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Tommy HansonTommy Hanson dominated the Mets Wednesday night as the Braves won their 5th straight game.
David RossDavid Ross belted a grand slam homer to cap a 7-run 5th inning in the Braves victory.
Derek LoweDerek Lowe has injection but says he shouldn't miss his next start.
Jason HeywardJason Heyward is recovering his power stroke just in time for the Atlanta Braves' September push for the playoffs.
Armando Rodriguez struck out 21, walking two, while giving up nine hits.
Tim Hudson struck out a career-high 13 and Martin Prado equaled his career best with five RBIs, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 12-3 rout of the Florida Marlins.
Armando Rodriguez retired the first 11 RiverDogs he faced while fanning nine over five innings to earn his seventh win of the season.
Atlanta jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the third inning only to lose to the Colorado Rockies.
The Tourists have now won seven of their last eight games and are one win away from sweeping the Sand Gnats.
Omar Infante and Jason Heyward each hit a pair of home runs, and the Braves scored 11 times in the last three innings to break away.
Rick AnkielRick Ankiel's bases loaded triple brings the Braves from behind to beat the Cubs.
Defending champion Jim FurykThe Former Verizon Heritage will have to pick up a new date with the week after the Masters being given away by the PGA Tour.
Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson smacked the "Shot Heard 'round the World" in 1951, died Tuesday in Savannah.
Braves right-hander Kris Medlen is having elbow ligament-replacement surgery on Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Lilly (6-8) left the game with a 1-0 lead after giving up three hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Omar InfanteOmar Infante's 10th inning hit helps the Braves explode for 6 runs in the frame to beat Houston.
Nick Santomauro doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and preserved the win with his glove in the Gnats' 2-1 win over Augusta.
The NL East-leading Braves have lost three of four and went 3-6 on their 10-day trip, earning one win at each stop.
The GreenJackets (18-16/59-45) only put one runner at third base all game long. Rodriguez struck out seven and walked one.
Saturday, the team, a part of the American Basketball Association (ABA), held its final open tryout for the seven remaining roster spots.
Center field was the problem in this one. Hanigan doubled to the wall in center off Jair Jurrjens (3-4), who has yet to win on the road.
"[I] never got into a fight until I was 17, and then after that, it just kind of snowballed."
The Braves loaded the bases four times, including in the 11th, and those situations produced only one run.
Jet Butler homered and drove in all three runs as the Sand Gnats defeated the Lexington Legends 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Applebee's Park.
Conrad's slam with one out put the Braves ahead 9-5. It was his fifth homer, and his third as a pinch-hitter
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.
Tim Hudson dominated San Diego again, Alex Gonzalez capped his first homestand in Atlanta with four hits and the Braves beat the Padres 8-0 on Thursday.
Atlanta reliever Billy Wagner blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, and pinch-hitter Nick Hundley's two-run double in the 12th lifted the San Diego Padres to a 6-4 victory.
Diaz drove in three runs with a two-run homer in the fourth and a run-scoring single in the seventh.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters has been suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder last weekend.
Savannah chipped away after Greenville raced out to a 6-0 lead, but could not overcome the Drive's early advantage.
The Braves, who won the series opener before losing two straight to Milwaukee, improved baseball's best home record to 32-12.
Corey Hart hit a three-run double in Milwaukee's five-run seventh, Chris Narveson outpitched Tim Hudson and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Saturday.
With the series tied at 2-2, the two teams will play the rubber game Sunday at 6:05 pm.
Randy Wolf earned his first win over Atlanta in seven years and the Brewers beat the Braves 9-3 on Friday night.
While injuries have put his professional career on hold, McBride remains a part of the game he loves, through his newest project, the Macay McBride Sports Academy.
The Savannah Sand Gnats snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Greenville Drive on Thursday night
Rookie Jason Heyward made two strong defensive plays in his return from an injury and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Andres Iniesta scored late in extra time, lifting Spain to a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.
Infante, the Braves' jack-of-all trades All-Star, had three hits and drove in a run after getting four hits in the series opener.
Joe JohnsonJoe Johnson has a max offer from the Hawks, now it's wait and see if he will take the deal.
The Savannah Sand Gnats (2-4/44-32) cruised by the Greenville Drive (5-1/41-35) with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night at Fluor Field in Greenville, SC.
Craig Stammen, called up from the minors earlier in the day, pitched 7 1-3 strong innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Asheville (4-1/32-41) pitching held Savannah (1-4/43-31) scoreless for the final 25.1 innings of the five-game series.
