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Start times changed for two Braves games

Frederick Charles Freeman was born Sept. 12, 1989 in Fountain Valley, Calif. The Braves selected Freeman in the second round (78th overall) of the 2007 draft. Freeman made his major league debut Sept. 1, 2010 against the Mets. He was 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Freeman was hitless in his first six at-bats before his single to center in the ninth inning of his fourth game. Freeman’s first hit came off Clay Hensley on Sept. 5, 2010. Freeman was 4-for-24 in that 2010 call-up, with a home run and an RBI. The
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Aug 29, 2018

The start times for two Braves games in September were changed because Fox Sports will televise the games nationally.

Both games are scheduled for Saturdays at SunTrust Park and are now afternoon games. The Sept. 15 game against Washington and the Sept. 22 game against Philadelphia will begin at 1:05 p.m.

They were scheduled for 7:05 p.m. starts.

The Braves hold a lead of 4-1/2 games over the Phillies and the eight over the Nationals entering Wednesday’s games.

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