ATLANTA — Spencer Strider recorded 13 strikeouts in his first win of the season, Ronald Acuña Jr. stayed hot with two hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Colorado 4-1 on Saturday.

This will be the first time that the Braves will take on their longtime National League East rival this season. As crazy as it sounds, we're in mid-June we've yet to see the match

The Atlanta Braves came into the regular season hoping to be World Series contenders as one of the best teams in the National League. However, Atlanta enters MLB games today well below the .500 mark with all eyes on the club more than a month out from the MLB trade deadline.

The Atlanta Braves front office has been on the receiving end of some, well, let's just call them unkind words the past few weeks. Alex Anthopoulos rules with a

Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II fired a forceful message about how he feels the offense is rebounding.

The Atlanta Braves started the weekend series on a high note after Friday night’s 12-4 defeat over the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder got the ball to start the game; he threw 3.1 mediocre innings and allowed each of Colorado’s runs. The Atlanta offense, however, finally came to life and put together a few crooked number innings.

The Colorado Rockies have reinstated left-hander Austin Gomber from the 60-day injured list before his start against the Atlanta Braves.

The Braves beat the Colorado Rockies on Saturday behind a dominant 13-strikeout performance from Spencer Strider.

The Atlanta Braves are in one of the more interesting spots of any team in the league, making their trade deadline plans unpredictable.

Arcia returned to his former home Friday, now a member of the Colorado Rockies, and was penciled in to start at shortstop and hit seventh in the series opener against Atlanta.

Nacho Alvarez was off on Saturday, making it likely that he will get a start on Sunday to lead the offense against Zach Plesac who signed with St Louis on a minor league deal last week. Saturday’s double header has made projecting the Columbus starter a bit more difficult,