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The Atlanta Braves are facing elimination from the postseason if they fall in game three to the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta will have lefty Ray Kerr opening for Grant Holmes, with Philly countering with Aaron Nola. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Atlanta's bullpen blew game two after their offense left it too close of a margin, and now someone needs to step up for a legacy-defining winner-take-all game three.

The Atlanta Braves blew a two-run lead late to Philly, and they did it because their manager decided to go to a reliever who has struggled in the entire back half of the schedule.

The Atlanta Braves are 27 outs away from advancing to the NLDS to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, but while Tyler Mahle works to get as many as possible, Phillies ace lefty Cristopher Sánchez looms on the other side. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Austin Riley was the hero in game one, and it has the Braves just 27 outs away from advancing to the NLDS. Here's how he did it, and if they can repeat it on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Braves are kicking off the postseason with a Wild Card matchup against divisional foe Philadelphia. Atlanta's starting Chris Sale in game one, while Philly's expected to use Jesús Luzardo as an opener and likely follow him with Andrew Painter. Here is your scouting report for today's game.

Should today's Wild Card roster include 14 hitters and only 12 pitchers? Also, we make official predictions for the series and detail what has to happen if the Braves want to advance to a matchup with the Dodgers this weekend in LA.

The Philadelphia Phillies pick a starter and leave a key hitter off their roster, while the Braves are stuck with a TERRIBLE umpire for game one and an even worse broadcast slot. Here's everything we know about tomorrow's NL Wild Card game one

The Atlanta Braves are once again matching up with Philadelphia in the postseason, and need to take this opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the Phillies once and for all

JR Ritchie is Atlanta's starter for the regular season finale in Miami against the Marlins. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are giving the ball to lefty Brent Suter to open Saturday's bullpen game against the Miami Marlins, while they'll have Jack Ralston as an opener. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Sport & State's Jason Foster joins to break down Atlanta's path through the postseason, including x-factors, how much losing Martín Pérez hurts their pitching, and why Mauricio Dubón is a "Really Annoying Postseason Guy" (complimentary)

Tyler Mahle gets his final tune-up start of the regular season, getting the ball for the finale versus the Cincinnati Reds. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves have been MLB's WORST offense early in games before being the BEST the final three innings, but that's not a sustainable path to run production in the postseason. Plus, a Wild Card roster preview.

The Atlanta Braves are giving ace Chris Sale his final tune-up start before the postseason, handing him the ball for game two versus the Cincinnati Reds. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Which of the Padres, Cubs, and Phillies should the Braves WANT to face in the NL Wild Card round next week in Truist Park? Also, everything we know about Ronald Acuña Jr's shin injury last night.

Youngster JR Ritchie gets the ball for the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds in Truist Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Friend of the Show Jesús Cano of The Athletic joins to recap Atlanta's NL East title, the unheralded heroes of this roster, and discuss the final week of the regular season and how Atlanta will use it to set the postseason roster.

In light of Atlanta's NL East title, we make the case for Walt Weiss to win Manager of the Year over Pat Murphy (Brewers) amd Don Mattingly (Phillies), and then give out other team awards

The Atlanta Braves are one win (or a Philly loss) away from clinching the NL East, and Martín Pérez can make that a reality by outdueling Hunter Brown of the Houston Astros in Sunday's series finale. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves may have clinched a postseason spot last night, but they're not done yet. Grant Holmes gets the ball on Saturday night against the Houston Astros as they look to keep narrowing down that magic number of three. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves can clinch a playoff spot with a win tonight in the series opener against the Houston Astros. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

We take a deep dive into Atlanta's offense over the last 30 days to figure out why they're struggling, and it turns out that the problem starts from the very first pitch of the at-bat.

The Atlanta Braves are hoping to win the series against baseball's best offense in the Cubs, but they'll need call-up JR Ritchie to outduel Chicago lefty Shota Imanaga to do it. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Can the combination of Martín Pérez's contact management and late power against a bullpen be enough to win an October game three? Because it's a formula Atlanta's excelled with this season, including against the Cubs on Tuesday night

The Atlanta Braves are hoping to even up their series against the Cubs, with Martín Pérez taking on former Braves pitcher Kevin Gausman in Wrigley Field. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Both Ozzie Albies and Reynaldo López have shown a concerning lack of major league viability in recent weeks, and it might be close to the end for both guys in Atlanta

The Atlanta Braves are heading into the Friendly Confines to take on the least-pitching-friendly team in MLB: The Chicago Cubs, led by MVP frontrunner Pete Crow-Armstrong and carrying the highest-scoring offense in the league. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves took down Philly and all but won the NL East this weekend, but the way in which it happened prompts some questions that need to be answered between now and October, and this week vs the Cubs is a good place to start.

The Atlanta Braves are attempting to sweep the leg against Philly in the finale, with a win not only resulting in a series sweep but also a seven-game lead in the NL East with twelve games left in the season. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves have deadline acquisition Tyler Mahle on the mound, but with Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo (shoulder soreness) being scratched from today's start, a bullpen game's on the docket for Philadelphia. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are sending out Chris Sale to the Truist Park mound for his fourth matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies this season, this one coming against Aaron Nola. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Tampa Bay series loss exposed the deficiencies in Atlanta's offense, but may have also given the Braves a path to figuring out what to do on the mound in game three of a postseason series

The Atlanta Braves are looking to avert being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, and they'll ask Martín Pérez to outduel Nick Martinez to do it. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Reynaldo López is making his return from the injured list and auditioning for his postseason role at the same time, facing off against Griffin Jax of the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:15. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves offense hasn't been good since May 1st, and it's not just a slump - this may very well just be who they truly are

The Atlanta Braves, fresh off a series split against Philly on the road, don't get a break - they're starting a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays, who hold the AL's best record and have crushed right-handed pitching this season. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Why Bryce Elder to the bullpen (instead of the IL) doesn't make sense, Atlanta's struggles with hanging pitch counts on Philly's starters, and a preview of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Atlanta Braves handled their business in Philadelphia, leaving with their four-game NL East lead intact. But warning signs about the offense in October mean the path might be narrower

The Atlanta Braves, having already won the season series, can win this four-game set if Grant Holmes can outduel Philadelphia Phillies lefty Jesús Luzardo on Monday afternoon. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are looking to officially win the season series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon, and they'll send trade acquisition Tyler Mahle to the mound to battle Aaron Nola to do it. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves have already won game one versus the Philadelphia Phillies and can secure at least a series split if veteran Martín Pérez outduels Zack Wheeler at 6:05 PM on Saturday. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are asking ace Chris Sale to battle yet another ace, Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies, in game one of Braves/Phillies from Citizens Bank Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Lindsay and Battery Power's Demetrius Bell break down Braves/Phillies this weekend, including x-factors, Atlanta's offensive weakness on the road, and a top heavy Philadelphia lineup.

The Braves shut out the Nationals 9-0 on Wednesday, but the recent surges from Ronald Acuña Jr., Sean Murphy, and Ha-Seong Kim are bigger than any single win

The Atlanta Braves are looking to avoid getting swept in a short two-game series by the Washington Nationals, sending Grant Holmes to the mound opposite bullpen game opener Brad Lord. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Atlanta's loss to Washington on Tuesday night featured a bad performance from the offense (despite the five runs) and a relatively decent performance from AJ Smith-Shawver (despite the five runs)

The Atlanta Braves are kicking off a short two-game series in Washington against the Nationals with AJ Smith-Shawver on the mound, taking on Jake Irvin. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Lindsay answers your questions, include why Kyle Farmer was the September call-up, if the Braves could knock the Phillies out of the postseason, who should start game three of a postseason series, and 2028's middle infield.

The Braves are calling up former Auburn closer Blake Burkhalter, a 2022 second-round pick returning from Tommy John, after dominant Triple-A work as a multi-inning reliever. Here's everything you need to know about the debuting righthander

The Braves barely squeeze out a sweep of the Rockies, but Ronald Acuña Jr. and Sean Murphy starting to get hot is the bigger deal.

