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Austin Riley leads the Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Astros

Apr. 16, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Austin Riley had three hits, including an RBI single in a four-run ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Orlando Arcia and Marcell Ozuna also had RBI singles in the ninth to help break open a 2-1...

Ozuna's 3-run home run off Scott in 9th lift Braves over Marlins 9-7

Apr. 14, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer off Tanner Scott with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Miami 9-7 on Sunday to take two of three from the Marlins. Atlanta wasted a 5-1 lead and fell behind 7-5 in the sixth when Jesús Sánchez hit a tying...

Josh Bell homers, Max Meyer fans career-high 7 batters as Marlins beat Braves 5-1

Apr. 13, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Josh Bell homered, Max Meyer allowed one run over six innings, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Saturday for their first home win of the season. Bell hit a fly ball off Braves starter Chris Sale that sneaked over the left-field wall of a windy...

Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the rest of the season after having UCL surgery

Apr. 13, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said Saturday. Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, performed the procedure on Friday, using an internal...

Max Fried has strong outing against Marlins after uncharacteristically poor start to season

Apr. 12, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Fried's start to the season has been frustrating. The Atlanta Braves left-hander didn't make it out of the first inning of his season debut against Philadelphia. In his second start, Fried needed 37 pitches to get out of a six-run first. Fried...

Max Fried tosses 6 solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homers as Braves beat Marlins 8-1

Apr. 12, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Fried pitched six solid innings and Marcell Ozuna homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Miami Marlins in their series opener Friday night. Fried (1-0) entered with an 18.00 ERA after a pair of rough starts to open the season, but limited the...

Mets reliever Tyler Jay completes unlikely path to long-awaited major league debut

Apr. 11, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Jay had ample time to wonder if he'd ever realize his dream of pitching in the major leagues when he was released by the Minnesota Twins in 2019. “Maybe every day,” Jay said after his long-awaited debut on Thursday for the New York Mets, nine years after...

Stewart hits 2-run HR to highlight big day for Mets bats in 16-4 rout of Braves

Apr. 11, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — DJ Stewart hit a two-run homer in New York's four-run third inning and pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor smashed a ninth-inning grand slam to cap the rout as the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Thursday. Jose Quintana (1-1) gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Jeff...

Third game of Mets-Braves series postponed because of poor weather. Game to be made up Sept. 26

Apr. 10, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The third game of a four-game series between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets was postponed on Wednesday because of inclement weather. The game is scheduled to be made up Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:20 p.m. The Mets won the first game of the series...

López throws 6 strong innings, Acuña scores 3 runs as Braves hold off Mets 6-5

Apr. 09, 2024 22:58 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three runs and stole three bases, Reynaldo López threw six scoreless innings in his first home start for Atlanta, and the Braves held off the New York Mets 6-5 on Tuesday night. The Braves led 6-0 before Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer...