PADRES AT BRAVES
What you need to know about the coming four-game series between the Padres and the Braves at Truist Park on Friday-Monday.
FRIDAY, 7:20 p.m., BALLY SPORTS SOUTH
Gates open: 5:30 p.m.
Pregame activities: Summer Concert Series featuring Tanner Adell on the Georgia Power Pavilion Stage starting at 6 p.m.
National anthem: Mossy Creek Middle School and Feagin Middle School
Pitching matchup: Max Fried vs. Matt Waldron
SATURDAY, 7:15 p.m., FOX
Gates open: 4:30 p.m.
Pregame ceremony: The Braves will honor Armed Forces Day by recognizing those currently serving in the six U.S. Military Branches.
First pitch: Master Sergeant Eric Stebner
National anthem (with flyover): Lt. Kristen Grissinger will perform the national anthem. The performance will conclude with a flyover executed by the 50th Flying Training Squadron, a part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Pitching matchup: Bryce Elder vs. Yu Darvish
SUNDAY, 7:10 p.m., ESPN
Gates open: 5 p.m.
Pregame ceremony: The Braves will celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) Night with a special pregame presentation along with live entertainment performances in The Battery Atlanta plaza.
Giveaways: The first 3,000 youth through the gates will receive Braves swim goggles.
Kids Club Sunday: Free face painting and sign making in the plaza, a pregame player Q&A with Charlie Morton on the Georgia Power Pavilion stage, and free games in Hope & Will’s Sandlot.
Alumni Sunday: Fans can arrive early to meet and get autographs from former Braves Dion James and Mark Wohlers at the Georgia Power Pavilion at 5 p.m.
National anthem: North Forsyth Middle School
Pitching matchup: Reynaldo Lopez vs. TBA
MONDAY, 12:20 p.m., BALLY SPORTS SOUTH
Gates open: 11 a.m.
National anthem: Warren T. Jackson Elementary
Pitching matchup: Chris Sale vs. TBA
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