Soriano pitches seven scoreless innings in the 5-1 win, while Neto, who had been hitless since injuring his shoulder last week, has three hits, including a homer.

José Soriano delivered a dominant performance on the mound. At the same time, Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel provided the power at the plate as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the struggling Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday night.

After his selection as an All-Star Game starter for the National League, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has joined some very rare company.

R onald Acuña Jr.'s explosive return earned him the starting job once again in the MLB All-Star Game. It took the return of that caliber to beat the odds. He returned in the Atlanta Braves ' 50th game of the season and has played in 36 so far.

With Jurickson Profar wrapping up his 80-game suspension for violating MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy, the Atlanta Braves have decided to cut ties with Alex Verdugo.

Jurickson Profar returned to the Atlanta Braves after missing the last 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment program

Preview the July 3 matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

It's Thursday, July 3 and the Angels (42-43) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (39-46). José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Bryce Elder for Atlanta. The Braves evened up the series 1-1 after a 8-3 victory on Wednesday thanks to a seven-run sixth inning on two homers via Sean Murphy (3 RBI HR) and Matt Olson (grand slam).