ATLANTA (AP) — Brooks Conrad has been benched one day after making three errors at second base that left the Atlanta Braves on the brink of playoff elimination. Braves manager Bobby Cox’s lineup for Monday night’s Game 4 of the NL division series against the San Francisco Giants includes Omar Infante at second base and Troy Glaus at third. Glaus,…
ATLANTA (AP) — Brooks Conrad bobbled a grounder. Then he dropped a popup. Finally, a hard shot skidded under his glove in the ninth inning, his third error of the game allowing the San Francisco Giants to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The Braves were within one out of taking control of the NL…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves are running out of chances to send Bobby Cox into retirement with one more playoff appearance. Vance Worley combined with four relievers on a three-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the punchless Braves 7-0 Saturday to drop Atlanta into a tie for the NL wild-card spot. Atlanta’s loss and San Diego’s 4-2 win over San…
(AP) — Bobby Cox will get one more try in October. No tiebreaker needed. What could’ve turned into a real tangle of a playoff picture became clear Sunday: Cox and his wild-card Atlanta Braves will face the San Francisco Giants, while the San Diego Padres are finished. Major League Baseball was looking at the possibility of a three-team, two-day round…
ATLANTA (AP) _ The Braves moved closer to their first playoff berth since 2005, beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep behind Derek Lowe’s fifth win of September and Brooks Conrad’s three-run homer. In its final season under manager Bobby Cox, Atlanta began the day 1{ games ahead of San Diego in the NL wild-card race….
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves got what they had hoped for from Tim Hudson and an unexpected lift from Eric Hinske. Hinske hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Braves improved their wild card chances with a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. The Braves held a half-game lead over San Diego…
(WOLO) — Omar Infante’s 2-out single in the 11th inning gave the Braves another walk-off win–this time, when they needed it most. Atlanta’s 2-1 win against Florida temporarily pulled the Braves into a tie with the Padres for the National League wildcard. Tommy Hanson turned in a solid starting pitching performance. 3rd baseman Martin Prado left the game early with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Braves manager Bobby Cox earned his 2,500th win, getting five crisp innings from Derek Lowe and a three-run homer from Alex Gonzalez in Atlanta’s crucial 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The Braves snapped a four-game losing streak that put them a half-game behind San Diego in the NL wild-card race. San Diego hosted Cincinnati…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Roy Oswalt and a pair of relievers combined on a one-hitter and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta 1-0 Wednesday night for their 10th straight win, increasing their bulge over the Braves to six games. Raul Ibanez hit an RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning for the only run, helping the two-time NL…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Light-hitting Justin Maxwell’s grand slam off rookie Mike Minor in the second inning powered the last-place Washington Nationals over Atlanta 4-2 Wednesday and sent the Braves to only their second home series loss this season. John Lannan (8-7) gave up two runs, eight hits and three walks in six innings for the Nationals, who have won eight…
