Perfectly trimmed grass. The aroma of hot dogs, peanuts and cracker jacks around stadiums. Loud cracks of the bat as it makes contact with the white ball with red seams. That can only mean one thing: it’s baseball season! It’s a new decade in Major League Baseball, and the objective remains the same for all 30 teams: win a World Series and hoist that coveted trophy in October. While many teams have made key improvements to their rosters, others have decided to stay put and ke

The Atlanta Braves have proven to be the beasts in the East in 2019. With Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuña Jr. playing like MVPs, Mike Soroka and Max Fried dazzling as youngsters and steady veteran hands in Dallas Keuchel and Nick Markakis, the Braves have been a well-rounded ball club all season long. However, the injury bug hit the Braves particularly hard in August, and Atlanta was forced to make moves to keep the club afloat. Those moves for the most part have been golden

Overall: 67-48 Last Week: 4-3 Division: 28-18 Last Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 31 – at Washington Nationals (W, 5-4; 10 innings) Thursday August 1 – vs. Cincinnati Reds (W, 4-1) Friday August 2 – vs. Cincinnati Reds (L, 2-5) Saturday August 3 - vs. Cincinnati Reds (W, 5-4; 10 innings) Sunday August 4 - vs. Cincinnati Reds (L, 4-6; 10 innings) Monday August 5 – at Minnesota Twins (L, 3-5) Tuesday August 6 – at Minnesota Twins (W, 12-7) This Week’s Schedule: Wednesday Augus

Overall: 63-45 Last Week: 3-3 Division: 27-18 Last Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 24 – vs. Kansas City Royals (L, 4-5) Thursday July 25 – OFF DAY Friday July 26 – at Philadelphia Phillies (W, 9-2) Saturday July 27 - at Philadelphia Phillies (W, 15-7) Sunday July 28 - at Philadelphia Phillies (L, 4-9) Monday July 29 – at Washington Nationals (L, 3-6) Tuesday July 30 – at Washington Nationals (W, 11-8) This Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 31 – at Washington Nationals (11:05 pm

Freddie Freeman is SportsCall’s Player of the Week. Freeman’s solid week proves he is still the foundation of the Braves. In his last seven games Freeman is hitting .417 with five RBIs and eight walks, making his on base percentage a whopping .545. In Atlanta’s 15-7 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, Freeman went 1-for-1 with four walks as the Phillies had no interest in pitching to him. That strategy did not pay off as Freeman scored a team-high three runs, securing a se

Overall: 60-42 Last Week: 2-4 Division: 24-16 Last Week's Schedule: Wednesday July 17 – at Milwaukee Brewers (L, 4-5) Thursday July 18 – vs. Washington Nationals (L, 4-13) Friday July 19 - vs. Washington Nationals (W, 4-3) Saturday July 20 - vs. Washington Nationals (L, 3-5) Sunday July 21 - vs. Washington Nationals (W, 7-1) Monday July 22 – OFF DAY Tuesday July 23 – vs. Kansas City Royals (L, 4-5) This Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 24 – vs. Kansas City Royals (6:20 pm CT)

Josh Donaldson is SportsCall’s Player of the Week. The former Auburn standout is continuing his hot summer in his first year in Atlanta. Donaldson had an on base percentage of nearly 500 for the week, and hit two home runs with seven runs batted in. One of Donaldson’s homers came in prime time Sunday night on ESPN, against the second place Nationals, en route to a series split. The split maintains Atlanta’s lead of 6.5 games over Washington, with around 60 games to play. Form

Overall: 58-38 Last Week: 4-1 Division: 22-14 Last Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 10- ALL-STAR BREAK Thursday July 11- ALL-STAR BREAK Friday July 12- at San Diego Padres (W, 5-3) Saturday July 13- at San Diego Padres (W, 7-5; 10 innings) Sunday July 14- at San Diego Padres (W, 4-1) Monday July 15- at Milwaukee Brewers (W, 4-2) Tuesday July 16- at Milwaukee Brewers (L, 1-13) This Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 17 – at Milwaukee Brewers (1:10 pm CT) Thursday July 18 – vs. Was

Overall: 54-37 Last Week: 4-1 Divison: 22-14 Last Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 3 – vs. Philadelphia Phillies (W, 9-2) Thursday July 4 – vs. Philadelphia Phillies (W, 12-6) Friday July 5 – vs. Miami Marlins (W, 1-0) Saturday July 6 – vs. Miami Marlins (L, 4-5) Sunday July 7 – vs. Miami Marlins (W, 4-3) Monday July 8 – ALL-STAR BREAK Tuesday July 9 – ALL-STAR BREAK This Week’s Schedule: Wednesday July 10- ALL-STAR BREAK Thursday July 11- ALL-STAR BREAK Friday July 12- at San

We're predicting how certain sporting events and stories will play out over the next month and seeing how accurate our staff is at the conclusion of the month. Here are the predictions for July 2019! 1. How many hits do Braves players combine for at the MLB All Star Game in Cleveland? Bill Bailey: 3 hits Brooks Childress: 3 hits Jovan Cutler: 3 hits Jay Douglas: 3 hits JJ Jackson: 2 hits Ryan Lavoie: 1 hit Christian Page: 2 hits Tom Peavy: 2 hits 2. How many total home runs w