The Atlanta Braves are in a position to sweep the Colorado Rockies, and they'll have Tyler Mahle on the bump against young righty Mason Adams (making his 2nd career MLB start) to do it. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

It's a Battle of the Changeups for game two of Braves/Rockies, with veteran lefty Martín Pérez taking on Ryan Feltner at 4:10 PM. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are hoping to extend their four-game winning streak in the opener against the struggling Colorado Rockies, with Grant Holmes taking on Tomoyuki Sugano at 7:15 from Truist Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Chris Sale proved he's the best in the world in a complete game shutout of the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, and the sweep sets up an interesting battle for the 2nd seed in the NL if Atlanta can overcome their schedule disadvantage vs LA

The Atlanta Braves are faced with the possibility of sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers and have ace Chris Sale on the mound, but to do it, they'll need to get past LA ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

NEW POD: The Braves walk off the Dodgers 6-5 to win the series, and it’s time to admit Atlanta is a good team despite roster flaws. Lindsay breaks down the walk-off win in game two versus LA, as well as how Atlanta compares to the league's best teams.

The Atlanta Braves have secured at least a tie of the season series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they're not done just yet. AJ Smith-Shawver is squaring off with Roki Sasaki in a battle of the splitters tonight in Truist Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Ozzie Albies and Raisel Iglesias were clutch in Atlanta's game one win, while Bryce Elder gave six strong innings. Elsewhere, some disappointing injury updates came from Walt Weiss and Ronald's issues against fastballs are getting worse and worse.

The Atlanta Braves are graduating from the Brewers and Yankees to The Final Boss: The Los Angeles Dodgers, who are in Truist Park for three games starting tonight. Tyler Glasnow's coming off the IL for LA, while Atlanta's sending out Bryce Elder. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves have failed their previous October tuneups, so now they get the final boss in the form of the Los Angeles Dodgers coming to town for three starting tonight. Here's what to watch for in this series.

The Atlanta Braves dropped yet another October preview series, winning only once in three games against the Brewers. How do they reverse their fortunes in these close postseason-caliber matchups?

After two tough losses to open the series, the Atlanta Braves are looking to avoid a sweep by winning the Little League Classic in Williamsport behind trade deadline acquisition Tyler Mahle. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Grant Holmes made a bid at Kent Mercker's Atlanta no-hit mark, while the Braves gear up for a postseason preview in their series against the Milwaukee Brewers

The Atlanta Braves are in Chicago today for a makeup game against the White Sox, and have Grant Holmes on the mound opposite lefty Anthony Kay. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

By listener request, Lindsay breaks down the current investigation into Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter and discusses whether there is reason to believe that the Dodgers were somehow circumventing the CBA's revenue sharing rules to hide money from the rest of MLB.

The Atlanta Braves have called up AJ Smith-Shawver for the series finale against the Minnesota Twins, and he'll need to outduel Taj Bradley if he wants to avert a Twins sweep. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Braves have moved on from Tyler Kinley, DFAing the slider specialist to call up AJ Smith-Shawver for a start on Wednesday. Does this also mean they've built their October bullpen? Plus, we recap a frustrating loss on Tuesday night.

The Atlanta Braves are hoping to right the ship against the Minnesota Twins, throwing out trade acquisition Tyler Mahle opposite Twins youngster Zebby Matthews. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

What do the Braves need to do at shortstop, with Jim Jarvis not hitting and Ha-Seong Kim not playing? Also, the merits of a bye in the first round and if playing in the Wild Card round is better to keep the offense from getting cold.

The Atlanta Braves have Martín Pérez on the mound for game one against the Minnesota Twins, which kicks off a grueling three-team, four-city road trip over the next week. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Matt Olson's push for MVP recognition, Atlanta's second consecutive tough offensive weekend, and a preview of this week's Twins series.

After two tough, offense-deprived losses to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Atlanta Braves and starter Bryce Elder need to have a good day against Arizona and old friend Michael Soroka to avoid being swept in the weekend series. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a matchup of strikeout-challenged starters who have pitched well recently in Grant Holmes vs lefty Eduardo Rodriguez. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten unexpectedly clutch performances from reliever Dylan Dodd, who has transformed from a fairly underwhelming four-pitch starter into a budding demon in the back end thanks to some significant and unexpected pitch design changes.

