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  • Major League Baseball

    Friday, May 17 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:44:36 GMT
    Jason Heyward
    ATLANTA (AP) - Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.    Upton
    Jason Heyward returned to the lineup for the Braves and sparked an uprising with the bats.
  • Major League Baseball

    Thursday, May 16 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:39:06 GMT
    Jonny Venters
    Everyday Jonny Venters came by that nickname by earning it day-by-day.  It seemed that he pitched every day since he broke in with the Braves in 2010. In the 3 seasons in the Braves bullpen he appeared
    Everyday Jonny Venters has had a second Tommy John Surgery to repair his left elbow.
  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-15 22:59:59 GMT
    PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit three doubles, Eric Chavez drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday.    Cody Ross added an RBI double
    The Braves come up short in the final game of their west coast road trip.
  • South Atlantic League

    Thursday, May 9 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-10 03:50:23 GMT
    Gnate the Gnat
    SAVANNAH, GA - The Savannah Sand Gnats returned to Historic Grayson Stadium Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Rome Braves in the opener of a 7-game homestand.The Gnats were trailing 1-0 in the 6th
    The Sand Gnats score all three of their runs in one inning and made that stand up.
  • Major League Baseball

    Tuesday, May 7 2013 10:53 PM EDT2013-05-08 02:53:04 GMT
    CINCINNATI (AP) - Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo hit two-out homers in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.    Mesoraco
    Craig Kimbrel gave up a pair of homers with 2 out in the 9th inning in Cincinnati.
  • Major League Baseball

    Monday, May 6 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-05-07 02:49:57 GMT
    Andrelton Simmons
    CINCINNATI (AP) - Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs on Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' winning streak at three
    Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in 4 runs for the Braves in Cincinnati.
  • Major League Baseball

    Wednesday, May 1 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-01 21:18:35 GMT
    Tim Hudson
    Tuesday night, Tim Hudson became just the fifth Braves pitcher to win 200 games in his career, joining Phil Neikro, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux. Hudson was making his third attempt to win
    Tim Hudson is trying to keep his milestone win in perspective.
  • NFL

    Tuesday, April 30 2013 9:29 PM EDT2013-05-01 01:29:29 GMT
    Justin Blackmon
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Justin Blackmon's latest violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy will cost him money - maybe lots of it.    The league suspended Blackmon on Tuesday for the first four games
    Justin Blackmon will miss four games because he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy.