CINCINNATI (AP) _ Jason Heyward doubled home two runs with two outs in the 10th inning Friday night, rallying the Atlanta Braves to 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that restored a little of their rapidly vanishing lead in the NL East. Atlanta moved 3{ games ahead of second-place Philadelphia, which lost to Washington 8-1 in Roy Oswalt’s debut with…
CINCINNATI (AP) _ The NL East-leadinf Atlanta Braves have acquired outfielder Rick Ankiel, reliever Kyle Farnsworth and cash from the Kansas City Royals in a five-player deal. Atlanta sent pitchers Tim Collins and Jesse Chavez and outfielder Gregor Blanco to Kansas City on Saturday. The 31-year-old Ankiel hit .261 with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 27 games for…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 5-3 Thursday in a game interrupted 1{ hours by rain. Olsen (3-2) gave up three runs _ two earned _…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Rookie Jason Heyward gave Atlanta its first steal of home in a decade, and Tim Hudson shut down Washington the way he almost always does, helping the NL East-leading Braves beat the last-place Nationals 3-1 Wednesday night. Hudson (11-5) allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, improving to 10-1 with a 1.49 ERA for his career against…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg’s warmup session in the bullpen had lasted about a half-dozen tosses when Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty approached the star rookie with a simple question. “I just said, ‘Well, how’re you feeling?’ He said, ‘I feel stiff. My shoulder’s stiff,” McCatty recounted. “I said, ‘How bad?’ He said, ‘It’s just stiff, but I can get…
MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins’ latest pie-in-the-face celebration came with a twist: Wes Helms was a target twice, the second time when his 7-year-old son delivered a platter of shaving cream to dad’s face in the clubhouse. “He more punched me than pied me,” Helms said with a grin. The Marlins’ walkoff-win ritual is becoming commonplace but hardly routine….
MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves enjoyed their best inning of the season by taking advantage of the Florida Marlins’ mistakes, including the fat pitch Brooks Conrad hit for a grand slam. Conrad’s second pinch-hit grand slam of the year put the Braves ahead in an eight-run eighth inning, and they rallied past hapless Florida 10-5 Saturday night. Six of…
MIAMI (AP) — Donnie Murphy delivered his second game-ending hit of the week giving the Florida Marlins a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Murphy also hit a game-winning homer to beat Colorado on Monday. Jose Veras (2-0) earned the win despite squandering the lead in the ninth inning for the Marlins. Billy Wagner (5-1) took the…
ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones is getting that 1995 feeling again. Jones, the Atlanta Braves’ last link to their World Series championship team, says this year’s squad boasts similar strengths and balance. The latest proof was the Braves’ series win over the San Diego Padres in a matchup of first-place teams. Tim Hudson dominated San Diego again, Alex Gonzalez capped…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s corner outfielders have returned from thumb injuries to give the Braves more reason to believe they can hold their lead in the NL East. Matt Diaz homered in his third straight game, Jason Heyward added three hits and the Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of first-place teams. The…
