The Atlanta Braves edged the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Tuesday night in game two of a four game set at Coors Field in Denver to even the series between the teams at a game apiece.

The Atlanta Braves were shut out by the Colorado Rockies 3-0 in the opener of a four game set at Coors Field in Denver on Monday night.

The Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, ending a five-game losing streak for the Braves and an eight-game winning streak for the Cards.

The Atlanta Falcons opened the NFL pre-season with a loss to the Miami Dolphins 23-20 on Thursday night in Miami, Florida.  The Falcons blew a 20-10 fourth-quarter lead en route to the loss.  They’ll return to action on Sunday, August 20^th in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.

The Atlanta Braves were off on Thursday and will return to action tonight with the first of three games in St. Louis, Missouri against the Cardinals.  Mike Foltynewicz will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Adam Wainwright will head to the mound for St. Louis.  The series opener is slated to get underway at 8:15 pm and will be broadcast on WLAQ AM 1410.  Air time is 7 pm from the Braves Radio Network.

The Atlanta Braves have been swept by the Philadelphia Phillies again.  The Braves dropped the finale of a brief two-game set at SunTrust Park 3-2 to the Phillies on Wednesday night, allowing the Phillies to sweep the series.

Devonta Freeman is now the highest-paid running back in the NFL.  Freeman agreed to a contract extension with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday; he will be paid $41.25 million over five years.  The Falcons will open the pre-season tonight in Miami versus the Dolphins.

The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a brief two-game set at SunTrust Park, allowing Philadelphia to improve to 10-2 in the season series between the teams.