Thu, 08/05/2010 - 09:09 by Prince damin
Atlanta-- Brian McCann drove in a run in each of his first three trips to the plate Wednesday and Atlanta took advantage of four New York errors to down the Mets 8-3.
Half of the Atlanta runs were unearned, helping the Braves overcome the early loss of starting pitcher Kris Medlen, who left the game in the fifth inning with what team officials said was a ligament injury in his right elbow. He will undergo further tests Thursday.
Mike Dunn (1-0) replaced Medlen with a runner on and one out in the fifth and eventually worked 1 1/3 innings to get the first win of his major league career. Dunn, making his 11th career appearance, scattered over two seasons.
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Mon, 07/19/2010 - 09:05 by Pankaj Damin
Atlanta -- Brian McCann pounded a grand slam homer Sunday, sparking the Atlanta Braves to an 11-6 victory over Milwaukee.
McCann's blast, following Omar Infante's run-scoring single, broke open a 2-1 game in the third inning.
After Troy Glaus walked to load the bases, the Braves catcher launched a pitch from Manny Parra (3-7) just over the right field wall, barely eluding a leaping Corey Hart.
McCann also drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk to finish with five RBI. Matt Diaz went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored to allow the Braves to split a four-game series at Turner Field.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:04 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 27: Atlanta scored three times in the top of the 10th inning Sunday to beat Washington 6-3, capping a three-game sweep.
In the pivotal inning, Brian McCann's ground out drove in the game-winner and Omar Infante delivered a two-out, two-run single.
Yunel Escobar had two hits and one RBI.
Two others also had one RBI, while Chipper Jones added two hits for the Braves, who have won 10 straight on the road, one shy of the franchise record, maintaining their slim post-season hopes.
The winner was Mike Gonzalez (4-4).
Closer Rafael Soriano earned his 27th save with a 1-2-3 10th.
Washington's Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham hit back-to-back first-inning homers.
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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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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 12:35 by shalini.bahadur
Atlanta, Sept. 17: David Ross scored from second on a fielding error with two outs in the ninth inning Friday, giving Atlanta a 6-5 win over the New York Mets
New York took a 5-4 lead into the ninth, but threw away the lead and allowed the Braves to win their sixth straight game.
Atlanta stayed 7 1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the National League East.
Francisco Rodriguez (3-5) came on to protect the one-run lead in the ninth and immediately gave up a double to Garret Anderson. Rodriguez hit Brian McCann with a pitch and, after Ross came in to run for McCann, Yunel Escobar advanced the runners with a sacrifice.
Adam LaRoche was intentionally walked to load the bases and a sacrifice fly by Omar Infante delivered the tying run.
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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 10:19 by preet_20
Houston, Sept. 10: Garret Anderson drove in a run in three different at bats Thursday and Atlanta battered starter Roy Oswalt to defeat Houston 9-7.
Oswalt (8-6) has recently suffered from a sore back and lasted only two innings while the Braves scored six runs on 10 hits. Of the six men Oswalt retired, five struck out.
Atlanta took a 6-1 lead through two innings and held on, thanks to a 16-hit attack.
Anderson had a sacrifice fly in the first and RBI singles in the second and fourth. Brian McCann added two RBI, one with a double in the second and another with a single in the fifth.
Derek Lowe (14-9) benefited from the early offense to get the win. He gave up five runs on nine hits and threw 102 pitches in 5 2/3 innings.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 11:19 by preet_20
Miami, Sept. 2: Tim Hudson made his return to the majors Tuesday after undergoing Tommy John surgery last season and led the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over Florida.
Hudson, who spent a year recovering from the surgery, held the Marlins to two runs on six hits and struck out five in 5 1/3 innings, in a contest that was delayed nearly three hours by rain.
Hudson injured his right elbow July 23, 2008, pitching against the Marlins. He underwent surgery last August.
Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI and Garret Anderson drove in a run for the Braves, who scored their other runs on a double-play ball by Chipper Jones and a third-inning balk by Anibal Sanchez that brought Hudson in.
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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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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:32 by preet_20
San Diego, Aug. 4: Mat Latos pitched seven innings of two-run ball, Will Venable had three hits, one RBI and one run scored and the San Diego Padres beat Atlanta 4-3 Monday.
Latos (3-1), a rookie, limited the Braves to six hits while walking two and striking out three in earning his third straight victory in just four career starts.
Heath Bell pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get his 27th save.
Kyle Blanks homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff and Oscar Salazar each drove in a run for San Diego, which has won six of its last seven games.
Adam LaRoche homered and Brian McCann drove in a run for Atlanta, which lost its second straight game and its fifth out of seven.
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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:23 by preet_20
Miami, July 30: Brian McCann hit a three-run homer with one out in the 10th inning Thursday, giving the Atlanta Braves a 6-3 victory over Florida.
The Marlins lost for just the second time in nine outings and saw their lead over Atlanta for second place in the National League East cut to a single game.
Florida tied it with a two-run eighth, one of the scores coming on a homer by Cody Ross.
Luis Ayala (1-3) came on to work the 10th and gave up a leadoff single to Nate McLouth. After Kelly Johnson sacrificed McLouth to second Chipper Jones was walked intentionally.
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Thu, 07/30/2009 - 10:36 by surajdogra
Miami, July 29: Josh Johnson worked six innings and helped his own cause with a three-run homer in the fourth Wednesday, lifting Florida to a 6-3 victory over Atlanta.
Johnson (10-2) allowed three runs on eight hits to record his third straight win.
He homered for the second time this season after hitting none his first four years.
Hanley Ramirez had a triple and homer while driving in two runs, and Dan Uggla added a solo shot for the Marlins, who have won seven of their last eight games.
Kenshin Kawakami (5-8) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs on seven hits in 4 2/3. Atlanta's runs came on homers -- a solo shot by Casey Kotchman in the fifth and a two-run blast from Garret Anderson in the sixth.
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