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Olson hits tiebreaking homer and Braves beat Marlins 6-2 to stay 2 back of Mets for wild card
MIAMI (AP) — Matt Olson broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday to stay two games behind the New York Mets for the last National League wild card. New York beat Philadelphia 6-3 at Citi Field, preventing the NL...
Lindor's earliest return to New York Mets lineup from back injury likely Tuesday at Atlanta
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor's earliest return to New York's lineup from a back injury likely is Tuesday night's series opener at the Atlanta Braves. Lindor missed five straight games entering Saturday and had played only one inning in the past seven games. ...
Braves' run of 6 straight NL East titles ends with 4-3 loss to Marlins
MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves' run of six straight NL East titles ended Friday night with a 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins as Jake Burger singled and doubled. Atlanta (83-71) cannot mathematically win the division and trails by two games for the last NL wild-card spot. The Braves...
Atlanta's Ozzie Albies held hitless vs. Marlins in his return from a broken wrist
MIAMI (AP) — Second baseman Ozzie Albies returned from a broken left wrist Friday and was held hitless in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. Albies was activated from the 10-day injured list for the final 10 days of the Braves' playoff berth pursuit. The switch...
Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were 'missing out'
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were there to share the moment when Ryan Mountcastle and Brent Rooker got their first hits. They were among 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020...
Olson homers twice and Sale wins his major league-leading 18th as the Braves rout the Reds 15-3
CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Olson hit two of Atlanta's six home runs, Chris Sale coasted to his major league-leading 18th win and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 15-3 on Thursday. The Braves became the first team in major league history to hit four three-run homers in a game,...
Ozuna homers, Urshela drives in 3 as Braves beat Reds 7-1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered, Gio Urshela drove in three runs and Spencer Schwellenbach pitched six innings of one-run ball as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Wednesday night. The win allowed the Braves to stay within two games of the Mets and...
Luisangel Acuña's huge game for the Mets hurts older brother's team, the Braves, in NL playoff race
NEW YORK (AP) — Luisangel Acuña has subbed so nicely for the New York Mets already that his brother's team is in growing danger of missing the postseason. Replacing an ailing Francisco Lindor at shortstop, Acuña capped a huge night at the plate with his first career home run to...
Atlanta Braves blow a 4-run lead in a costly 6-5 loss to Cincinnati Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Harris II and Matt Olson homered for Atlanta, but the Braves blew a four-run lead in a costly 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Pierce Johnson and Jesse Chavez struggled as Atlanta dropped its third consecutive game. The Braves (81-70) fell...
Freeman's 3-run homer helps Dodgers to 9-0 win, dropping Braves out of playoff position
ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer against his former team and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta 9-0 on Monday night, dropping the Braves out of a playoff position. Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 4 with a walk and a pair of run-scoring grounders that increased his...
