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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...
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...
Spencer Schwellenbach stifles Shohei Ohtani, Braves beat Dodgers 6-2
ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Schwellenbach kept Shohei Ohtani in the park and off the bases, while Gio Urshela and Jorge Soler went deep for the Atlanta Braves in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on a damp Friday night. Ohtani was hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts,...
Abrams homers, Irvin goes 6 strong innings to lead Nationals over Braves 5-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a home run, Jake Irvin gave up one run and two hits in six innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Wednesday night. Atlanta starter Max Fried kept his team close, but the Braves only had six hits and fell one game behind...
Braves RHP Reynaldo López heads back to injured list with shoulder inflammation
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another blow to their playoff hopes, the Atlanta Braves placed All-Star pitcher Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation. López lasted only one inning the previous night in a 12-0 victory over the Washington...
Michael Harris II hits 2 homers and Braves rout Nationals 12-0 despite López's early exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Harris II hit two of Atlanta's four home runs and the Braves had 15 hits in a 12-0 rout of the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night, despite losing starter Reynaldo López to a shoulder injury after one inning. López left with right shoulder tightness...
National League wild card race looks like a barnburner with 3 weeks remaining in regular season
PHOENIX (AP) — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker had the thousand-yard stare of a man who had been through an emotional roller coaster on Sunday afternoon — and he was on the winning side. “That was probably one of the top two or three most draining games I’ve ever been a...
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...