ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have interviewed interim manager Brian Snitker and three coaches for the full-time job heading into 2017. Snitker met with president of baseball operations John Hart and general manager John Coppolella earlier this week. Hart and Coppolella also spoke with bench coach Terry Pendleton, first base coach Eddie Perez and third base coach Bo Porter…
ATLANTA (AP) – Freddie Freeman’s 30-game hitting streak ended when he struck out in the eighth inning of a tie game Thursday night, but the Atlanta Braves managed to score four runs after that off Philadelphia closer Jeanmar Gomez and beat the Phillies 5-2. Tied 1-1 with rookie Dansby Swanson at first base, Freeman whiffed to end the longest hitting…
ATLANTA (AP) – Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer, Daniel Castro had three RBIs and Dansby Swanson also drove in two runs, leading the surging Atlanta Braves to a 12-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Mike Foltynewicz (9-5) pitched two-hit ball over five innings in his first start since Sept. 12, when he left a game against…
ATLANTA (AP) – Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 30 games on Wednesday night, the longest in the majors this season. He reached on a sixth-inning single off Philadelphia’s Phil Klein. Boston’s Jackie Bradley, who had a 29-game streak from April 24 through May 25. Freeman had already extended his on-base streak to 46 games when…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The San Francisco Giants have acquired infielder Gordon Beckham in a trade with the Atlanta Braves to give themselves some help for the final week with Eduardo Nunez injured. Manager Bruce Bochy said Beckham was due to arrive shortly before first pitch of Tuesday night’s series opener against Colorado. San Francisco is chasing one of the…
MIAMI (AP) – Derek Dietrich hit a two-run homer to help the Miami Marlins end the Atlanta Braves’ winning streak at seven games, winning 6-4 on Saturday night. Dee Gordon had two hits, two walks and three stolen bases – one shy of tying the Marlins’ single-game franchise high, which he has done on two separate occasions. Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman…
MIAMI (AP) – Matt Kemp hit two home runs to power the Atlanta Braves to a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Freddie Freeman singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 26 games and drove in two runs for the Braves, who have won six straight for the third time this season. Atlanta’s…
ATLANTA (AP) – Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in a testy game Wednesday night. The benches for both teams emptied in the seventh inning after Atlanta reliever Jose Ramirez threw inside to Miami ace Jose Fernandez, who had been knocked to the ground by a…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves will play their first eight games on the road next season before making their debut of SunTrust Park on April 14. The commissioner’s office released the 2017 schedule Wednesday. The Braves will take on the New York Yankees in an exhibition game at their new 41,500-seat stadium on March 31, the last contest of…
ATLANTA (AP) – Ichiro Suzuki scored two runs and drove in another in the 900th multi-hit game of his career and the Miami Marlins boosted their fading wild-card hopes with a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Miami, which began the night five games out of a playoff spot, won for only the fifth time in its…
