Mauricio Dubón's career-high 11th home run helped the Braves take Game 1 in Philadelphia Friday night, 5-2.

Atop the NL East by four games, the Braves arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday night with plenty of time to reset their focus toward four games against the rival Phillies.

Braves reliever Blake Burkhalter was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett Wednesday after his MLB debut, while reliever Elieser Hernández was called up to the major-league roster.

After plenty of signs of offensive life, there is hope that the Gold Glove-winning catcher can be a major boost to the Braves as they hunt down another division title.

The Braves relief pitcher has been on the 15-day injured list since June 23 with right elbow inflammation.

The Atlanta Braves lost to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, Monday, ending the Braves' seven-game winning streak.

The Braves have called up pitcher Blake Burkhalter and infielder Kyle Farmer, and both will be activated Tuesday when MLB rosters expand from 26 to 28 players....

Atlanta (82-55) has won all seven games in this win streak by a total of 10 runs.

Ronald Acuña Jr. went 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored Friday night in the Braves’ 6-4 win over the Rockies in the series opener of a three-game set at Truist Park.

Braves pitchers Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Schwellenbach will both have season-ending elbow surgery, the team announced Friday.