After first rest day of season, Braves set to host hard-hitting Guardians

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Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss was happy his team finally got a day off on Thursday.

The Braves opened their season with 13 straight games and kick off a three-game homestand against the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday.

'I've never seen anything like 13 games in a row to start the season,' said Weiss, whose team won eight games in the season-opening g