DENVER (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven effective innings and Carlos Gonzalez hit his 26th home run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Seth Smith also homered and Eric Young had a career-high three hits for the Rockies. Huston Street worked the ninth for his 12th save. Alex…
DENVER (AP) — Todd Helton’s first four-hit game in more than a year included the tiebreaking RBI single off Jonny Venters in the eighth inning Monday night that lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. Helton singled over second base to score Carlos Gonzalez from second and make a winner of reliever Rafael Betancourt (4-1),…
CHICAGO (AP) _ Lou Piniella waved goodbye Sunday, bowing as out the Cubs’ manager and ending a career that spanned five decades after the Atlanta Braves routed Chicago 16-5. The 66-year-old Piniella announced before the game that he leaving to be with his ailing mother. Third base coach Mike Quade was promoted to interim manager. The disappointing Cubs weren’t able…
CHICAGO (AP) _ Aramis Ramirez had three hits and two RBIs, Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday. The win didn’t come without another scare for the Cubs. Reliever Sean Marshall entered with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning. After striking out pinch-hitter…
CHICAGO (AP) _ Aramis Ramirez had three hits and two RBIs, Tom Gorzelanny pitched seven strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday. The win didn’t come without another scare for the Cubs. Reliever Sean Marshall entered with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning. After striking out pinch-hitter…
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…
