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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...
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...
Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson departs in the 2nd inning with strained elbow
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson left Tuesday night's game against Atlanta with a strained left elbow. Williamson departed after Michael Harris II fouled off a 2-1 pitch with one out in the second inning. The left-hander doubled over for a brief moment...
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...
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...
Castellanos hits go-ahead 2-run homer, Marsh hits 3-run shot in Phillies' 5-4 win over Braves
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...
Braves beat skidding Twins 5-1 for 3-game sweep, as Sale notches 15th win and Soler shines
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep Wednesday night. ...
Braves score 4 times in 10th to beat Twins 8-6
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night. ...
Braves bash Twins starter Bailey Ober before storm delay and then breeze to 10-6 victory
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and a two-run double in the first two innings against Bailey Ober before the game was stopped by a thunderstorm, powering Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves past the sputtering Minnesota Twins 10-6 on Monday night. Fried (8-7)...
DJ Herz and CJ Abrams help the Nationals knock off the Braves 5-1
ATLANTA (AP) — DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. CJ Abrams had two hits and two RBIs for Washington. Jacob Young also had two hits and scored two runs. ...
