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Santiago Espinal hits 2-run double to lift Reds over Mets 3-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Espinal hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory and snap the New York Mets’ nine-game winning streak on Sunday. Minutes after the Mets lost, the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 to...
Braves rally to beat Blue Jays 4-3 in the 11th, move into a tie with Mets for final NL wild card
ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy's infield ground ball with the bases loaded scored a sliding Eli White in the 11th inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a gritty 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Braves now have 12 extra-inning wins, which leads the big leagues....
Horwitz, Berrios help Blue Jays win 9-5, knock Braves out of wild-card spot
ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Horwitz homered twice among his four hits, José Berríos pitched six effective innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta 9-5 on Saturday night to knock the Braves out of the final NL wild-card spot. With just 20 games left to play, the Braves fell one...
Max Fried dominates for wild card-contending Braves in 3-1 win over Blue Jays
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday night. Atlanta remained tied with the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot as New York beat Cincinnati 6-4. “All I think about is that we need to...
Phillies place All-Star 3rd baseman Alec Bohm in 10-day injured list with left hand strain
MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star third baseman Alex Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a left hand strain. Bohm hurt his hand while taking a swing in the Phillies’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 29. He remained with the club, hoping...
Braves drop into wild-card tie with Mets, lose 3-1 to Rockies as Toglia and Tovar homer
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves dropped into a tie for the final NL wild card berth, losing 3-1 to Colorado on Thursday night as Michael Toglia and Ezequiel Tovar hit solo home runs for the Rockies. Atlanta and New York are both 76-64 with 22 games left, eight games back of NL...
Jarred Kelenic's 3-run homer leads Braves to 5-2 win over Rockies
ATLANTA (AP) — Jarred Kelenic hit a three-run home run and the Atlanta Braves continued their mastery of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. The Braves maintained their half-game lead in the National League wild card race over the Mets, who beat the Red Sox...
Braves' Merrifield rants about out-of-control pitchers after getting plunked in the head
ATLANTA (AP) — Whit Merrifield got lucky. He wasn't seriously injured when a 95-mph fastball struck him on the head. Still, the Atlanta Braves second baseman is livid about the state of pitching in the big leagues, saying it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously...
Chris Sale notches 16th win, reaches 200 Ks for 1st time since 2019 as Braves beat Rockies 3-0
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale reached 200 strikeouts for the first time since 2019 and earned the 16th win of his comeback season, pitching seven strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Tuesday night. After losing three of four at NL East-leading...
Senga hopes to return to Mets this season and is open to relief role
NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga hopes to pitch again for the New York Mets this season — perhaps even as a reliever — if they are still in the playoff race when he's eligible to return from the 60-day injured list on Sept. 25. Senga missed the first 102 games recovering from a...