The Atlanta Braves are looking to wrap the homestand with another series win, and the opener versus the Arizona Diamondbacks has ace Chris Sale taking on Brandon Pfaadt. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are bad at ABS challenges, sure, but how much does it really hurt them? Plus, questions about an October bullpen configuration and a preview of this weekend's series vs the Arizona Diamondbacks

Austin Riley's done nothing but produce since the All-Star Break, and now even the underlying numbers are starting to show that this could legitimately be real instead of a flash in the pan. Is he back?

The Atlanta Braves have rebounded from a game one loss to New York to have a chance to win the series on Wednesday night behind newly acquired Tyler Mahle. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The pending returns of AJ Smith-Shawver and Reynaldo López will create a logjam in the rotation, while shortstop remains an offensive question mark and Matt Olson's somehow the most underrated star in MLB.

The Atlanta Braves are hoping to even up their series with the New York Mets behind veteran Martín Pérez, who gets the ball for game two in Truist Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Should we treat Bryce Elder's first inning grand slam from last night the same way we do unearned runs after an error? Also, Strider and Waldrep are starting throwing programs, but Walt Weiss doesn't believe they can be counted on to contribute in 2026.

The Atlanta Braves are welcoming the New York Mets back to Truist Park for their final series of the year, giving the ball to Bryce Elder for the opener. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Hurston Waldrep's more than likely done for the year, while the series loss to the Yankees over the weekend has opinions split on Atlanta's viability in the postseason

Coming off a tough loss, the Atlanta Braves look to rebound in a matchup of aces - Chris Sale takes on Gerrit Cole at Yankee Stadium at 3:05. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves get their first look at new trade deadline acquisition Tyler Mahle, as he gets the ball in the series opener at Yankee Stadium against old friend Max Fried. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

We look at Didier Fuentes maybe the key to the postseason, Sean Murphy needing to catch more, and a preview of this weekend's Yankees series.

The Atlanta Braves are putting their seven-game winning streak on the line in the series finale against the Miami Marlins, looking for their second consecutive sweep. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

The Atlanta Braves are sending Bryce Elder to the Truist Park mound to square off with Eury Pérez and the Miami Marlins at 7:15 PM. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Why Atlanta nearly maintained revenue with six fewer home games, why operating profitability still collapsed, and what the first real BravesVision financials do and do not tell us about future payroll.

Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos is too far on the spectrum away from Padres GM AJ Preller, and the team's potentially going into the postseason underprepared for it. Also, we look at Grant Holmes and AJ Smith-Shawver's starts from yesterday.

The Atlanta Braves begin their post-deadline push for the postseason with Grant Holmes on the Truist Park mound for the series opener against the Miami Marlins. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Lindsay's joined by Gabe Burns of the AJC to break down why the Braves' trade deadline felt disappointing and what Alex Anthopoulos said about their process on Monday night

The Atlanta Braves have filled some of their fringe needs, but did not get a frontline starting pitcher at the MLB Trade Deadline. What happened, and where do the Braves go from here?

Adding Tyler Mahle via trade from the Giants will help stabilize the rotation and add length, but it doesn't answer the October question. Also, what roster moves are made to fit in both trade acquisitions and Ha-Seong Kim?

The Atlanta Braves have added outfielder Lane Thomas as their first deadline move, giving them a righty bat that can crush lefty pitching. We break down the move and the Dodgers acquisition of Tarik Skubal on this special late night bonus episode

The Atlanta Braves have the chance for an early series win as they look for their fourth straight victory. Reynaldo López gets the ball opposite struggling starter Miles Mikolas of the Washington Nationals this evening in Truist Park. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.

Today we’re talking about Austin Riley’s future, whether the Braves’ core is still the core, which prospects could lead the organization in two or three years, and a rapid-fire round on pitching, coaching, injuries and roster decisions.

The Atlanta Braves have a tired bullpen and need some length out of Friday night starter Bryce Elder, getting the ball opposite breakout Nationals lefty Foster Griffin. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today's game.