PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Adonis Garcia scored the winning run in the 10th inning after homering twice earlier in the game, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Saturday night. Garcia scored from third on a check-swing ground ball by Tyler Flowers for a 5-4 lead. First baseman Ryan Howard threw home on the slow roller, but Garcia…
ATLANTA (AP) – Matt Wisler set a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings, Gordon Beckham drove in two runs with a pinch-hit bases-loaded double in the sixth and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 8-1 on Wednesday night. The Braves (50-83) no longer have the majors’ worst record. Minnesota (49-84) fell below Atlanta with its 13th…
ATLANTA (AP) – Julio Teheran won for the first time in 10 starts, rookie Dansby Swanson drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Tuesday night. Teheran began the night with the lowest run support in the major leagues, but the two-time All-Star used a rare offensive outburst by Atlanta to earn his…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Joe Panik homered twice and matched his career high of four RBIs to back Madison Bumgarner, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 13-4 on Sunday to win a series for only the second time since the All-Star break. Denard Span and Eduardo Nunez also homered, Brandon Crawford had three hits and Jarrett Parker…
MIAMI (AP) – The Marlins acquired Jeff Francoeur from the Atlanta Braves in a three-team trade Wednesday night, hoping the well-traveled outfielder can provide a boost toward a playoff spot. Francoeur was the only major leaguer included in the deal that also involved Texas. Miami also got cash to cover Francoeur’s contract. Atlanta got minor league shortstop Dylan Moore from…
PHOENIX (AP) – Matt Kemp’s two-out, bases-loaded double in the eighth inning erased a one-run Arizona lead and the Atlanta Braves beat the Diamondbacks 7-4 on Tuesday night in the second of a four-game series between teams with the two worst records in the National League. Kemp earned two RBIs on the hit and a third run scored when right…
PHOENIX (AP) – Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Monday night. Goldschmidt hit his 19th homer off John Gant (1-3) deep into the left-field seats to lead off the inning, helping Arizona overcome a five-run deficit and a two-homer night from Freddie Freeman. Freeman hit…
PHOENIX (AP) – Jace Peterson has been scratched from the Atlanta Braves’ lineup due to general soreness a day after crashing into the outfield wall and later hitting a game-ending homer . Peterson stayed in Sunday’s game after running shoulder-first into the wall in center during the third inning to make a catch. He hit a walkoff homer in the…
ATLANTA (AP) – Jace Peterson hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning off Shawn Kelley, giving the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Rain delayed the game 1 hour, 4 minutes in the bottom of the eighth. Kelley (1-2) hung his head and walked toward the dugout as soon as Peterson made contact with…
ATLANTA (AP) – Braves right-hander Julio Teheran has been activated from the disabled list to start in Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals. The Braves placed left-hander Eric O’Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list due to left elbow neuritis. Teheran will be making his first start of the month. He has been sidelined since July 31 with a strained…
