Spencer Strider struggled a bit in his last outing giving up three earned runs in 5.0 innings, but he did have eight strikeouts to only two walks. If he can limit the hits today, it would go a long way towards a win for the Braves.

The Braves can’t stop winning, and Mauricio Dubon has been a significant reason why the club is still sporting the best record in the sport. Starting at shortstop yesterday, Dubon homered for the third consecutive game — a two-run shot that tied the game at three.

Atlanta Braves star Michael Harris left the end of Friday's game against the Pirates. Walt Weiss spoke about Harris after the win.

Mauricio Dubón homered for the third straight game and the Atlanta Braves opened another home series with a victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night.

The Braves offense did enough for the pitching to make it stick, as Bryce Elder covered 6.2 innings and the bullpen shut it down

Five singles, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, and two errors led to the Red Sox' biggest inning of the season at Fenway. Early scattered four hits and three walks, while striking out seven, in seven innings.

Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer, Bryce Elder bounced back from his worst start of the season and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3.