MILWAUKEE (AP) — At this point, Nyjer Morgan is making it tough for his new manager to keep his name off the lineup card. Morgan almost single-handedly manufactured the go-ahead run in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, doubling, stealing a base and then knocking the ball loose in a home-plate collision with catcher Brian…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yovani Gallardo needed little help to give new Brewers manager Ron Roenicke his first win. The 25-year-old right-hander threw a two-hitter and scored the only run as the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Tuesday night to snap Milwaukee’s four-game losing streak to begin the season. “I’m amazed,” Roenicke said. “Knowing when to throw offspeed pitches,…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lucky bounce or not, Dan Uggla will take it. Uggla’s deep fly ball bounced off the top of the wall and over for a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, helping the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 victory over the winless Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. “I knew I hit it good. I knew I hit it…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Welcome back, Chipper. Nice way to start, Fredi. Returning from major knee surgery, Chipper Jones doubled before scoring the 2011 season’s first run on a chilly, damp opening day, and Derek Lowe allowed three singles in 5 2/3 innings, helping the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Thursday to make Fredi Gonzalez a winner in his debut…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Chipper Jones played third base for the first time since injuring his knee last August, and the longtime All-Star was flawless in the field Thursday as the Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3. Jones tore his left knee last August while making a play. He began this spring as a designated hitter, but returned to his…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chuck Tanner, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, has died. He was 81. The Pirates said Tanner’s family informed them of his death on Friday at his home in New Castle, Pa., after a long illness. Tanner managed the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Pirates and Atlanta Braves…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — The new face of the Atlanta Braves came to Columbia Tuesday afternoon hoping to put smiles on the faces of others. New manager Fredi Gonzalez and the Braves Caravan rolled into Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. The group gave out hats and stickers and signed autographs while visiting patients’ rooms. Relief pitcher Johnny Venters headlined a small…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have agreed to one-year deals with pitcher Jair Jurrjens, Peter Moylan and Eric O’Flaherty and left fielder Martin Prado. The deals Tuesday left the Braves with no players eligible for salary arbitration. Jurrjens will make $3.25 million, a raise from $480,000. Prado, who made $440,000 in 2010, agreed to a deal for $3.1 million. Moylan…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Power-hitting second baseman Dan Uggla has been traded from the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Omar Infante and left-hander Mike Dunn. A two-time All-Star, Uggla hit .287 with 33 homers and 105 RBIs last season and had been discussing a possible contract extension with Florida. Infante was a first-time All-Star who hit a career-high…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have hired former Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez as manager, two sources told the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. Longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox retired Monday after the Braves were eliminated from the playoffs by the Giants. Cox will have a press conference at Turner Field on Wednesday and Gonzalez will be introduced on…
