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Atlanta United fell to Sporting KC 2-0 on Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd of 44,696 fans. After controlling play for much of the first half-hour, which included a goal by Josef Martinez that was wiped away by video review, the game changed in the 34th minute when Brad Guzan was issued a straight red card.

Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves set a franchise record for consecutive shutout innings on the road Wednesday night in a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ronald Acuna Jr. added another feat to his sensational rookie season.

Atlanta United defeated Chicago Fire 2-1 Saturday night at Toyota Park behind a pair of second-half goals from Ezequiel Barco and Josef Martinez. It was Martinez’s seventh goal of the season, which leads all of MLS, while Barco scored the first goal of his Atlanta career.

In a match which saw five goals scored in the first half, Atlanta United 2 was ultimately defeated 4-2 by FC Cincinnati Saturday night in front of 22,532 fans at Nippert Stadium.

Justify splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2½ lengths on Saturday, becoming the first colt in 136 years to wear the roses after not racing as a 2-year-old.

Jose Bautista doubled in his first at-bat of the season and Atlanta set a SunTrust Park attendance record in Ronald Acuña Jr.'s home debut, but the San Francisco Giants snapped the Braves' five-game winning streak 9-4 on Friday night.

After a three-game wipeout of the New York Mets, the Atlanta Braves were flying — and not just because they were heading home.

Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almirón was voted the MLS Player of the Month presented by EA Sports by members of the media for the month of April.

Finally armed with a healthy rotation, the New York Mets rolled to the top of the NL East in April and settled concerns after a frustrating 2017.