ATLANTA BRAVES NEWS

Dansby Swanson - Hits two-run homer Swanson went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's victory over the Mets.

Impact Swanson's two-run shot came in the fifth inning and sent Ronald Acuna home. Swanson now has 24 homers this season and two in as many games. He has gone 10-for-38 (.263) in his last eight games, but has also struck out 11 times during that span. He is now slashing .277/.328/.444 on the season.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

MLB magic numbers, schedules: Braves pass Mets in NL East; Phillies close on Wild Card (10/2/22) This year’s MLB postseason begins with best-of-three Wild Card Series from Oct. 7-9 in each the higher seed will host all games. Two clubs f...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • NJ.COM

Braves look for 100th win this season, host the Mets

The Atlanta Braves will aim for their 100th win of the season when they face the New York Mets

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dansby Swanson's latest pitch to Braves: homers off deGrom, Scherzer This time, Dansby Swanson is making his case to the Braves with a bat instead of a microphone.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • AJC.COM

Mets can't give Max Scherzer much support in 4-2 loss to Braves ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have quite possibly one of the deepest lineups in baseball. The Mets assembled a starting pitching rotation tha...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Mets can't give Max Scherzer much support in 4-2 loss to Braves ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have quite possibly one of the deepest lineups in baseball. The Mets assembled a starting pitching rotation tha...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Swanson, Olson go deep vs Scherzer, Braves take NL East lead

Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered off Max Scherzer, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a crucial 4-2 victory over the New York Mets and a one-game lead in the NL East

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

William Contreras - Out of lineup Saturday Contreras isn't starting Saturday against the Mets.

Impact Contreras went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Friday and will be excluded from the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Marcell Ozuna is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kenley Jansen - Strikes out three for save Jansen picked up the save Friday against the Mets, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out three and walking one over one inning.

Impact Jansen picked up his 38th save Friday, the second most saves in baseball this season. He allowed two baserunners and needed 24 pitches, 15 of which were strikes, to get the job done. After allowing two runs in an outing on Sep. 11 that ballooned his ERA to 3.91, the veteran has steadily lowered it to where it sits now at 3.54.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Olson - Launches solo home run Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two total runs scored in Friday's victory over the Mets.

Impact Olson's solo shot came in the second inning as the second of back-to-back homers with Austin Riley. He later scored on an Eddie Rosario sac fly in the seventh inning. It was his 31st homer of the season and his fourth this month. Friday's two-hit game extended his hit streak to five games. During that span, the first baseman has gone 7-for-17 (.411). Prior to this recent streak, Olson had picked up just eight hits in his other 20 games this month.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Riley - Hits solo homer Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

Impact Riley was the first of back-to-back homers with Matt Olson in the second inning Friday, putting the Braves on the board. Riley has 38 homers on the year, good for fourth in baseball. It was his sixth homer this month. The third baseman has struggled this month, batting .206 after going 20-for-97 with 28 strikeouts. During that span, his season batting average dropped from .289 to .275.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dansby Swanson - Hits solo shot Swanson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

Impact Swanson's home run came in the sixth inning and put the braves up 3-1. It was his 23rd homer of the season and his sixth this month. The shortstop has started to regress this month, going 25-for-111 (.225) and 33 strikeouts. During that span, Swanson's batting average has dropped from .286 to .276 largely due to a lack of consistency. Despite his recent struggles, Swanson still remains a top fantasy shortstop with his combination of power and speed.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Schultz: Starting rotation give Braves their best chance in playoffs The team that a year ago had to start a bullpen game in the NLCS and two of them in the World Series is in a different place now.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Braves play the Mets leading series 1-0

The Atlanta Braves lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the New York Mets

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves take opener as Austin Riley, Matt Olson get to Jacob deGrom with early homers The home runs — Dansby Swanson had one, too — fortified a gutsy pitching performance from Max Fried, who struggled with a stomach bug.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Schultz: Max Fried, starting rotation give Braves their best chance in playoffs The team that a year ago had to start a bullpen game in the NLCS and two of them in the World Series is in a different place now.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Braves draw first blood vs. Mets, show their October formula Three solo homers propelled the home team in the crucial series-opening win over the Mets.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • AJC.COM

Braves hit 3 homers off deGrom, join Mets atop NL East Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning and Dansby Swanson later connected off the Mets ac...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Atlanta Braves best struggling Jacob deGrom to tie New York Mets for NL East lead Austin Riley, Matt Olson and Dansby Swanson each cranked home runs off Jacob deGrom as the Braves beat the Mets in the first game of their s...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

Braves hit 3 homers off deGrom, join Mets atop NL East Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning and Dansby Swanson later connected off the Mets ac...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Braves blast their way back into 1st-place tie ATLANTA -- Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom and the Braves began this season’s biggest series with a 5-2...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • MLB.COM

Braves hit 3 HRs off deGrom, beat Mets, tie for NL East lead Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning and Dansby Swanson later connected off the Mets ac...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Braves hit 3 HRs off deGrom, beat Mets, tie for NL East lead

Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning and Dansby Swanson later connected off the Mets ace as the Atlanta Braves beat New York 5-...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fried exits early with illness in start vs. Mets ATLANTA -- Max Fried was forced to make an early exit from Friday night's start against the Mets. Fried appeared to get sick just before the...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • MLB.COM

Max Fried - Exits with illness, 2-1 lead Fried exited Friday's start against the Mets after five innings with an apparent illness, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.

Impact He allowed four hits and one run while striking out three over five innings before exiting. Fried had only thrown 71 pitches, but he was seen vomiting in a trash can in the dugout in between innings, so it seems like he caught a stomach bug. He lines up to pitch in the final game of the regular season Wednesday in Miami if he feels up to it.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE