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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 pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot, with New York...
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...
Mets beat Nationals 2-1 on Marte's single in 10th inning
NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Marte lined a game-ending single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets to a critical 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. New York moved a game ahead of rival Atlanta for the final National League wild card when the Braves were...
Betts has tiebreaking RBI single in seven-run 9th inning as Dodgers beat Braves 9-2
ATLANTA (AP) — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night. The loss dropped the Braves into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot in the National League with...
Chris Sale stymies Dodgers and Ohtani on his way to 17th win as Braves beat LA 10-1
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani in the process, for his major league-leading 17th win of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1 on Saturday night. Ohtani, who had a strikeout and...
Adames hits grand slam as part of a 2-homer night, Brewers overpower D-backs 15-8
PHOENIX (AP) — Willy Adames hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer night, Garrett Mitchell added a two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 15-8 on Saturday. Milwaukee's magic number to win the NL Central is down to 3. The Brewers will go for the...
Infield prospect Luisangel Acuña gets 2 hits in big league debut with the Mets
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luisangel Acuña, a younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr., had two hits in his major league debut with the New York Mets on Saturday. Luisangel Acuña was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and started at shortstop in Philadelphia, batting ninth....
