NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters has been suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder last weekend. Baseball’s vice president in charge of discipline Bob Watson also said Monday that Braves manager Bobby Cox has been suspended for one game. Cox will serve the suspension during…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Brian McCann hit a grand slam and matched his career high with five RBIs, helping the Atlanta Braves end a rare two-game home losing streak by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 11-6 on Sunday. The Braves, who won the series opener before losing two straight to Milwaukee, improved baseball’s best home record to 32-12. Matt Diaz drove in…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Corey Hart hit a three-run double in Milwaukee’s five-run seventh, Chris Narveson outpitched Tim Hudson and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Saturday night. Prince Fielder hit his 21st homer in the Brewers’ big seventh and was hit by a pitch in the eighth, leading to ejections for Braves reliever Jonny Venters and manager Bobby…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Jair Jurrjens gave up only one run, rookie Jason Heyward made two strong defensive plays in his return from an injury and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night. Martin Prado and Chipper Jones hit home runs in the third inning off Dave Bush (4-7). Corey Hart’s 22nd homer gave Milwaukee a 1-0…
(AP) — The Atlanta Braves have traded shortstop Yunel Escobar and left-handed pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes to the Toronto Blue Jays for shortstop Alex Gonzalez and a pair of minor leaguers. “This trade improves our club for the second half of the season,” Braves general manager Frank Wren said in a statement. “We have been looking at ways to strengthen our…
NEW YORK (AP) — A gem by Johan Santana and the mere sight of Carlos Beltran gave the New York Mets two reasons Sunday to get excited about the second half. Santana saved the Mets from a sweep with another spotless outing and rookie Ike Davis hit his latest titanic home run in New York’s 3-0 victory over the Atlanta…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — These Atlanta Braves seem to have that swagger the Philadelphia Phillies carried around the last few years. Brian McCann hit a go-ahead three-run double during a six-run sixth inning, Kris Medlen pitched neatly into the seventh and Atlanta beat the Phillies 7-5 on Wednesday night. Martin Prado had a pair of solo homers and Matt Diaz also…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Diaz hit a tiebreaking double in the 11th inning, Eric Hinske added a two-run homer and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Tuesday night. Yunel Escobar singled off David Herndon (0-2) to start the 11th and scored when Diaz ripped a liner to the gap in right-center. Mike Zagurski got the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Roy Halladay pitched his major league-best seventh complete game this season, Greg Dobbs hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night. Halladay (10-7) allowed five hits and struck out seven to record his second straight complete game. The All-Star right-hander outdueled Derek Lowe (9-7) and needed just 93 pitches…
ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves felt good about winning a series against Tampa Bay. Jason Heyward homered and Troy Glaus drove in two runs to back seven strong innings by Hudson in Atlanta’s 3-1 victory over the Rays on Thursday night. The Braves took two of three games in an interleague matchup of division leaders. They’ve…
