OZZIE ALBIES NEWS

Two steals in Tuesday's win Albies went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Mets.

Impact The second baseman has shifted into another gear on the basepaths in June with six of his nine steals on the year. Albies is also slashing .317/.364/.537 on the month with two homers, 11 runs and 18 RBI through 21 games.

JUNE 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag Sunday Albies went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in a 9-1 loss to St. Louis in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Impact Albies hit a single in the fourth inning, then stole second. His dart to the keystone bought Freddie Freeman enough time to steal home for Atlanta's lone run in the loss. Albies is up to a .255/.323/.490 slash line with 10 home runs, seven steals, 43 RBI and 40 runs scored through 288 plate appearances.

JUNE 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Big day fuels big win Albies went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 9-1 win over the Cardinals.

Impact His two-run shot off Carlos Martinez in the second inning broke the game open for Atlanta and gave Albies his 10th homer of the year. The second baseman hadn't gone yard since May 22, but he's still been plenty productive in the meantime, slashing .310/.376/.512 in his last 21 games with four steals, 14 runs and 19 RBI in addition to Friday's blast.

JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ozzie Albies leads Braves' assault on Cardinals Ozzie Albies drove in three runs to support a strong starting effort from Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting St. Louis Cardi...

JUNE 19, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Triples, scores in win Albies went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Cardinals.

Impact Albies tripled in the sixth inning, knocking in Ronald Acuna to increase Atlanta's lead to two runs. He later scored in the same inning on an Abraham Almonte double. The second baseman's batting average is down slightly at .250, but his .801 OPS is right around his career average. The 24-year-old has nine home runs, but he hasn't hit one since May 22. His six steals are second on the team behind Acuna's 14.

JUNE 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base three times Friday Albies went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Marlins.

Impact The second baseman has been en fuego in June, slashing .410/.477/.641 through 10 games with three steals, five runs and 12 RBI. Albies hasn't gone yard since May 22, but otherwise there's little in his recent performance for fantasy GMs invested in the 24-year-old to complain about.

JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Racking up RBI Albies went 1-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run Saturday in Atlanta's 6-4 win over the Dodgers.

Impact Albies has now recorded at least one double and one RBI in five consecutive games, and he's plated exactly two runs in the last four of those contests. Though he hasn't slugged a home run in Atlanta's last 10 games, Albies' rapidly rising batting average to go along with an uptick in his run producing and base stealing (3-for-4 over this stretch) has been a welcome sight for fantasy managers. He'll start at second base and bat third in Sunday's series finale.

JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Braves' Tucker Davidson shines while Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies stay hot: 'It was huge for us' Davidson looked like someone who belonged and knew it while limiting the Nationals to one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings.

JUNE 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Stays hot in loss to Nats Albies went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.

Impact The second baseman got Atlanta back in the game in the seventh inning, tying things up at 3-3 with a two-run two-bagger, but the bullpen faltered late. Albies has five multi-hit performances in the last nine games, slashing .343/.425/.743 over that blistering stretch with three homers, two steals, 10 runs and 12 RBI as he puts a sluggish start to the season behind him.

JUNE 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scores three times Sunday Albies went 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and three runs scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over Pittsburgh.

Impact Batting cleanup as usual Sunday, Albies was able to get on base ahead of all three of Atlanta's home runs -- two by Austin Riley and one by Dansby Swanson. The 24-year-old Albies has multiple hits in each of the last three games, including three homers and a double. He's slashing .238/.311/.494 with nine homers, 24 RBI, 29 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases across 193 plate appearances this season.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard twice Saturday Albies went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Pirates.

Impact The second baseman went yard from both sides of the plate Saturday, taking right-hander Mitch Keller deep in the fifth inning before launching a solo shot off southpaw Sam Howard in the seventh. Albies has three homers over the last two games and nine on the season to go along with a .231/.302/.491 slash line.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Albies hits 2 HRs, Acuña adds 15th shot, Braves top Pirates

Ozzie Albies hit home runs from both sides of the plate, Ronald Acuña Jr. led off with his major league-best 15th home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launches seventh homer Albies went 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and a second run scored in Friday's 20-1 rout of the Pirates.