Strasburg (2-2) had no help from his offense in this one as he gave up six hits and four runs, including three earned, in 6 1-3 innings.
"[This is] definitely a great way to celebrate a championship rather than partying in the streets."
Rookie Brennan Boesch homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers chased Tommy Hanson early and beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 Sunday.
The Gnats (1-2/43-30) were shut out for the second time in three games in the second half.
The United States was eliminated from the World Cup by Ghana for the second straight time as Asamoah Gyan scored 3 minutes into overtime.
Chipper Jones' three-run homer in the seventh gave Kenshin Kawakami his long-awaited first win of the season.
He's one of the youngest players on the team, but that hasn't stopped Wilmer Flores from stepping up as its leader.
Eric Hinske's two-run double broke an eighth-inning tie and Chipper Jones had three RBIs to help the Atlanta Braves win their fifth straight game.
Savannah heads to the playoffs for the first time since winning the SAL Championship as a Wild Card as the Savannah Cardinals in 1996.
The Savannah Sand Gnats moved one win from clinching the first half championship with a 4-1 win Thursday night.
The Braves took two of three games in an interleague matchup of division leaders.
The Braves were overwhelmed by the Rays despite a double and homer from Chipper Jones.
The Braves scored four runs in the first inning and built on the lead throughout the game to support Kris Medlen.
Brooks Conrad filled in neatly for Chipper Jones, making two nice plays at third base and then driving in the go-ahead run.
Drew was an assistant under former coach Mike Woodson.
Francisco Liriano struck out a season-high 11 batters to edge Tim Hudson in a dazzling pitchers' duel.
For the second consecutive outing, Cohoon allowed just three hits and a walk over nine innings.
Brooks Conrad scrambled home to break a ninth-inning tie and the Atlanta Braves, after blowing a five-run lead, beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 Thursday.
The Gnats trailed 7-6 going to the bottom of the ninth. Puello was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning...
A.J. Ellis hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory.
The Asheville Tourists never trailed in defeating the Savannah Sand Gnats (30-23) 4-2 Tuesday night at Historic Grayson Stadium.
K.J. Choi kept up his stellar golf, even without Tiger Woods in his group.
The New York Yankees are worth nearly twice as much as any other team in baseball, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine.
In 31 seasons on the bench, Don Nelson has clashed with players, management and ownership, leading to much debate about the legacy he will leave when he finally walks away.
John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins delivered on their promise to help coach John Calipari return Kentucky to national prominence.
PGA champion Y.E. Yang won't let himself think about winning back-to-back majors even though he is back atop the leaderboard again.
While everyone awaited the comeback of Tiger Woods, David Toms grabbed the clubhouse lead at the Masters with a 3-under 69 on Thursday.
Associated Press - April 7, 2010 10:14 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Chipper Jones hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves held off the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday...
Associated Press - April 7, 2010 4:34 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Thrashers have assigned 48-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios, an 11-time All-Star, to the Chicago Wolves of the American...
Michael Vick felt the tears welling upas he headed to the Georgia Dome.
Brett Favre jogged out of the tunnel in a purple helmet. He might as well have been wearing a black hat.
The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.
New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees.
Hideki Matsui took a meaty cut, watched the ball fly and winced when it hooked a foot foul.
A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished - and he knew it.
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took...
John Cook had a tough time staying focused Sunday in the final round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championships. Loren Roberts had no such problem.
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 12:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18...
Associated Press - October 12, 2009 5:14 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick has this handing-off thing down. He's waiting to do more. Two games into his return to the NFL, Vick...
Associated Press - October 12, 2009 3:04 PM ET BEREA, Ohio (AP) - The NFL is investigating Cleveland Browns rookie running back James Davis' season-ending shoulder injury.
Associated Press - October 11, 2009 7:34 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Roddy White had a 90-yard catch & run for a touchdown and a 31-yard TD reception, Michael Turner ran for three scores and...
Big Ten breakdown: Michigan, Ohio St in different divisions, but will play at end of season
Legs fresh, Clarett's confidence high for comeback bid, but he won't talk about his past
Azarenka collapses, has to be wheeled off court at hot Flushing Meadows
Economically struggling Michigan city hopes golf course will help pull it out of the rough
Ex-NY Giants star Burress, serving time in gun case, has work release bid turned down again
Roger Clemens enters not guilty plea on charges he lied to Congress about drug use
Japan takes Little League WS title with 4-1 win over Hawaii, ends US' 5-year run
