Real or not? Jake Arrieta is back, the NL East is interesting
After Arrieta dominated the Pirates and the Braves beat up on the Mets, maybe we're seeing the makings of a four-team dogfight in the East.
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11-7, 2nd in NL East
Harvey roughed up in loss to Braves (1:07)
Tucker drives in 5, Wisler dominant as Braves beat Mets
Preston Tucker drove in a career-high five runs, Matt Wisler allowed two hits in seven innings after being called up from the minors, and the Atlanta Braves beat Matt Harvey and the New York Mets 12-4 on Thursday night.
Tucker clears bases with a double (0:34)
Camargo makes great diving catch (0:26)
Tucker's shot one-hops the wall (0:22)
Suzuki takes Harvey deep (0:27)
BBTN: Price Out, Grading The Rebuilds, Numbers Game
Buster and Keith Law discuss the Reds' decision to fire Bryan Price, grade the progress of various rebuilds and more (:16). Plus, Sarah Langs' "Numbers Game" (21:37) and some "Inside Heat" on the Cubs from Jesse Rogers (26:53).
The Undefeated: From Ken Griffey Jr. to the Braves' Ronald Acuna -- is Major League Baseball still not feeling hats to the back?
The long battle cry of the backward ballcap
Freeman takes a 90 mph pitch to the wrist (0:19)
Flaherty's 3-run HR powers Braves past Velasquez, Phillies
Ryan Flaherty homered and drove in four runs, Brandon McCarthy outpitched Vince Velasquez and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Wednesday night.
Freeman day-to-day after being hit in wrist
Freddie Freeman, who missed time last season because of a broken left wrist, left Wednesday's game after being hit by a pitch in the same wrist.
Flaherty smacks a 3-run homer to give the Braves the lead (0:36)
Inciarte robs Kingery of HR (0:33)
Braves place RHP Sanchez (hamstring) on DL
Anibal Sanchez, who was the Braves' scheduled starter for Thursday, was placed on the disabled list Wednesday after he strained his right hamstring running in the outfield prior to the team's game against Philadelphia.
Braves to try Bautista at 3B (1:08)
Tristan H. Cockcroft ESPN Senior Writer
I don't think this Jose Bautista third base plan is going to amount to a whole lot (if anything at all), but preparing in case it does: I sure don't like it for Johan Camargo (drops to utility role?) and Sean Newcomb (lefty with recent ground ball leaning).
Ex-Jays star Bautista joins Braves, will play 3B
Jose Bautista has joined the Atlanta Braves, who plan to use the veteran slugger at third base.
Phillies score 4 runs in 10th, beat Braves 5-1
The Philadelphia Phillies finally came through in the clutch, getting a two-out, two-run double from Rhys Hoskins in the 10th inning and beating the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Tuesday night.
BBTN: Broken bat home run for Harper, Teheran shuts down the Phillies, historic home run for Judge and more
Buster Olney recaps Monday's MLB action, including a broken bat home run for Bryce Harper, Julio Teheran shutting down the streaking Phillies, a milestone home run for Aaron Judge and much more.
Teheran finally shines at SunTrust, Braves beat Phillies 2-1
Julio Teheran outpitched Aaron Nola for a rare night of success at SunTrust Park and the Atlanta Braves snapped the Philadelphia Phillies' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Monday night.
Ohtani start is 6th game postponed by weather
Weather forces the postponement of six MLB games on Sunday, including Shohei Ohtani's start with the Los Angeles Angels against the Kansas City Royals.
How the Cubs and Braves combined for best terrible inning ever
On a day veritably unfit for baseball at Wrigley, the Cubs scored nine two-out runs, on just three hits, in an eighth nobody there will soon forget.
Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer
Crazy game, crazy weather and one memorable game says Cubs star Kris Bryant.
Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer
The Cubs' 14-10 win over the Braves on Saturday was one for the history books, though manager Joe Maddon wasn't so sure it should have ever been played.
2018 NL East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 13 | 5 | .722 | - | L1 |
| Atlanta | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | W1 |
| Washington | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Miami | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | L1 |
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Team Leaders 2018
- Batting
- Pitching
Batting Average
Home Runs
Runs Batted In
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average3.278th
Quality Starts11Tied-4th
WHIP1.3922nd
BAA.2237th
Runs926th
Batting Average.2654th
On Base Percentage.3453rd
Slugging Percentage.4247th