This week The Atlanta Voice is debuting “The Good, The Bad & The Braves”. Atlanta Braves coverage is important to our readers and we are going to cover the team for our weekly print edition in more of a roundup style and less of the traditional game story style.
As it stands on Thursday, April 9, 2025, the Atlanta Braves are in last place in the National League East. The Braves have managed to lose series to the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers and split a pair of games with the Miami Marlins. On Wednesday night against Philadelphia, Atlanta had several opportunities to go ahead with the bases either loaded or with two runners on and failed to score. All that aside, there’s no reason for Braves Country to panic. Here’s why:
The Good: The Atlanta Braves have only played 11 games. That’s 11 out of 162 games to me even more precise. Atlanta may be 0-7 on the road this season, but they are 2-2 at home, so there’s that.
The Braves haven’t gotten great series from either Michael Harris II or Ozzie Albies yet, and both players are going to be crucial to the team’s success this season.
New starter Grant Holmes looked his best on Wednesday night after going four innings without giving up a run and striking out a season-high six Phillies. He’s a bright spot in a rotation that hasn’t looked very good this season. Out of the bullpen, both Aaron Bummer and Pierce Johnson have pitched well considering how the team is playing at the moment. Bullpen woes have cost this franchise a couple of games in the past and this looks like a year where that might not be an issue.
Shortstop Orlando Arcia, hitting under .200, is having a tough start to the season, but did manage to drive in his first run of the season on Wednesday night.
More Good: There were 35,323 people at the game on Wednesday night. Braves baseball remains extremely popular despite the tough start to the season. On my way into the game on Wednesday night, I saw kids rock climbing in the play area and playing catch on the kids diamond near the third base entrance. Going to a Braves game at Truist Park/The Battery is going to be a part of plenty of summer nights this year. Add on the fact that the Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place at Truist Park, and 2025 is a banner year for the club whether the team is playing well early on or not.
The Bad: Starting a season 1-8 is bad. In fact, it’s very bad. It’s even worse when the rest of the National League East is playing well. Even the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals, regular cellar-dwellers, are close to .500 through the first weeks of the season.
The Braves: Atlanta is in Tampa Bay this weekend, but will be back home for a six-game homestand from April 18-23. Those matchups with the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals bring two teams that have been struggling into town. What better way for the Braves to get back on track than against two teams not paying well on the road this season.
Earlier this week Harris II and his wife Esther Harris kicked off the Collab Collection series. The new apparel is located at the Braves Clubhouse store at The Battery. The Harrises were on hand to take photos with customers, according to a release from the team.
