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The Atlanta Braves are sending Spencer Strider to the Truist Park mound for game two of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but they've got to get through breakout Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft if they want to come away with a win. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follo...

The Atlanta Braves are welcoming a much-improved Pittsburgh Pirates squad into Truist Park for three games this weekend. Martín Pérez gets first crack at holding down a quality Pirates offense, starting in Friday night's opener. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitt...

Atlanta loses 7-2 to Toronto as Reynaldo López implodes in the ninth, raising fresh questions about his role, velocity, and especially a struggling slider despite generally similar pitch movement. Lindsay Crosby also reviews how batted-ball luck shaped the game, then previews a surprisingly strong Pirates offense coming to Truist Park and the starters Atlanta will face (no Paul Skenes). Buy Braves...

The Atlanta Braves have ace Chris Sale on the mound for the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are going with a bullpen game. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase...

Lindsay Crosby is joined by The Athletic’s new Braves beat writer Jesús Cano to discuss Atlanta’s MLB-best start, standout clubhouse chemistry, and how that unity shows up on the field. They cover Dom Smith’s fit, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s early timing issues and confidence boost after returning from a hamstring injury, and the Mateo–Ha-Seong Kim shortstop playing-time balance. Cano shares updates on cat...

Bryce Elder earned the win vs. the Blue Jays (6.2 IP, 3 ER) and owns a 2.63 ERA, but his low Stuff+ (86, 67th of 69 qualified starters) raises questions about October viability. Lindsay Crosby breaks down Elder’s improved four-seam velocity, declining slider Stuff+, pitch-mix changes, and strong hard-hit and barrel suppression, then argues Atlanta can use him with an aggressive bullpen plan but sh...

The Atlanta Braves are welcoming back an old friend, with former Braves starter Kevin Gausman on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in tonight's series opener in Truist Park. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestod...

The Braves are 60 games in, 20 games over .500, and among the top World Series favorites, but the biggest question is whether they have enough postseason-caliber starters behind Chris Sale. Lindsay Crosby breaks down Spencer Strider’s evolving four-pitch mix, why his results may be skewed by small samples, and what realistic expectations look like as his velocity and whiffs trend up. With Spencer...

Ronald Acuña Jr. breaks out with five homers, four steals, and key walks over a four-game span as Atlanta (40–20) posts its best start in franchise history despite his slow early numbers. Alex Anthopoulos says Hurston Waldrip begins a rehab assignment, raising questions about a potential six-man rotation and how to manage Grant Holmes, Martín Pérez, and bullpen spots. The show also examines shorts...

The Atlanta Braves, fresh off of Ronald Acuña Jr.-fueled wins in the first two games of their series against the Cincinnati Reds, have Spencer Strider on the mound as they go for a sweep in Great American Ball Park. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBa...

Lindsay Crosby is joined by Seth Shaner of the Riverfront Reds Show to preview the Braves’ three-game series in Cincinnati. They discuss the Reds’ offense beyond Elly De La Cruz, including J.J. Bleday’s impact, Nathaniel Lowe’s role, Blake Dunn, and Spencer Steer, plus Matt McLain’s post-injury struggles and looming competition. They break down likely pitching matchups (Paddock, Singer, Lodolo vs....

Lindsay Crosby breaks down MLB owners’ CBA counterproposal featuring a $245.3M hard salary cap, a $171.2M floor, and a proposed 50/50 revenue split with centralized, pooled media rights. He explains how the high floor affects low-payroll teams, why a cap would require transparency and escrow auditing, and what the offer omits versus the MLBPA’s plan. The MLBPA rejected the cap, warning it harms pl...

Lindsay Crosby breaks down the MLB Players Association’s first CBA proposal, arguing it’s a reasonable starting point focused on competitive balance without reinventing MLB’s economic structure. Key items include raising the minimum salary, increasing the CBT threshold, shifting revenue sharing to include more local TV money, adding a “competitive integrity tax” tied to payroll spending, and expan...

The Atlanta Braves are sending Bryce Elder to the Fenway Park mound to take on the Boston Red Sox in a rematch of a Saturday duel that he had with lefty Connelly Early. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestoday.subs...

The Braves own MLB’s best record and a huge division lead, sparking debate on whether they should go bigger at the late-July trade deadline. Lindsay Crosby reviews Alex Anthopoulos’ usual “cute” or money-driven deadline moves, argues Atlanta now has the farm depth—especially pitching—to consider a larger swing, and cites AA’s aggressive Toronto history. Potential targets discussed include Byron Bu...

The Atlanta Braves are opening their midweek series in Fenway Park versus the Boston Red Sox with Spencer Strider on the mound opposite old foe Ranger Suarez, who joined Boston after multiple seasons in the NL East as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqV...

Lindsay Crosby argues ESPN overlooked Braves manager Walt Weiss in NL Manager of the Year talk despite Atlanta’s 100-win pace, highlighting Weiss’s aggressive bullpen and in-game tactics and noting FanDuel lists him as the betting favorite. She reviews NL award races and Braves All-Star cases, then previews the Fenway series, detailing Boston’s struggles to convert hits into runs, lineup changes,...

The Braves dropped two of three to the Nationals, nearly getting shut out in back-to-back games, but Lindsay Crosby argues there’s no reason to panic because Atlanta’s pitching was strong (2.17 ERA over 29 innings) despite using a makeshift rotation. The real issue was an awful offensive series (.173, no homers), though season-long Statcast indicators suggest the overall offense is sustainable and...

After being shutout on Saturday, the Braves are looking to win the series behind veteran lefty Martín Pérez in game three versus the Nationals. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at N...

The Atlanta Braves have Grant Holmes on the mound, opposed by Washington Nationals starter Jake Ivin, as they look to win the series on Saturday afternoon. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestoday.substack.com Get...

The Atlanta Braves are back in Truist Park and have their breakout starter back on the mound, with Bryce Elder getting the start for the series opener versus the Washington Nationals. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  b...

Atlanta takes the Marlins series 3-1 with a familiar blueprint: early runs, starters attacking, and late insurance. Lindsay Crosby breaks down how Braves hitters adjust approach with runners on vs. bases empty using Statcast (Olson steady, Baldwin/Dubón/Smith/Ozzie shifting to line drives). He covers the move back to a five-man rotation, injury/roster updates (Waldrep timeline, Schwellenbach throw...

The Atlanta Braves are looking for yet another series win, sending Spencer Strider to the loanDepot Park mound to take on Marlins Sandy Alcantara in the series finale. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  bravestoday.subst...

The Atlanta Braves are sending ace Chris Sale to the mound in Miami's loanDepot Park, hoping to break his two-start losing streak and put themselves up i the four-game series. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work:  brave...

The Braves beat the Marlins 8–4 behind Martín Pérez’s 10 strikeouts, but lost Drake Baldwin to the IL with a grade-one oblique strain. With Baldwin likely out weeks, Atlanta will lean on Chadwick Tromp and Sandy León while weighing Kyle Farmer as emergency catcher. The show spotlights Austin Riley’s worsening approach and production, and discusses Ha-Seong Kim’s slow offensive start and surprising...