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Record: (33-16), 1st in NL East

Atlanta Braves

Record: (33-16), 1st in NL East

Latest Braves News

Atlanta Braves host the Boston Red Sox in the first of a three game series at Truist Park

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Standings

Stats

NL East

Full Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1 BravesBraves	33	16	.673	-
2 PhilliesPhillies	25	24	.510	8
3 NationalsNationals	24	25	.490	9
4 MarlinsMarlins	22	27	.449	11
5 MetsMets	21	27	.438	11.5

Team Leaders

Full Team Stats

BATTING

PITCHING

Dominic Smith

DH, #8

AVG

.330

Matt Olson

IF, #28

HOME RUNS

Matt Olson

IF, #28

RBI

PHOTOS: Braves honor icons Tuesday at Truist Park

Braves manager Walt Weiss stands during a tribute to the late CNN founder Ted Turner (left) and legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox (right) before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Players stand during a video tribute to the late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox (on screen) before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since his passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

A tribute to the late CNN founder Ted Turner (left) and legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox (right) appears on field before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

A video showing the late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox is shown on screen before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Fans stand for a moment of silence during a tribute to the late CNN founder Ted Turner and legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Workers set up a tribute to the late CNN founder Ted Turner (center) and legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Children play catch near a tribute to the late CNN founder and former Braves owner Ted Turner and late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox at the Battery in Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Fans left flowers and other items for the late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox by his statue at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. Cox died at age 84 on Saturday May, 9. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Fans wait to get into the stadium as a tribute to late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox appears on the Roxy marquee in Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

The Braves wear a cap embroidered with the number 6 in honor of late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox during the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since his passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Fans wait to get into the stadium near a tribute to the late CNN founder and former Braves owner Ted Turner, and late legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox at the Battery in Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

Braves manager Walt Weiss stands during a tribute to the late CNN founder Ted Turner (left) and legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox (right) before the Braves vs. Cubs game at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 12, 2026. It’s the first Braves home game since their passing. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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