ATLANTA BRAVES NEWS

Spencer Schwellenbach - Set to start Game 1 of doubleheader Schwellenbach will start Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Impact Schwellenbach will get another start prior to the end of the regular season as Atlanta will be forced to play a doubleheader with New York on Monday. The team needs to win one of the two games to clinch a spot in the Wild Card round Tuesday. The right-hander has recorded three straight quality starts, posting a 1.89 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 15 strikeouts over 19 innings in those outings.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Braves fall to Royals 4-2, will play doubleheader against Mets to determine whether in playoffs

Charlie Morton gave up a three-run homer to Michael Massey in the first inning and the Atlanta Braves squandered a chance to clinch a postseason berth, losing to the playoff-bound...

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks rout Padres 11-2, await Mets-Braves doubleheader to find out playoff fate

Ketel Marte’s two-run homer capped a six-run fourth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks stayed alive in the National League wild card race with an 11-2 rout of the playoff-bound Sa...

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets blank Brewers 5-0 behind Lindor and Peterson to move 1 win from wild card

Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth with a 5-0 victory over...

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Travis d'Arnaud - Resting Sunday D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud will get a breather Sunday after hitting a walk-off solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over Kansas City. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat seventh.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Atlanta Braves playoff hopes: Evaluating 8 possible outcomes for the Braves on Sunday For the Atlanta Braves, what are the paths to the playoffs? There are eight possible permutations of outcomes among the three teams from the...

SEPTEMBER 29 • AJC.COM

How to Watch Braves vs. Royals: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 29

Preview the Sept. 29 matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

SEPTEMBER 29 • DATA SKRIVE

Braves vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 29

Preview the Sept. 29 matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

SEPTEMBER 29 • DATA SKRIVE

MLB postseason picture: All scenarios for final two NL wild card spots Here is the current MLB playoff picture after games on Sept. 28.

SEPTEMBER 29 • AJC.COM

Braves look to keep home win streak alive, host the Royals

The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves' rotation seems to deserve a chance on postseason stage The Braves are on the verge of qualifying for the postseason largely because of that one group.

SEPTEMBER 29 • AJC.COM

After beating Royals, Braves are a win or Arizona loss away from postseason berth At Truist Park, Travis d’Arnaud launched a walk-off home run to center field, and his teammates mobbed him once he crossed home plate. The B...

SEPTEMBER 29 • AJC.COM

Charlie Morton - Will start Sunday Morton will start for Atlanta in Sunday's series finale against the Royals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact By having Morton start Sunday, Atlanta has the flexibility to start Chris Sale or Spencer Schwellenbach on Monday against the Mets or Tuesday in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series. Morton came away with the loss in his last start against the Marlins on Sept. 20, during which he gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out three over six innings. Over his 29 starts this season, Morton has an 8-9 record with a 4.08 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 164:63 K:BB across 161 innings.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Charlie Morton - Will start Sunday Morton will start for Atlanta in Sunday's series finale against the Royals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact By having Morton start Sunday, Atlanta has the flexibility to start Chris Sale or Spencer Schwellenbach on Monday against the Mets or Tuesday in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series. Morton came away with the loss in his last start against the Marlins on Sept. 20, during which he gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out three over six innings. Over his 29 starts this season, Morton has an 8-9 record with a 4.08 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 164:63 K:BB across 161 innings.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Travis d'Arnaud - Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been evenly splitting time behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Travis d'Arnaud - Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.

Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career in which he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been splitting time evenly behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Raisel Iglesias - Picks up win Saturday Iglesias (6-2) struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the win over the Royals on Saturday.

Impact Iglesias kept the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the ninth inning, and Travis d'Arnaud walked it off for Atlanta with a solo home run in the bottom of the frame. Iglesias has allowed six runs (five earned) over 14 innings this month, but five of them came in one appearance versus the Dodgers on Sept. 15. The closer has a 1.72 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 68:13 K:BB across 68 innings this season while converting 33 of 36 save chances. Iglesias has thrown a modest 16 pitches over the last two days, so he could still be available for a potential save opportunity Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Raisel Iglesias - Picks up win Saturday Iglesias (6-2) struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the win over the Royals on Saturday.

Impact Iglesias kept the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the ninth inning, and Travis d'Arnaud walked it off for Atlanta with a solo home run in the bottom of the frame. Iglesias has allowed six runs (five earned) over 14 innings this month, but five of them came in one appearance versus the Dodgers on Sept. 15. The closer has a 1.72 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 68:13 K:BB across 68 innings this season while converting 33 of 36 save chances. Iglesias has thrown a modest 16 pitches over the last two days, so he could still be available for a potential save opportunity Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Reynaldo López - Dominant in return Lopez (shoulder) allowed one run on two hits and struck out nine without walking a batter over six innings in a no-decision versus the Royals on Saturday.

Impact Lopez spent nearly three weeks on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation, and it appears the time off served him well. He threw just 73 pitches (49 strikes) in an efficient outing. This was his 14th quality start of the season, an impressive show of success after he hadn't regularly pitched as a start since 2021. Lopez ends the regular season with a 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 146:42 K:BB across 134.2 innings over 25 starts.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Reynaldo López - Dominant in return Lopez (shoulder) allowed one run on two hits and struck out nine without walking a batter over six innings in a no-decision versus the Royals on Saturday.

Impact Lopez spent nearly three weeks on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation, and it appears the time off served him well. He threw just 73 pitches (49 strikes) in an efficient outing. This was his 14th quality start of the season, an impressive run of success after he hadn't regularly pitched as a starter since 2021. Lopez ends the regular season with a 2.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 146:42 K:BB across 134.2 innings over 25 starts.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Braves walk off on Royals, boost wild-card aspirations Travis d’Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals...

SEPTEMBER 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Good start from López, great finish from d'Arnaud as Braves pick up huge win ATLANTA -- Reynaldo López returned from the injured list and immediately gave the Braves further reason to believe they could have a fun Oct...

SEPTEMBER 29 • MLB.COM

Mets put their playoff hopes in danger by getting just two hits in 6-0 loss to Brewers

Joey Ortiz drove in three runs for Milwaukee and the New York Mets mustered just two hits all night as their playoff hopes suffered another blow with a 6-0 loss to the Brewers

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

D'Arnaud hits a walk-off homer as Braves keep up their playoff push with a 2-1 win over Royals

Travis d’Arnaud hit a home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

John Brebbia - Optioned to Triple-A Atlanta optioned Brebbia to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

Impact Since signing with Atlanta on Sept. 1, Brebbia has surrendered two earned runs across 6.2 innings over five appearances -- a strong turnaround from the 6.29 ERA he held while with the White Sox. Despite his improvement, he'll be sent back to the minors in order to make room for Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder), who was activated off the injured list to start Saturday against Kansas City.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE