Braves' veteran pitcher Chris Sale struggled on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays but is still expected to play as their ace on Opening Day.

Chris Sale pitched well in the early going, but he gave up a rare lefty-on-lefty two-run homer to Brandon Lowe in the third to make it 2-0 Tampa Bay. In the fourth, Sale gave up a leadoff single (who was promptly thrown out at second on a nice play by left fielder Eli White),

The hard-throwing right-hander zips through two innings, but limiting damage in the third may be his best work.

There should be no reason to hit the panic button though. This game serves as a reminder that a rough day was inevitable, even for a reigning Cy Young Award winner. As long as he’s healthy, he’s going to be able to check what went wrong in the film room and adjust for his next outing.

Spring Training season halfway over, it's time to check in and see how three top prospects have fared in Spring Training

PORT CHARLOTTE — A catcher for a large part of his nine seasons in the minors, Ricardo Genoves was filling in at first base for the Rays in the ... out that allowed the Braves to score two ...

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy has a cracked rib and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters on Monday before the Braves game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The injury gives top prospect Drake Baldwin the chance to start the season as the starting catcher.

The Minnesota Twins play again this afternoon against the Atlanta Braves at 12:05 p.m. On Sunday, Minnesota kept its win-loss record at 3-4 after tying with the Tampa Bay Rays 5-5. The Twins had losses in their prior three games against Pittsburg, Baltimore and Boston.

With just a few weeks remain in MLB Spring Training and the Detroit Tigers are slowly gearing up for the 2025 regular season, On Thursday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers will welcome the New York Yankees to Lakeland.

Only a few weeks remain in MLB Spring Training and the Detroit Tigers are slowly gearing up for the 2025 regular season, After a couple of games on the road, they will be back home in Lakeland on Wednesday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.