ATLANTA (AP) – Aaron Altherr and Maikel Franco homered, Aaron Nola won for the first time in eight starts and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Thursday night. Altherr returned to the lineup after missing the first 103 games of the season with a broken left wrist. He went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Braves starter…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and tied a career high with five RBIs as the Atlanta Braves held off the Minnesota Twins 9-7 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep. Freeman went 4 for 4 with a walk. His 18th homer gave the Braves a 7-0 lead in the fourth inning. The Twins closed to 8-7 in the sixth…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Lucas Harrell and left-hander Dario Alvarez from the Atlanta Braves for a minor league infielder. The AL West-leading Rangers announced the trade Wednesday. Travis Demeritte was sent to the Braves. The Rangers had one open spot on their 40-man roster, and designated Triple-A Round Rock infielder Matt Duffy for assignment…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Lucas Harrell pitched six innings, Adonis Garcia homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the worst teams in the majors. This untimely meeting came nearly 25 years after the Twins beat the Braves in a World Series that’s often been mentioned among the most dramatic in history….
DENVER (AP) – Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night. Gonzalez lined a 97 mph fastball from Mike Foltynewicz (3-4) over the fence in right-center. It was Gonzalez’s 20th homer of the season…
CINCINNATI (AP) – Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto hit two-run homers, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Wednesday and win the season series between the NL’s worst teams. Barnhart’s homer completed a four-run rally in the sixth off Lucas Harrell (1-2), who had allowed only three singles entering the inning. Votto extended his post-All…
CINCINNATI (AP) – Atlanta’s bullpen blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but Ender Inciarte hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th that sent the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night and evened a series between the NL’s worst teams. Nick Markakis started the winning rally with a single off Tony Cingrani (2-3)…
CINCINNATI (AP) – Zack Cozart, Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez all homered in the fourth inning as the Cincinnati Reds got the better of a matchup between the NL’s two worst teams, beating the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Monday night. The Reds (35-58) have taken three of five this season against the Braves, who have the majors’ worst record (32-61)….
ATLANTA (AP) – Chase d’Arnaud singled with two outs in the ninth inning off Gonzalez Germen and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. It was a rare home victory for the Braves, who are 14-36 at Turner Field and have baseball’s worst overall record. Atlanta had lost four straight to Colorado….
ATLANTA (AP) – The Colorado Rockies scored four times in the third inning and pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn had a grand slam in the ninth inning in an 11-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. After averaging 2.7 runs in its last seven road games at San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado took advantage of baseball’s worst…
