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Jarred Kelenic's 3-run homer leads Braves to 5-2 win over Rockies

Sep. 04, 2024 22:50 PM EDT

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...

Castellanos hits go-ahead 2-run homer, Marsh hits 3-run shot in Phillies' 5-4 win over Braves

Aug. 29, 2024 22:23 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead two-run homer in seventh inning, Brandon Marsh hit a three-run shot in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies built on their NL East lead with a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. The Phillies hold a six-game lead...

Ramón Laureano's homer helps power Braves to 3-1 victory over Angels

Aug. 18, 2024 19:53 PM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano homered for the second straight game and the Atlanta Braves wrapped up a 10-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Laureano continued to give the Angels trouble, just like he did during his six previous...

Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Orlando Arcia power the Braves past the Marlins, 4-2

Aug. 01, 2024 22:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit first-inning home runs, Orlando Arcia added a shot in the third and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Thursday night. The Braves have won five of their last six games. “We’re hitting again,” Braves...

Mets move past Braves in NL wild card race as Senga gets hurt again, Martinez hits slam in 8-4 win

Jul. 26, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets moved past the Braves for the top NL wild card berth, beating Atlanta 8-4 on Friday night behind J.D. Martinez’s grand slam in a seven-run third inning but losing Kodai Senga to another injury in his season debut. Martinez’s ninth slam was the...

Cardinals-Braves game is postponed because of rain, doubleheader planned for Saturday

Jul. 19, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves originally scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of persistent rain. The Cardinals, who are in second place in the NL Central, and the Braves, who are second in the NL East, will try to play a...