Impact He golfed a pitch down around his ankles over the fence in the fifth inning off Tyler Anderson, one of seven homers on the night for Atlanta. Albies had gone 0-for-16 in his prior four games before busting out Friday, and he's hitting only .224 on the season with seven homers, two steals, 21 RBI and 24 runs through 43 contests.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Déjà vu: JBJ robs Albies in 2nd straight game MILWAUKEE -- Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies won’t miss seeing Jackie Bradley Jr. in the outfield after the Braves depart American Family...

MAY 16, 2021 • MLB.COM

Records three knocks Saturday Albies went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in Saturday's win over the Brewers.

Impact Albies has been one of the most consistent hitters in the National League and extended his hitting streak to seven games. In fact, the second baseman has hit safely in all but one of his appearances since April 26, hitting .370 during that 18-game stretch.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Braves sign Jonathan Lucroy; Ronald Acuña Jr. update; Marcell Ozuna, Ozzie Albies hit back-to-back jacks; Drew Smyly shines Lucroy will report to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday and could be with the big-league team after a brief period to get back up to game speed.

MAY 15, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Braves sign Jonathan Lucroy; Ronald Acuña update; Marcell Ozuna, Ozzie Albies hit back-to-back jacks; Drew Smyly shines Lucroy will report to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday and could be with the big-league team after a brief period to get back up to game speed.

MAY 15, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Triples in second straight game Albies went 1-for-4 with a triple, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Phillies.

Impact Albies' triple -- his second in as many days -- brought home Freddie Freeman during a four-run first inning that proved to be the difference in the series finale. Despite coming through with a decent day to close out the weekend, Albies is still off to a lackluster start to May with a .233/.343/.400 slash line, no home runs, no stolen bases, six runs and one RBI in eight games.

MAY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

David O'Brien: Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies' past seven... - The Athletic Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies' past seven games: .379 (11-for-29) with seven extra-base hits (five doubles, two homers), five RBIs and...

MAY 3, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Power surge continues Friday Albies went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 13-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact He got to a fading Robbie Ray in the seventh inning for Atlanta's first runs of the night, but the team was already in a 10-0 hole at that point. Albies extended his hitting streak to five games with the blast, and over that stretch he's gone 9-for-21 (.429) with two of his five homers on the year, four doubles, five RBI and six runs.

MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks fourth homer Albies went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-0 rout of the Cubs.

Impact The second baseman capped Atlanta's offensive eruption by taking Alec Mills deep in the fifth inning for his fourth homer of the year. Albies has found a groove at the plate, going 9-for-26 (.346) over the last seven games with four doubles and two home runs.

APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes first bag of season Albies went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 8-7 win over the Cubs.

Impact It took 20 games, but the 24-year-old second baseman finally stole his first base of the season. Albies has struggled at the plate right along with most of the Atlanta lineup through the first few weeks, and he's slashing .169/.265/.366 with three homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs.

APRIL 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Launches third homer Albies went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact The second baseman has a slow start to the season, but Albies may be coming out of his funk. Over his last nine games he's gone just 7-for-31 (.226), but six of his hits (three doubles and all three of his homers on the year) have gone for extra bases.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rejoins lineup Albies (calf) will start at second base and bat fifth Tuesday against the Yankees.

Impact Atlanta won't have star outfielder Ronald Acuna (abdomen) in its lineup for the series opener, but the return of Albies from a two-game absence is a decent consolation prize. After struggling to a .139/.162/.278 slash line while batting second in each Atlanta's first 10 games, Albies has shown improvement since moving to the middle of the order. He's posted a 1.193 OPS in his four games batting fourth or fifth in the lineup.

APRIL 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out again Sunday Albies (calf) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Albies will close out the series in Chicago with consecutive absences while he continues to deal with a tender right calf, which was hit by a pitch in Friday's opener. Ehire Adrianza will pick up a start at second base in place of Albies, who is being viewed as day-to-day heading into a two-game series with the Yankees that begins Tuesday.

APRIL 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE