riley went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mariners on Monday.

Impact Riley belted the fourth of Atlanta's four solo homers in the game, but the team was unable to get in the scoring column otherwise. The long ball was Riley's second in his past three contests following a 13-game homerless stretch. The veteran third baseman is batting just .213 on the season, but he may be coming around at the plate, as he's gone 6-for-15 with five RBI over his past four contests.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

J.P. Crawford hits go-ahead homer in 5-run 6th as Mariners rally from 4 down to beat Braves 5-4

MAY 5 • Associated Press

Heim drives in 5 runs to help Braves beat Rockies 11-6 in Strider's return

Jonah Heim homered, doubled and drove in five runs, Jorge Mateo also hit a home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Shows off power, speed in rout Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Rockies.

Impact The 29-year-old ended up in an 0-for-15 cold spell over his final four outings of April, but he's starting the month of May off on the right foot. Saturday marked the first time this year that Riley both left the yard and swiped a bag in the same game. Riley, who hit seventh in the Atlanta lineup Saturday, is still batting a poor .205 with four homers, six doubles, 20 RBI and three stolen bases over 127 at-bats.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Drake Baldwin powers Braves past Rockies 9-1 as Chris Sale dominates again

Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs, Chris Sale allowed one run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves rolled past the Colorado Rockies 9-1

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Ritchie allows HR on first big league pitch, then leads Braves over Nats 7-2 for 8th win in 9 games

JR Ritchie allowed a home run to James Wood on his first major league pitch, then rebounded to allow one more run over seven innings and lead the Atlanta Braves over the Washington...

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Wood's homer, García's 4 hits power the Nationals to an 11-4 win, snapping Atlanta's streak at 6

James Wood homered, Luis García Jr. had four hits and the Washington Nationals snapped Atlanta’s six-game winning streak with an 11-4 win over the Braves

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Braves bring 5-game road win streak into game against the Nationals

The Atlanta Braves visit the Washington Nationals trying to extend a five-game road winning streak

APRIL 20 • Associated Press

Michael Harris II leads surging Braves past slumping Phillies 4-2 for 3-game sweep

Michael Harris II homered and had three hits as the streaking Atlanta Braves defeated the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 to complete a three-game sweep of their NL East rivals

APRIL 20 • Associated Press

Phillies bring home losing streak into matchup against the Braves

The Philadelphia Phillies look to end their four-game home slide with a victory against the Atlanta Braves

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Braves' Austin Riley sends clear message to Chris Sale, Robert Suarez after win over Phillies | Sporting News The Braves dominance seems to be in large part to one main area.

APRIL 19 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Sale pitches seven strong innings, Braves take advantage of error in win over slumping Phillies

Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings to outduel Cristopher Sánchez in a matchup of two of baseball’s best pitchers, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of an error to bea...

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Big Game Hunting: Austin Riley targeting bounce-back year after two injury-marred seasons It took a while but Austin Riley appears to be heating up and gearing up for what could be a big rebound season

APRIL 18 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

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