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Braves' McDowell Returns From Suspension

His eyes red and voice wavering, Roger McDowell returned as the Braves' pitching coach Friday and apologized for his crude conduct that led to a suspension. He spent a "very humbling" two weeks away from the game and promised there will be no repeat of such actions.

Braves Complete Sweep Of Champion Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Atlanta Braves scored three runs in the 10th inning to complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 9-6 victory on Sunday. Nate McLouth came through with a two-run single to break…

Braves Blank Marlins, 5-0

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Braves did it all. Pitched well. Went deep. Manufactured runs. Played some brilliant defense. Tommy Hanson pitched four-hit ball over seven innings for his first win, Jason Heyward and Brian McCann homered and Chipper Jones…

Braves Beat Lee, Phils in Home Opener

ATLANTA (AP) -- A perfect night for Chipper Jones. Jones hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the fourth inning off Cliff Lee, added his 2,500th career hit and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Friday night in…

Braves Drop Series To Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- At this point, Nyjer Morgan is making it tough for his new manager to keep his name off the lineup card. Morgan almost single-handedly manufactured the go-ahead run in the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 victory over the Atlanta…

Brewers Shut Out Braves, 1-0

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Yovani Gallardo needed little help to give new Brewers manager Ron Roenicke his first win. The 25-year-old right-hander threw a two-hitter and scored the only run as the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Tuesday night…

Late Homers Help Braves Beat Brewers, 2-1

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Lucky bounce or not, Dan Uggla will take it. Uggla's deep fly ball bounced off the top of the wall and over for a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, helping the Atlanta Braves to a…

Braves Start Post-Cox Era With 2-0 Win

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Welcome back, Chipper. Nice way to start, Fredi. Returning from major knee surgery, Chipper Jones doubled before scoring the 2011 season's first run on a chilly, damp opening day, and Derek Lowe allowed three singles in 5…

Chipper Returns To 3rd Base For Braves

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Chipper Jones played third base for the first time since injuring his knee last August, and the longtime All-Star was flawless in the field Thursday as the Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3. Jones tore his…

Former Braves Manager Tanner Dies

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Chuck Tanner, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to one of the greatest comebacks in World Series history, has died. He was 81. The Pirates said Tanner's family informed them of his death on Friday at his home…

Braves Caravan Comes To Columbia

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) -- The new face of the Atlanta Braves came to Columbia Tuesday afternoon hoping to put smiles on the faces of others.  New manager Fredi Gonzalez and the Braves Caravan rolled into Palmetto Health Children's Hospital. The…

Braves Pay Up For Jurrjens, Prado & Moylan

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Braves have agreed to one-year deals with pitcher Jair Jurrjens, Peter Moylan and Eric O'Flaherty and left fielder Martin Prado. The deals Tuesday left the Braves with no players eligible for salary arbitration. Jurrjens will make…

Braves Trade For All-Star 2nd Baseman Uggla

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Power-hitting second baseman Dan Uggla has been traded from the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Omar Infante and left-hander Mike Dunn. A two-time All-Star, Uggla hit .287 with 33 homers and 105 RBIs last…

Report: Braves Hire Gonzalez To Manage

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Braves have hired former Florida Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez as manager, two sources told the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. Longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox retired Monday after the Braves were eliminated from the playoffs…

Braves Bench 2B Conrad After 3 Errors

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…

Errors Cost Braves 3-2 Loss To Giants

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…

Braves Fall Into Tie For Wildcard

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…

Braves Win and Get In MLB Playoffs

(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,…

Braves, Lowe Beat Florida 5-1

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…

Hinske's HR Leads Braves To 3-2 Win

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…

Infante Gives Braves Another Walk-Off Win

(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…

Braves Snap Losing Streak, Beat Nats 5-0

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…

Oswalt Pitches Gem, Phils Sweep Braves

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…

Braves Lose Game, Series To Nats

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…

Braves Fall Out Of First Place

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- After being in sole possession of the NL East lead every day for more than three months, they're now the second-place Atlanta Braves. They don't like the sound of it at all. James McDonald pitched seven innings,…

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