ATLANTA (AP) – Kyle Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and the Minnesota Twins overcame two hits from hyped prospect Dansby Swanson in his big league debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Wednesday night. Juan Centeno drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth, and Minnesota swept the two-game series of the major leagues’ two worst teams….
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list after missing 30 games with a broken left hand. To make room for Flowers on the 25-man roster, Atlanta placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. Flowers’ return should help the Braves, who rank last in the major…
ATLANTA (AP) – Ervin Santana scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings, Joe Mauer homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night. In a matchup of the two worst teams in the major leagues, Minnesota improved to 48-71, four games better than the Braves. Santana (6-9) walked two and struck out six, throwing 64 of…
ATLANTA (AP) – Shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for minor league catcher Kade Scivicque. Aybar gives the Tigers experience at shortstop as Jose Iglesias recovers from a hamstring injury. Aybar is hitting .242 with two homers and 26 RBIs and is making $8.5 million in the final year of his contract….
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bryce Harper hit an RBI double in his return to the lineup, Tanner Roark won his fourth straight start and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-1 Sunday. Anthony Rendon homered and drove in four runs. Chris Heisey added a solo home run. Harper had missed five straight games with a neck injury. The reigning NL…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, rookie Reynaldo Lopez pitched seven innings for his first major league win and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday night. Trea Turner had three hits, including a homer and one of Washington’s three triples. Ben Revere had the other two and drove…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Atlanta Braves used home runs from Jace Peterson, Freddie Freeman and Anthony Recker to beat the Nationals 8-5 on Friday night, snapping a 14-game losing streak in Washington. Mike Foltynewicz (6-5) allowed four runs over 5 2-3 innings as Atlanta won for the 11th time in 17 games. Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his 10th…
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Matt Garza won his third straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers backed him with three home runs Thursday in an 11-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. Garza (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. Chris Carter hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Scooter Gennett and Hernan Perez each hit solo homer to…
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Chris Carter hit a three-run homer, Chase Anderson won his third straight decision and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday night. Anderson (7-10) allowed two runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three, helping the Brewers snap a three-game skid. Tyler Thornburg picked up his fourth…
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Atlanta Braves starter Joel De La Cruz left after being struck by a hard grounder in the fourth inning of a game against the Brewers on Wednesday night. Orlando Arcia’s comebacker nailed De La Cruz’s right knee. The ball deflected to first baseman Freddie Freeman, who tagged Arcia for the final out of the inning. De La…
