For his 32nd birthday, Drew Smyly got the following: an early lead, a big day from Austin Riley and some nifty defense from Ehire Adrianza.

The Atlanta Braves continued their slide Saturday, and with a series win against the Miami Marlins no longer possible, they're stuck trying to avoid being swept.

The Miami Marlins won a one-run game for a change. The Atlanta Braves came up just a little bit short. Again.

Four days after taking two of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions, the Atlanta Braves were left trying to figure out why they were leaving Philadelphia without a sweep of the Phillies.

Luke Williams made the first home run of his Major League Baseball career a winning shot for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr. and William Contreras each hit a solo homer, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 on Tuesday night.

Max Fried hopes a series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers reminds the Atlanta Braves they can still be a playoff team. Back-to-back wins against Clayton Kershaw and Trevor Bauer may help make that point.

It's been a frustrating year for the Atlanta Braves, who haven't been above .500 all season and have been struggling to string together some consistency.

The Atlanta Braves are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend in a rematch of last year's National League Championship Series. Eight months after rallying to win the pennant, the Dodgers still have the upper hand on the Braves.

Dansby Swanson is emerging as yet another power contributor in a lineup that already leads Major League Baseball in home runs this season.

Jon Lester wasn't worried about pitching on short rest for the Washington Nationals. His strong outing was well-timed for a team that again has lost Stephen Strasburg to an injury.

Ryan Zimmerman and Juan Soto each hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals overcame Stephen Strasburg's early exit to beat the Atlanta Braves 11-6 on Tuesday night.

Tuesday marked the 14-year anniversary of Phillip Wellman's memorable ejection at AT&T Field, which set the standard for colorful tirades.

Rainouts have become routine for the New York Mets. The Atlanta Braves have had more days off than games in the past week.

Francisco Lindor, James McCann and Jonathan Villar hit three of their team's season-high five homers, and Taijuan Walker pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list as the New York Mets routed the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery after police officers said they witnessed him attacking his wife.

The start of the year's first series between two National League East Division rivals will have to wait at least a day.

The Atlanta Braves' four-game winning streak is over, and their record is back below .500.

Pablo Sandoval had three hits in his first game at Fenway Park since his disastrous tenure with the Red Sox, and Charlie Morton pitched out of early trouble to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win over Boston on Tuesday night.

The Atlanta Braves went on such a tear of home runs over their past three games, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton couldn't get his team out of Truist Park fast enough.

The Atlanta Braves' all-or-nothing approach hasn't always worked this season. In back-to-back wins against the Pittsburgh Pirates, it worked overtime.

The Atlanta Braves' bats were at their best Friday night.

The Atlanta Braves, winners of the past three National League East Division titles, have lost seven of their past 10 games and dropped to fourth place in the standings at 20-24 with Thursday's home loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.