Ronald Acuña Jr., as the face of the Atlanta Braves, deserved the chance to launch home runs into the Cobb County night on Monday. Two major knee injuries have ripped the Braves' best player off the field, but he's returned with a fervor in 2025, rampaging his way to the Home Run Derby.

The Braves enter this matchup with a 40-52 record, and they have lost six of their last seven games.

Maikel Garcia's Kansas City Royals face the New York Mets on July 11 at 8:10 p.m. ET, and will see starter Kodai Senga on the mound.

Schwarber takes a hitting streak of six games into this matchup.

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two home runs, including a towering blast to lead off Wednesday night's game against the Athletics, and the Atlanta Braves hit a season-high five homers in a 9-2 victory.

Tyler Soderstrom opened Thursday night's game with a long home run and closed it with a one-out RBI single to give the Athletics a 5-4 11-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Braves are "built to win," the team's GM says, perhaps an indication that they could make this desperate trade with the Boston Red Sox.

The New York Mets enter their final series before the All-Star break on a mission.

FanGraphs gives the Orioles a 3.7 percent chance to make the playoffs.