SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – Matt Wisler pitched into the sixth inning in his longest start of the spring, allowing three runs on three hits as the Atlanta Braves played the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-4, 10-inning tie Tuesday night. Wisler gave up a lead-off home run to Manny Machado in the first, his fifth of the spring, and Matt Wieters…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – George Springer hit his first two homers of the spring, and the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9 on Monday night. Springer connected in the first inning against Mike Foltynewicz and belted another solo shot in the fourth against Williams Perez. Springer hit 16 homers in 102 games last season with the Astros. Carlos Gomez,…
HAVANA (AP) – In a landmark game attended by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cuban national team 4-1 Tuesday in the first visit by a major league team to the communist island since 1999. James Loney homered and drove in three runs, and Matt Moore and the Tampa Bay pitchers shut out the…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – Carlos Correa hit his third homer this spring and the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 8-7 Tuesday. Correa hit a two-run homer off Manny Banuelos. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year had two hits with a walk and scored twice. Correa is batting .414 with seven RBIs in 11 Grapefruit League games. Jose Altuve…
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Hector Olivera extended his hitting streak to seven games and drove in three runs as the Atlanta Braves roughed up opening day starter Francisco Liriano and the split-squad Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Monday. Liriano hit a home run, but departed after 3 2/3 innings. He allowed seven hits and four earned runs, with one walk and five…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – Emilio Bonifacio hit his first home run for the Braves and Hector Olivera delivered again as Atlanta beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 Friday. Olivera, batting .425 this spring, drove in a run with a pinch-hit single to cap a three-run fourth inning against starter Chris Narveson. Braves starter Matt Wisler gave up two runs and three…
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) – Tampa Bay Rays closer Brad Boxberger will miss at least eight weeks after having abdominal muscle surgery. Manager Kevin Cash said Friday the American League saves leader had the operation in Philadelphia. There is no timetable for his return, but Cash says the team will have a better idea after the first four weeks of…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – The Atlanta Braves have sent down five players who figure to have a big part in their future. The Braves announced Friday that outfielder Mallex Smith has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett, while right-handed pitchers Aaron Blair and Lucas Sims and infielders Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson were reassigned to minor league camp. The 22-year-old Smith…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) – Williams Perez threw three scoreless innings and Nick Swisher drove in a run, but the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves behind a three-run home run by A.J. Reed for a 5-3 split-squad win on Thursday. Houston’s Danny Worth hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning during a 2-for-4 afternoon and also scored on Reed’s…
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Justin Verlander extended his scoreless string to nine innings as the Detroit Tigers downed the Atlanta Braves 10-6. Verlander, a former Cy Young winner and Most Valuable Player, suffered through arm troubles last spring and won only five games in 20 starts. He allowed one hit and struck out five in four innings. New closer Francisco…
