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The Atlanta Braves are sending Spencer Strider to the Truist Park mound for game two of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but they've got to get through breakout Pittsburgh starter Braxton Ashcraft if they want to come away with a win. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game.

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The Atlanta Braves are welcoming a much-improved Pittsburgh Pirates squad into Truist Park for three games this weekend. Martín Pérez gets first crack at holding down a quality Pirates offense, starting in Friday night's opener. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game.

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Atlanta loses 7-2 to Toronto as Reynaldo López implodes in the ninth, raising fresh questions about his role, velocity, and especially a struggling slider despite generally similar pitch movement. Lindsay Crosby also reviews how batted-ball luck shaped the game, then previews a surprisingly strong Pirates offense coming to Truist Park and the starters Atlanta will face (no Paul Skenes).

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The Atlanta Braves have ace Chris Sale on the mound for the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are going with a bullpen game. Here is your ten-minute scouting report for today's game.

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Lindsay Crosby is joined by The Athletic’s new Braves beat writer Jesús Cano to discuss Atlanta’s MLB-best start, standout clubhouse chemistry, and how that unity shows up on the field. They cover Dom Smith’s fit, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s early timing issues and confidence boost after returning from a hamstring injury, and the Mateo–Ha-Seong Kim shortstop playing-time balance. Cano shares updates on catcher Drake Baldwin’s oblique timeline and the impact of Baldwin and Sean Murphy returning. They break down pitching surprises like Didier Fuentes thriving in relief while developing, Martín Pérez’s flexible role, under-the-radar contributions from Dylan Lee and Grant Holmes, and Cano’s bilingual reporting. The conversation closes with Cano’s first impressions of Atlanta and some pro-wrestling talk.

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