The Latest Breaking News from Austin Riley

ATLANTA — It was another three hours of lead changes and walks and big hits and big outs and an October night’s worth of tension in early-April game.

ATLANTA — The Padres began a seven-game road trip that will have them facing two of the National League’s other heavyweights with a rumble.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals wrapped up the first home stand of the season by losing their third straight game to an impressive Atlanta Braves ballclub, 5-2, in front of an announced crowd of 36,300 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals first series loss of the season came at the hands of the Atlanta Braves on a night when they collected 10 hits, but only scratched out just one run against a rookie pitcher and Illinois native in Dylan Dodd.

ST. LOUIS — An early display of force and panache by one of the top lineups in the National League was too much for even the Cardinals' steady, pesky lineup to keep pace.

On opening day, every team is 0-0. Fans all around the sport have optimism. Nothing has happened yet, so anything can happen.

ATLANTA — ESPN ranks eight Braves among MLB’s top 74 players. Ronald Acuna is No. 14, Ozzie Albies No. 74. In between come Austin Riley, Max Fried, Michael Harris, Spencer Strider, Matt Olson and Sean Murphy. That’s two pitchers, one catcher, three infielders and two outfielders. That’s what you’d call…

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As she prepares to draft in an experts league, Jen Piacenti examines how the first round might go.

BOSTON — Rejoice, relief and rejuvenation will surely be felt on Jersey Street and across New England this week, as the Red Sox have finally, for the first time since Dustin Pedroia in 2013, retained a homegrown superstar on a long-term contract.

A couple of months ago, Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his goal was for the organization to eventually have a top-five payroll – but did not specify when. Recently, Liberty Media President and CEO Greg Maffei echoed this sentiment.