Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson went 2-for-3 with a walk, solo homer and two runs scored in Wednesday’s 7-3 win over Philadelphia.

Spin: Each ball Swanson put in play was hit hard. Statcast measured his fifth-inning single at 100.9 mph, while his seventh-inning homer clocked in at 104.8 mph. Swanson owns a .440 BABIP so far this season, which is certainly going to regress going forward. He owns a 22 percent hard-hit rate, compared to 29.3 percent a season ago, so Swanson’s uptick in results can be attributed mostly to good luck. (více...)

Dansby Swanson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in a win over the Phillies on Wednesday. He took reliever Edubray Ramos over the wall in the seventh frame. [...] (více...)

After striking out three times in the game, Rhys Hoskins redeemed himself in the top of the 10th inning, ripping a two-out double to the right-field wall to drive in two runs in the Phillies' 5-1 win over the Braves in 10 innings. Starter Nick Pivetta allowed one run in five innings for the Phillies, while Hector Neris picked up the win in relief. Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed one run in six innings and struck out eight. Ender Inciarte had three hits and Dansby Swanson had two for Atlanta. (více...)

Dansby Swanson went 3-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored during Saturday's loss to the Cubs. He smacked a double to drive in Ozzie Albies in the second inning, then added an RBI-single in the third frame. [...] (více...)

Sean Doolittle, Davey Martinez, and the Nationals have some work to do before the closer makes his next appearance on the mound...

Before he was the Washington Nationals’ closer, back on July 1, 2017, when he was still in the Oakland A’s bullpen, Sean Doolittle faced the Atlanta Braves in Oakland’s Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Braves’ outfielder Danny Santana singled with one down in a 1-1 game in the seventh, stole second base, then third, and scored on an RBI double by Dansby Swanson to put Atlanta up, 2-1 (více...)