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…
ATLANTA (AP) – Nick Markakis doubled to drive in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, Tyler Flowers had four RBIs and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 12-7 on Monday night. The teams combined for 34 hits. Atlanta, which ranks 28th in runs scored, finished in double digits for just the third time this year and…
ATLANTA (AP) – Adonis Garcia’s tiebreaking single in the 10th inning scored Dansby Swanson from third base and the Atlanta Braves snapped the New York Mets’ six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night. Matt Kemp and Nick Markakis homered for Atlanta. Swanson led off the 10th with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch by…
ATLANTA (AP) – Kelly Johnson’s pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in New York’s four-run eighth inning, and the Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Friday night for their sixth straight win. Curtis Granderson, who hit a two-run homer in the sixth, had a run-scoring single to tie the game. Johnson’s double…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves say top prospect Ozzie Albies will undergo surgery next week for a fractured right elbow. The 19-year-old infielder was injured while playing for Double-A Mississippi, which is facing Pensacola in the Southern League playoffs. The big league club announced the injury Friday. Albies was hurt while fouling off an inside pitch. His elbow was…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg winced after throwing a pitch and was forced to leave in the third inning of his first start back from the disabled list, and Washington went on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in 11 innings Wednesday night. Strasburg, making his first start since Aug. 17 after being sidelined by soreness in his…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pinch-runner Michael A. Taylor scored the go-ahead run on catcher Tyler Flowers’ throwing error as part of a three-run eighth inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-7 on Tuesday night. Taylor pinch-ran after Braves reliever Jose Ramirez (2-2) walked Ryan Zimmerman. Taylor stole second and, after Danny Espinosa’s walk, scored when an off-balance Flowers…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Julio Teheran pitched six sharp innings, Matt Kemp homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive win. Teheran (5-9) allowed five hits and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 3.01. Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 15th save, finishing the five-hitter. Kemp hit a leadoff drive…
