ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Freese waited so long for his first home run, St. Louis Cardinals pitchers were teasing him. That business is out of the way after the rookie’s six-RBI day fueled a 10-4 victory Thursday that sent the Atlanta Braves skidding to their ninth straight loss.”I put my two cents in,” Freese said. “Obviously, getting that first…
NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a year, the Mets had been streaking — straight out of contention. Now, following a 4-8 start, they’ve evened their record for the first time since the opening week of the season. Jason Bay hit a tying double in the sixth inning, Jeff Francoeur doubled in the go-ahead run with a drive off the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jamie Moyer gave up no earned runs in six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the weak-hitting Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Thursday night to win the season’s first series between the NL East rivals. The Braves took a .227 team batting average into the game after being shut out 2-0 by Roy Halladay on Wednesday night. They…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies never had any intention of going to the bullpen. Not with Roy Halladay on the mound. Halladay threw a five-hitter for his first NL shutout — getting a couple of big assists from the defense — and the Phillies blanked the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Wednesday night.The night before, Philadelphia pulled Kyle Kendrick after…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, the second of back-to-back shots by Atlanta, and Nate McLouth led off the 10th with another home run to complete the Braves’ power-packed comeback in a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Kyle Kendrick threw eight scoreless innings for Philadelphia, but…
