CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Ankiel hit a bases-loaded triple off a wild Carlos Marmol with two out in the ninth inning, sending Derrek Lee and the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Marmol entered with a 3-2 lead and walked three of the first four batters he faced. After Melky Cabrera struck out, Ankiel…
ATLANTA (AP) — Back from the minors, John Lannan is racking up quality starts and trimming points from his ERA. Lannan pitched into the sixth inning and Nyjer Morgan had two hits in his return from the disabled list, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Thursday. Lannan (5-5) gave up two runs and seven hits in…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves bulked up for the playoff race Wednesday, acquiring first baseman Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs. The Braves sent three minor-league pitchers to the Cubs, none of them considered top-level prospects. Atlanta already had Troy Glaus at first base but, in an unexpected move, the team announced he’ll go on the 15-day disabled list….
ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves struggled for eight innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. They came through in their last at-bat — again. Atlanta trailed by two after the Dodgers scored two unearned runs in the eighth, but the Braves recovered with three runs in the ninth inning Monday night for their 20th final at-bat victory of the season, the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Minor had already dressed and turned to talk with the media when his new teammates saluted his first big league win. How ’bout a beer shower, rookie? If Minor and the Braves keep this up, it won’t be the last time they’re getting doused. Little-used Diory Hernandez sparked Atlanta with a pinch-hit homer, All-Star Martin Prado…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Jair Jurrjens and the Braves added to their home success as Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer and Atlanta trounced the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-1 on Sunday. The Braves improved the majors’ best home record to 41-16 while Jurrjens (5-4) gave up six hits and one run in seven stellar innings. He’s 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA…
HOUSTON (AP) _ Omar Infante drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning double and Brian McCann added insurance with a grand slam later in the inning to give the Atlanta Braves an 8-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Infante’s hit bounced low on the wall in left field and scored Rick Ankiel to put Atlanta back on…
HOUSTON (AP) — Hot-hitting rookie Chris Johnson drove in three runs, including two in Houston’s six-run seventh inning, and the Astros took advantage of sloppy play by the Atlanta Braves in a 10-4 win on Monday night. Atlanta committed three errors and had a wild pitch to help the Astros snap a four-game losing streak. Jason Heyward, who turned 21…
HOUSTON (AP) — Brooks Conrad’s two-run homer in the ninth inning powered the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. The Braves were trailing 2-1 after the Astros scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning off Atlanta errors before Conrad’s shot to right field off Houston closer Matt Lindstrom (2-3). Alex Gonzalez…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Tim Hudson threw eight dominant innings, Troy Glaus hit a two-run single in Atlanta’s three-run fourth and the Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Saturday night. Billy Wagner, who blew a save opportunity in Atlanta’s 3-2, 11-inning loss to the Giants on Friday night, finished for his 27th save in 33 chances, striking out the…
