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…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Eric Hinske snapped an 0-for-17 hitless streak with a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Tim Lincecum to help the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the second inning _ his second as a Brave _ for the only other runs off Lincecum…
ATLANTA (AP) — It seemed as if nothing could stop the Braves’ winning streak with Kris Medlen. A sudden injury has left the Braves fearing they’ve lost their good-luck starter. Brian McCann drove in three runs with a homer and two doubles and Atlanta overcame Medlen’s early exit to beat the New York Mets 8-3 Wednesday night. The right-handed Medlen…
ATLANTA (AP) — His teammates had plenty to say about Rick Ankiel’s debut at Turner Field. Ankiel had one word: Perfect. Tim Hudson pitched six solid innings and Ankiel drove in two runs with his first hit as a Brave, a two-out, two-run single in a three-run first inning that helped Atlanta to a 4-1 victory over the New York…
ATLANTA (AP) — The last two seasons have been a drag for Jeff Francoeur. For one night, Atlanta’s former hometown star was able to relish a big moment. “That was the best swing I’ve had in a long time,” he said. “Most of the time, I can keep my emotions in check, but I had to let out a little…
CINCINNATI (AP) _ Brandon Phillips hit a tying triple with two out in the fifth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop Alex Gonzalez’s error, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. Ramon Hernandez was on first when Phillips lifted a fly ball down the right-field line…
