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Atlanta Braves: Johnson's homer fuels win
ATLANTA — Chris Johnson broke a long home run drought Wednesday night, and his blast helped Kris Medlen’s miscue in the field become just a footnote on the game. Medlen shook off a Little League-li...
Jun 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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BRAVES: Gattis placed on 15-day disabled list
ATLANTA — The Braves have placed catcher Evan Gattis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. The Braves announced the move before Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Mets. Infield...
Jun 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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BRAVES GAME 2: Day goes from bad to worse
ATLANTA — Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Braves on Tuesday. With the win, the Mets c...
Jun 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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BRAVES GAME 1: Comeback rally falls short
ATLANTA — Even when they were down 4-0 to Matt Harvey, the Braves felt they had a chance. Sure enough, they almost pulled off another comeback. Almost. The Braves knocked out Harvey in a three-run ...
Jun 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Braves: Freeman's homer in 9th lifts Braves over Mets 2-1
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Dillon Gee, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game that was delayed ...
Jun 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Braves: Braves shut out Giants, 3-0
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman singled three times and drove in one run, Julio Teheran pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Sunday night. Atlanta won its secon...
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Braves: Ninth-inning rally provides emotional lift past Giants
ATLANTA — Boy, did the Braves need this. After more than a week of frustration, Saturday’s game ended in jubilation. And not surprisingly, Freddie Freeman was in the middle of it. Freeman, who has ...
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlanta Braves: No timetable set for Beachy's return
ATLANTA — The fact that Brandon Beachy suffered a minor setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery was far from surprising. It was the timing of his setback — less than a week before Beachy w...
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Rome Braves: Wild game, frustrating loss for Braves
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Final: Intimidators 10, Braves 8 (in Kannapolis) How it happened: In a wild game that saw the teams combine for 22 hits, five errors and six multi-run rallies, the Intimidators escaped with the wi...
Atlanta Braves: After ragged road trip, Braves lose opener of homestand
by The Associated Press
Jun 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA — The Braves have been awfully good at home this season, but the Turner Field mojo was no match for Madison Bumgarner during Friday’s game. Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and c...
Rome Braves: Another loss to Kannapolis for Braves
Jun 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
Final: Kannapolis 6, Rome 4 (in Kannapolis, Md.) The turning point: The Braves owned a three-run lead until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Intimidators scored three runs to take a one-run...
Atlanta Braves: With Beachy set to return, room has to be made in lineup
by The Associated Press
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA — Frank Wren is facing a dilemma that general managers covet but also dread. The Atlanta Braves must make room in an already deep rotation as Brandon Beachy is almost set to return from elb...
Atlanta Braves: Braves swept by Padres
by The Associated Press
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
SAN DIEGO — The Atlanta Braves did everything they could against the San Diego Padres in a three-game series, except win. They worked over Petco Park as best they could, outhitting the Padres in ev...
Atlanta Braves: Second straight one-run loss in San Diego
by Associated Press
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
SAN DIEGO -- Tim Hudson seems to be back on track but he hasn't had much to show for his recent string of good work. Andrew Cashner outdueled Hudson on Tuesday night, as the Padres beat the Braves...
Atlanta Braves: Gattis continues clutch work for Braves
by The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
SAN DIEGO — With four pinch-hit home runs prior to Tuesday’s game, Atlanta rookie Evan Gattis is just one shy of matching the franchise record set by Butch Nieman in 1945. “You think you see everyt...
Rome Braves: Trio combines for two-hitter
by Staff reports
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Final: Braves 4, Legends 1 (in Lexington, Ky.) How it happened: Rome pitchers Williams Perez, Bryam Garcia and Shae Simmons combined to limit Lexington to two hits — both singles — to lead the Bra...