Drake Baldwin hit a three-run homer for the Braves, Austin Riley had a two-run shot and Marcell Ozuna added a solo home run — all off A's starter Mitch Spence (2-5), who lasted six innings despite allowing nine hits and eight runs.

It might be too late for the Braves to turn their season around, but Riley finishing his season strongly would certainly go a long way toward getting Braves fans excited for 2026 and beyond. Riley is locked in long-term on the most lucrative deal in franchise history. Having him perform like the superstar Braves fans expect him to be is a big deal.

The Atlanta Braves settled in during their second game in West Sacramento, getting to A's starter Mitch Spence early as their bats were just as hot as the game

At 39-50 entering play on Monday, the Braves are 9 1/2 games out of a potential playoff spot. They're running out of time to make any sort of push up the standings, and they'd have to do so without their two best starting pitchers, Chris Sale and Spencer Schwellenbach.

Fresh off a blowout loss in Sacramento on Tuesday night, the Braves bounced back in a big way with a 9-2 win to mercifully snap an ugly five-game losing skid. Ronald Acuña Jr. sat out Tuesday’s game with low back tightness,

Ronald Acuna Jr. got things started with a solo shot in the first inning as the Braves cruised to a 9-2 road win over the Athletics.

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Atlanta Braves hitter Drake Baldwin, right, is greeted by teammate Matt Olson (28) after hitting a three-run home run in the top of the first inning off Athletics pitcher Mitch Spence (28) on Wednesday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS [email protected]

Atlanta native Butler, an alum of Westlake High, led off the game in electric fashion after hitting a long fly to right center that took a sharp bounce off the wall, as he sprinted around the full diamond for the inside-the-park homer. The Braves have now lost five straight and seven of eight.

The Atlanta Braves revealed that they'll be putting two important pieces of team history on display in the Monument Garden at Truist Park. The bat and ball from Hank Aaron's legendary 715th career home run to pass Babe Ruth to be the home run king will be viewable to the public.