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Pirates take down Braves, Hudson

PITTSBURGH - Wandy Rodriguez faced the minimum while throwing seven innings of 1-hit ball to outpitch Tim Hudson help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Friday.

April 19, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Four more bombs lead to 13th win

PITTSBURGH - Pinch-hitter Evan Gattis connected for a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Thursday night.

April 18, 2013 | By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Winning streak stops at 10

ATLANTA - Dan Uggla flipped his bat to the ground. Then his helmet. Then both batting gloves.

April 17, 2013 | By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves mash, win 10th straight

ATLANTA - Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier in the game to help the Atlanta Braves win their 10th straight with a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Atlanta's 10-game winning streak is its longest since the club won 15 straight ...

April 16, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves take down Strasburg, Nats for eighth straight win

WASHINGTON - Tim Hudson and Stephen Strasburg were so sharp, it became evident very early there would be little margin for error. The Washington Nationals made the game's most costly miscue, and that helped the Atlanta Braves emerge with a 3-1 victory Saturday in a showdown between the top two teams in the NL East. Hudson pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Evan Gattis hit a third-inning homer after an errant two-out ...

April 13, 2013 | By DAVID GINSBURG | Atlanta Braves - AP

Late heroics lift Braves over Nats

WASHINGTON - Ramiro Pena hit a two-run homer off Craig Stammen with two outs in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves came back to beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 Friday night, stretching their winning streak to seven games.

April 12, 2013 | By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves complete sweep

MIAMI - Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves completed their second consecutive three-game sweep when they beat the reeling Miami Marlins 8-0 Wednesday night. Mike Minor pitched 5 2-3 innings for the Braves, whose 8-1 record leads the majors. They're off to their best start since 1994, when they began the season 13-1. Only three series into the season, Atlanta enjoys a seven-game lead over the Marlins, who ...

April 10, 2013 | By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Medlen pitches streaking Braves past Marlins

MIAMI - Kris Medlen allowed only an unearned run in seven innings Tuesday night, and the Atlanta Braves earned their fifth consecutive victory by beating the punchless Miami Marlins 3-2.

April 09, 2013 | By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Maholm in control

MIAMI - Justin Upton went 4 for 4, including his sixth home run, and Paul Maholm allowed one hit in seven sharp innings to help the Atlanta Braves spoil the Miami Marlins' home opener Monday by winning 2-0. The Braves earned their fourth consecutive victory and improved to 6-1, their best start since 2007. The Marlins lost their third game in a row and fell to 1-6, their worst start since 2006. ...

April 08, 2013 | By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Uptons go back-to-back for victory

ATLANTA - B.J. Upton led off the ninth inning with a homer and his brother Justin followed one out later with another long ball that helped the Atlanta Braves rally past embattled Chicago Cubs closer Carlos Marmol for a 6-5 victory Saturday night. Justin Upton went 3 for 5 with two RBIs. He also homered in the first and now has five homers in Atlanta's first five games. The Braves rallied from ...

April 06, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Upton homers, Minor pitches Braves past Cubs 4-1

ATLANTA - Justin Upton hit his third homer in four games and Mike Minor pitched into the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Friday night.

April 05, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Lee, Phils blank Braves in finale

ATLANTA - Cliff Lee allowed two hits in eight scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies scored twice in the second inning to win their first game of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. Lee (1-0) didn't win his first game last year until July 4, but the former Cy Young Award winner outpitched Kris Medlen (0-1) with temperatures in the low 40s and a light mist ...

April 04, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves pour it on

ATLANTA - Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and rookie Evan Gattis homered, helping Paul Maholm and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Wednesday night.

April 03, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Macho, macho Dan

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves didn't wait long to show off their new power game.

April 02, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Bombs away for Braves

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman drove in three runs with three hits, including the first of three Atlanta home runs Monday night, and the Braves beat Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on opening day. Dan Uggla and Justin Upton, making his Braves debut, also homered for Atlanta, which led National League teams with 49 in spring training. Hamels (0-1) struggled in his first opening day start. He gave up five runs ...

