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…
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…
