Thu, 08/12/2010 - 09:19 by Prince damin
MIlwaukee -- Adam LaRoche, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds and Stephen Drew hit consecutive solo homers Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 8-2 win over Milwaukee.
Milwaukee's Dave Bush became the third pitcher in major league history to give up four straight home runs -- joining Chase Wright of the New York Yankees (2007) and Paul Foytack of the Los Angeles Angels (1963).
The home runs came in a span of 10 pitches of the fourth inning and helped the Diamondbacks win for the sixth time in seven games.
Arizona rallied from a 2-0 deficit with the sudden home run outburst and added four more runs in the sixth, three of them scoring on a bases-loaded double by pitcher Daniel Hudson.
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Sun, 06/13/2010 - 09:28 by Rakhi
Phoenix -- Adam LaRoche blasted a pair of homers among four long balls hammered by Arizona Saturday in the Diamondbacks' 7-2 victory over St. Louis.
LaRoche and Mark Reynolds (3-for-4) each hit solo shots in the third to stake Arizona to a 3-0 lead. LaRoche added another bases-empty homer in the fifth to extend the Diamondbacks' lead to 6-1.
Chris Snyder chipped in with a solo blast in a three-run Arizona fourth inning.
Dan Haren (7-4) put in a solid eight innings, allowing two runs on six hits, issuing no walks and fanning nine Cardinals batters.
St. Louis starter Adam Ottavino (0-2) was battered for six runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.
Colby Rasmus homered for the Cardinals, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 09:18 by harsheeb
New York, Sept. 23 -- Adam LaRoche contributed three hits and two RBI Wednesday to help carry the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 decision over the New York Mets.
The win came just hours after Atlanta Manager Bobby Cox announced he would retire following next season. Cox is fourth on the all-time victory list among major league managers.
LaRoche doubled home the first of three Atlanta runs in the second, and then delivered an RBI infield single in the third.
The Braves began Wednesday's action trailing National League wild-card leader Colorado by five games.
The win went to Tim Hudson (2-1), who allowed two runs on nine hits in six innings. Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his 26th save.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 09:47 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 22 Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single Tuesday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets.
Jair Jurrjens (13-10) matched his career high in wins set last season by limiting the Mets to five hits and one run over seven innings.
Jurrjens is 4-0 in five meetings with New York this season. Rafael Soriano earned his 25th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Escobar also doubled and scored an insurance run in the ninth on Adam LaRoche's base hit. Martin Prado collected a pair of singles and scored for Atlanta, which has won 10 of its last 12 games.
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Fri, 09/18/2009 - 11:09 by shalini.bahadur
Atlanta, Sept. 18: A three-run homer by Brian McCann in the fifth put Atlanta in front Thursday and the Braves went on to their seventh straight win -- 7-3 over the New York Mets.
Atlanta remained 7 1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the National League East, but moved a half game in front of Florida for second place in the division. The Braves also closed within 4 1/2 games of idle Colorado for the lead in the wild-card race.
New York rallied to tie it at 2-2 after four innings, but Atlanta quickly regained the lead in the fifth.
Nate McLouth and Martin Prado singled off Nelson Figueroa (2-6) and McCann came through with a two-out homer to right. Consecutive singles by Yunel Escobar, Adam LaRoche and Matt Diaz accounted for another run in the fourth.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:59 by shalini.bahadur
Atlanta, Sept. 16: Adam LaRoche went 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI Tuesday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 win over the New York Mets.
Tommy Hanson (10-3) struck out eight, walked three and scattered three hits in seven innings in the eighth straight start in which he allowed no more than three earned runs. The rookie right-hander hasn't allowed a run in his last 15 innings and had 15 strikeouts in those two outings.
LaRoche also doubled twice and scored four runs. Nate McLouth had a two-run single and an RBI double and Omar Infante was 3-for-4 with a run scored in the win.
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Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:45 by harsheeb
St. Louis, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche's two hits and three RBI Sunday led Atlanta's 9-2 rout of St. Louis, capping a three-game sweep.
LaRoche hit a two-run double in the top of the third and a solo homer in the ninth.
Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz each hit two-run singles.
Nate McLouth had four hits and one RBI, while David Ross added an RBI for the Braves, who settled the issue with a six-run third
They had not swept the Cardinals in St. Louis since August 1999.
Winner Javier Vazquez (13-9) pitched a complete-game seven-hitter with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Matt Holliday knocked in both St. Louis runs with a ninth-inning single.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 10:46 by preet_20
Houston, Sept. 8: Adam LaRoche and Nate McLouth each homered and Javier Vazquez pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over Houston.
Vazquez (12-9) gave up three hits while striking out nine and walking four.
Rafael Soriano picked up his 22nd save despite giving up a run in the ninth.
Vazquez was the only Atlanta player with more than one hit, going 2-for-3.
Houston's Felipe Paulino (2-8) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. The 25-year-old hasn't won since a June 27 win over Detroit.
Hunter Pence went 2-for-4 and drove in the lone for the Astros, who were coming off a four-game sweep of Philadelphia.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:46 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 26: David Eckstein's two-out double in the 12th drove in Nick Hundley from second Tuesday to give San Diego a 2-1 win over Atlanta.
The Braves, down to their final out in the ninth, forced extra innings when Adam LaRoche drove in the tying run off closer Heath Bell.
Atlanta then wasted a chance in the 10th by leaving the bases loaded, and San Diego finally came through in the 12th against Kris Medlen (3-4).
Hundley opened the inning with a double and, after Tony Gwynn struck out, Luis Rodriguez drew a walk.
Evereth Cabrera struck out to give the Braves a chance to escape the inning, but Eckstein doubled on Medlen's first pitch.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 22: Jeremy Hermida and Hanley Ramirez homered during a four-run seventh Friday, and Florida waited out a long rain delay to down Atlanta 5-3.
The game finished just before 1 a.m. EDT after rain disrupted the action in the ninth inning.
Florida broke a second-place tie with Atlanta in the National League East and moved within 5 1/2 games of division-leading Philadelphia.
Florida had a 1-0 lead going into the seventh before striking against starter Javier Vazquez (10-9).
Hermida opened the inning with his 13th homer of the year. Wes Helms followed with a double and went to third on a sacrifice.
Ross Gload drove in Helms with a two-out single, and Ramirez came through with a two-run homer.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:37 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 19: Brian McCann capped an eight-run second inning with a three-run homer Wednesday as the Atlanta Braves trounced the New York Mets 15-2.
Atlanta, which had 18 hits, reached its season-high run total.
Matt Diaz drove in four runs, including the first two of the big second inning. He also hit a two-run homer in the sixth after Adam LaRoche's solo blast.
The game marked the second straight between the teams to include an eight-run inning. The Mets had one Tuesday when they beat the Braves 9-4.
Omar Infante, one of four Braves with three hits, drove in three runs.
Jair Jurrjens (10-8) allowed two runs on eight hits in six innings in his first victory since July 22.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 11:34 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 19: Brian McCann capped an eight-run second inning with a three-run homer Wednesday as the Atlanta Braves trounced the New York Mets 15-2.
Atlanta, which had 18 hits, reached its season-high run total.
Matt Diaz drove in four runs, including the first two of the big second inning. He also hit a two-run homer in the sixth after Adam LaRoche's solo blast.
The game marked the second straight between the teams to include an eight-run inning. The Mets had one Tuesday when they beat the Braves 9-4.
Omar Infante, one of four Braves with three hits, drove in three runs.
Jair Jurrjens (10-8) allowed two runs on eight hits in six innings in his first victory since July 22.
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