May 31 - The Atlanta Braves will try to solve their recent offensive woes when they open a three-game series against the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
This will be the first meeting between the teams this season. The Athletics won two of three against the Braves in 2023.
Oakland fell to 6-18 in its last 24 games after dropping a 6-5 decision in 12 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Atlanta, in turn, lost for the fifth time in seven outings with a 3-1 setback to the Washington Nationals.
The Braves are averaging only three runs over their last six games and have been held to two runs or less four times during that stretch.