ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have dismissed pitching coach Roger McDowell. The team announced Friday it had declined the 2017 option on McDowell’s contract, ending his stay with the organization after 11 seasons. The Braves have not made a decision on who will manage the team next season or the status of the remaining coaches on staff. Team president…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves plan to interview former major league managers Bud Black and Ron Washington, in addition to giving interim skipper Brian Snitker strong consideration to run the team in 2017. The Braves finished last in the NL East but are feeling good after a 50-47 finish to the season. The team started 9-28 under Fredi Gonzalez,…
ATLANTA (AP) – Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis homered, rookie Aaron Blair had a career-high 10 strikeouts and the last-place Atlanta Braves damaged the Detroit Tigers’ playoff hopes with a 5-3 victory Saturday night. Detroit, trying to return to the postseason for the second time in three years, began the day a half-game behind Toronto for the second AL wild…
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…