April 01, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

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Upton's grand slam lifts Braves past Dodgers 8-5

ATLANTA - Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night. Upton drove in five runs hitting behind Jason Heyward, who had two hits with a RBI in his first game back after having his appendix removed April 22. <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: ...

May 17, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Heyward expected to come off DL

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves are ready to put their suitcases away and take their first look at the lineup they envisioned before the season. General manager Frank Wren said Thursday Jason Heyward is expected to be activated from the disabled list for Friday night's series opener against the Dodgers. It would be Atlanta's first chance this season to have both Heyward, recovering from an appendectomy, and catcher Brian McCann, who made a ...

May 16, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Hudson, Braves lose at Arizona

PHOENIX - Tim Hudson threw Eric Chavez a steady diet of cut fastballs and sliders Wednesday and the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman feasted.

May 15, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Giants tee off on Braves in blowout

SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner didn't take any personal satisfaction from his first career victory over the Atlanta Braves. There's no doubt what it meant to his team. Bumgarner struck out a season-high 11 over seven innings, Gregor Blanco entered in the fifth as a pinch hitter and drove in four runs, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Atlanta Braves 10-1 Saturday. The North Carolina native grew up rooting for ...

May 11, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Uggla, Francisco slam Reds

CINCINNATI - Dan Uggla and Juan Francisco helped Atlanta quickly forget a terrible ending.

May 08, 2013 | By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Reds rock Kimbrel

CINCINNATI - Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo hit two-out homers in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Mesoraco connected for his first career pinch-hit homer off Craig Kimbrel (0-1), who blew a save for the second time in five days. Kimbrel went to a full count on ...

May 07, 2013 | By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

N.Y. Mets rally in 10th

ATLANTA - David Wright hit the tying home run in the ninth inning off closer Craig Kimbrel and the New York Mets scored twice in the 10th to rally for a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. The Mets, who have won two in a row after dropping six straight, scored four of their first five runs on ...

May 03, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves go down again

ATLANTA - Dan Haren pitched eight sharp innings, Denard Span hit a two-run double and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 Thursday night. The Nationals, who snapped a nine-game losing streak to Atlanta on Wednesday, allowed their NL East rivals to get only three runners in scoring position over two nights. Haren (3-3) won his second consecutive start, giving up four hits and one run with one walk and four ...

May 02, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Nats blank Braves

ATLANTA - Jordan Zimmermann turned in another dominant performance with two-hit ball over eight innings, Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Washington Nationals finally beat the Atlanta Braves, 2-0 Wednesday night.

May 01, 2013 | By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Hudson homers in 200th win as Braves beat Nats 8-1

ATLANTA - Tim Hudson was a dual threat in his 200th career win, combining with Anthony Varvaro on a three-hitter while hitting a homer and a double to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Hudson (3-1) dominated the Nationals through seven innings, striking out six and walking two while giving up one ...

April 30, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves swat Nats

ATLANTA - Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak. Atlanta beat the Nationals for the eighth straight time dating to last season. The Braves swept three games at Washington earlier this month. Washington's Stephen Strasburg ended his career-worst streak of ...

April 29, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Atlanta drops another to Detroit

DETROIT (AP) - After pitching into the seventh inning in his best start of the season, Rick Porcello was asked if the comfortable weather at Comerica Park helped his breaking ball. <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Geneva; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: ...

April 28, 2013 | By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Sanchez fans 17, Braves go blank

DETROIT - Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings for Detroit, confounding the Atlanta Braves in a dazzling performance Friday night and leading the Tigers to a 10-0 victory.

April 26, 2013 | By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves lose 12 inning battle at Colorado

DENVER - Wilin Rosario failed to come through in the ninth. He got to come home in the 12th as a consolation prize.

April 24, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Jason Heyward put on DL after appendectomy

DENVER - Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday after an appendectomy. The team said late Monday that Heyward had surgery at Rose Medical Center in Denver. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said before the opener of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against Colorado that there was no set timetable for Heyward's return. The Braves recalled infielder Tyler Pastornicky from Triple A Gwinnett to fill Heyward's roster spot. Heyward was off ...

April 23, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

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