The Braves are beyond the midway point of spring training, which means games that count are just on the horizon. Weather permitting, they’ll send the reigning Cy Young winner out to the mound this afternoon at 1:05 p.

Atlanta Braves catching prospect Drake Baldwin had a strong day at the plate in the Spring Training matchup against the Miami Marlins. He finished the day 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored. Through five games, he is slashing .444/.583/.556 with an extra-base hit and the aforementioned couple of runs driven in.

Much of the talk this spring has been about how the Rays are trying different ways to improve their offense in hopes of winning more games. But the the true measure of their success typically depends on their pitching,

I hope everybody’s having a lovely Friday so far. It’s about to get a lot better, since we’ve got spring training baseball about to start in a few minutes. It might be radio only but baseball is baseball,

Manager Kevin Cash and Joe Boyle discuss his start as Brandon Lowe discusses his home run in the Rays' 4-3 Spring Training win over Atlanta