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Division title still on hold

CHICAGO - The Atlanta Braves were in position to celebrate a division championship. Instead, they left themselves with another wait. Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1 Saturday to keep the Braves on the brink of the NL East title. Atlanta's magic number remained at one to clinch its first division title since 2005. Second-place Washington was rained out against Miami ...

September 21, 2013 | By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Lucky number 1

CHICAGO - Teams usually can't wait to get out of the cramped quarters of the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field. Not so the Atlanta Braves, who were delighted to put in some overtime in the less-than-friendly confines Friday night.

September 21, 2013 | By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves wake up vs Nats

WASHINGTON - Justin Upton and Dan Uggla each homered in a three-run sixth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Washington Nationals for a 5-2 victory Wednesday night, lowering their magic number for clinching the NL East title to two games.

September 18, 2013 | By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Nats take two

WASHINGTON - Tanner Roark threw seven shutout innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 to sweep a day-night doubleheader Tuesday, ensuring the Braves leave Washington without the NL East title. Roark (7-0) allowed just two hits, struck out six and retired the final 13 batters he faced. Ryan Zimmerman hit a home run, Ian Desmond hit an RBI double and Adam LaRoche hit an RBI single in the eighth ...

September 17, 2013 | By DAN FELDMAN AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves' offense flat in 4-0 loss to Padres

ATLANTA - Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is ready for his team to snap out of an offensive funk.

September 15, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Medlen continues surge, Braves edge Padres 2-1

ATLANTA - Kris Medlen is putting together another second-half run that is helping theAtlanta Braves move closer to the NL East title.

September 15, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Padres beat Braves 4-3 with 2 runs in 8th

ATLANTA - Chase Headley hit a tying homer and Logan Forsythe drove in the go-ahead run in San Diego's two-run eighth and the Padres beat Atlanta 4-3 on Friday night to spoil Braves rookie David Hale's debut.

September 13, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves finish off Miami

MIAMI - The game had all the earmarks of low-stakes September baseball, with a small crowd and two spot starters in a matchup of first- and last-place NL East teams.

September 12, 2013 | By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Fernandez does it all for Miami

MIAMI - In his season finale, Miami Marlins rookie sensation Jose Fernandez pitched seven innings, hit his first major-league homer and engaged in a standoff with the annoyed Atlanta Braves that cleared both benches and bullpens.

September 11, 2013 | By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves feast on Fish

MIAMI - Julio Teheran, working on 10 days' rest, overcame a rough first inning and pitched into the seventh to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night. Teheran (12-7) gave up three runs in the first, then none after that, and he left with a 4-3 lead. Luis Ayala came on to strike out Giancarlo Stanton with the bases loaded to end the seventh, and Craig ...

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

Braves snap 4-game slide, top Marlins 5-2

MIAMI - Evan Gattis drove in two runs to highlight Atlanta's highest-scoring inning in more than a month, and the Braves snapped a four-game slide by beating the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Monday night. Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and Gattis all doubled to lead off what became a five-run fourth, Atlanta's biggest inning since a five-run fifth against Philadelphia on Aug. ...

September 09, 2013 | By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Phillies sweep Braves

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Evan Gattis apparently picked up on something Sunday that his Braves teammates could not.

September 08, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves stumble in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Cody Asche hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Cliff Lee outdueled fellow left-hander Mike Minor as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night.

September 07, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves' Loe low after rough start

ATLANTA - Kameron Loe's long wait for another start in the majors didn't go as planned.

September 04, 2013 | By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Braves mash Mets

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman had never faced Daisuke Matsuzaka and said he didn't bother looking at video to prepare for the right-hander. It didn't matter. All Freeman had to see was see Matsuzaka's Mets uniform. Freeman homered, doubled and tied a career high with five RBIs, powering the Atlanta Braves past New York 13-5 on Monday. Freeman has thrived against Mets pitching this season, hitting .349 (23 of 66) with five homers ...

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

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Atlanta Braves cut Johnson, Janish, Martinez

ATLANTA - Second baseman Elliot Johnson, third baseman Paul Janish and right-hander Cristhian Martinez became free agents when the Atlanta Braves failed to offer 2014 contracts on Monday night.

December 03, 2013 | The Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Plan approved for new Braves stadium

MARIETTA - The Atlanta Braves are a step closer to moving out of downtown Atlanta, the Major League Baseball team's home for the past 47 years.

November 27, 2013 | By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Maddux, Glavine highlight 2014 Hall of Fame ballot

NEW YORK - Four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux, two-time winner Tom Glavine and two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas are among 19 newcomers on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining steroid-tainted holdovers Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Mike Mussina, Hideo Nomo, Kenny Rogers, Jeff Kent, Moises Alou and Luis Gonzalez also are among the players eligible to be voted on for the first time by the Baseball ...

November 26, 2013 | By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

McCann, Yankees near deal

NEW YORK (AP) - Free-agent catcher Brian McCann and the New York Yankees are about to complete a five-year deal worth around $85 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night. <p style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,Geneva; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: ...

November 24, 2013 | By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Mayor, Braves talk about team's exit

ATLANTA - Mayor Kasim Reed met Wednesday with Atlanta Braves executives to discuss next steps following the team's decision to leave downtown and build a new $672 million stadium in nearby Cobb County, according to Gov. Nathan Deal.

November 13, 2013 | By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Turner to be demolished

ATLANTA - Atlanta's mayor said Tuesday that the city will demolish Turner Field after the Braves leave for a new stadium in the suburbs in 2017. Mayor Kasim Reed said at a news conference that the stadium will not be left vacant after the team starts playing at a new field in Cobb County in three years. "We're going to have a master developer that is going to demolish the Ted and ...

November 12, 2013 | By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

Turner Field gets chopped

ATLANTA - The Braves announced Monday they are leaving Turner Field and moving into a new 42,000-seat, $672 million stadium about 10 miles from downtown in 2017. Atlanta's mayor said the city wasn't willing match an offer from suburban Cobb County worth $450 million in taxpayer funding. Braves executives John Schuerholz, Mike Plant and Derek Schiller said the team decided not to seek another lease at 17-year-old Turner Field and began talks with ...

November 11, 2013 | By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer | Atlanta Braves - AP

Residents near Turner Field upset over Braves' move

ATLANTA - Some residents of the area around Turner Field said they were shocked and surprised to hear of the Atlanta Braves' announcement that they plan to build a new stadium in suburban Cobb County. Tracey Long, 41, has lived several blocks from the current home stadium, Turner Field, for about 10 years and said she's very involved with her neighborhood. While out walking her dog Monday morning, she said she and other ...

November 11, 2013 | By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press | Atlanta Braves - AP

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