Braves look to stay hot, open three-game series against Dodgers
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Braves host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, marking the third of 15 regular season games broadcast live on Gray Media in 2025.
Who: Braves vs. Dodgers
When: 6:30 p.m.: Live from the Chop; First pitch: 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 2
Where: Truist Park
Here’s what to know going into the Braves’ third regular season game live on Gray Media:
Lineups
Braves:
- LF Alex Verdugo
- 3B Austin Riley
- DH Marcell Ozuna
- 1B Matt Olson
- C Sean Murphy
- 2B Ozzie Albies
- CF Michael Harris II
- RF Eli White
- SS Nick Allen
Dodgers:
- DH Shohei Ohtani
- SS Mookie Betts
- 1B Freedie Freeman
- RF Teoscar Hernández
- C Will Smith
- 3B Max Muncy
- CF Andy Pages
- LF Michael Conforto
- 2B Miguel Rojas
Pitching matchup
Braves RHP Grant Holmes vs. Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Injuries
Braves:
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (torn left ACL) - expected to return in the the first half of May
- Nacho Alvarez Jr. (left wrist inflammation) - expected return is sometime in May
- Joe Jimenez (left knee surgery) - will not return before August, could miss the entirety of 2025
- Reynaldo López (right shoulder inflammation) - expected return is TBD
- AJ Smith-Shawver (right forearm contusion) - expected return is TBD
- Spencer Strider (right hamstring strain) - expected return is late May
Dodgers:
- RHP Tyler Glasnow (right shoulder inflammation) - expected return is TBD
- RHP Brusdar Graterol (recovery from right shoulder surgery) - expected return is the second half of 2025
- RHP Michael Grove (right shoulder labrum surgery) - expected return is 2026
- LHP Clayton Kershaw (recovery from left toe, left knee surgeries) - expected to return at the earliest in late May
- RHP Michael Kopech (right shoulder inpingement) - expected return is sometime in May
- RHP River Ryan (recovery from Tommy John surgery) - expected return is late 2025 at the earliest
- RHP Emmet Sheehan (recovery from Tommy John surgery) - expected return is hopeful for before the All-Star break
- LHP Blake Snell (left shoulder inflammation) - expected return is sometime in May
- RHP Gavin Stone (recovery from right shoulder surgery) - expected return is 2026
- RHP Blake Treinen (right forearm sprain) - expected return is TBD
How to watch Braves on Gray
Gray Media will simulcast these 15 Atlanta Braves games throughout the Southeast this season.
Fans can watch the Braves on Gray by tuning into PeachtreeTV, Atlanta’s CW Network. Fans can also watch games on YouTube TV, over the air on channel 17.1 and on channel 17 on Dish Network and DirecTV and channel 7 on Xfinity and Spectrum.
If you are in another market outside of Atlanta, you can find your channel at BravesOnGray.com.
