Thu, 08/12/2010 - 23:24 by Prince damin
Atlanta -- Atlanta's veteran third baseman Chipper Jones has a torn ligament in his left knee and could miss the rest of the season.
Jones, 38, was injured in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game while making a defensive play. His agent told The Atlanta Journal Constitution that an MRI indicted a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in Jones's left leg.
The newspaper said Jones may seek a second opinion but added, if the injury requires surgery, it could signal the end of Jones's career as he has hinted that this season -- his 17th in the major leagues -- may be his last as a player.
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Wed, 06/16/2010 - 10:17 by Rakhi
Atlanta -- Chipper Jones is thinking about retiring after the season, Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox said after meeting with the veteran third baseman Tuesday.
"The best I can say is he's planning on retiring after this year, but we won't know until he tells you guys," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Cox as saying.
Braves General Manager Frank Wren and team President John Schuerholz were also in on the meeting with Jones, the newspaper said.
Before heading into Turner Field for that meeting, the 38-year-old player told the Journal-Constitution retirement was on the agenda.
"It's obvious it's something I've been thinking about, and that's that," Jones said.
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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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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 09:30 by harsheeb
New York, Sept. 21 -- Chipper Jones drove in three runs with one of three Atlanta home runs Monday to power the Braves to an 11-3 win over the New York Mets.
Garret Anderson had a two-run homer and Matt Diaz added a solo shot for the Braves, who scored all their runs in the first three innings. Martin Prado went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in the victory.
Derek Lowe (15-9), who had two hits, gave up three runs on six hits in five innings.
Mets starter Pat Misch (1-4) gave up eight runs and seven hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Daniel Murphy was 2-for-4 with a homer for New York.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 09:57 by preet_20
Miami, Sept. 2: Wes Helms hit a one-out home run in the ninth inning Wednesday in lifting the Florida Marlins to an 8-7 victory over Atlanta.
The Marlins let a 7-3 lead get away in the late innings before Helms came through with a blast that moved Florida within a game of Atlanta for second place in the National League West.
Atlanta fell four games behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race. Florida is five games back.
The Braves rallied on a three-run double by Chipper Jones in the seventh and a solo homer by Yunel Escobar in the ninth.
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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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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:29 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 11: Rookie Tommy Hanson struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings Tuesday to help the Atlanta Braves subdue the Washington Nationals 8-1.
It was Washington's first loss in nine games after the Nationals' longest winning streak in more than four years.
Hanson (7-2) gave up one run on seven hits. Braves pitching struck out 13 Nationals.
Ryan Church was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI and Chipper Jones scored twice and hit a solo home run for the Braves, who have won four straight.
John Lannan (8-9) took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits with four walks over 4 2/3 frames.
Nyjer Morgan went 2-for-4 with the lone run scored and Ryan Zimmerman had the RBI for the Nationals.
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Fri, 08/07/2009 - 11:44 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 7: Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer off Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning Thursday, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 win over Atlanta.
The Braves appeared headed for their third straight win, one that would have moved them within three games of San Francisco for the lead in the National League wild-card chase.
Soriano, however, was unable to retire a batter in the ninth.
Juan Pierre reached on an infield single to open the inning and Rafael Furcal singled to right, sending Pierre to third.
Soriano (1-3) missed the strike zone with his first two pitches to Ethier, who then hit his 23rd homer of the year.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:19 by surajdogra
Miami, July 28: Ross Gload had a two-run, pinch-hit homer off Atlanta closer Rafael Soriano in the ninth Tuesday to give the Florida Marlins a 4-3 win over Atlanta.
Garret Anderson had a leadoff home run in the top of the ninth to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead.
But Soriano (1-2) walked Cody Ross to start the bottom of the inning, and Gload drove a low 3-1 fastball into the right-center field seats.
Hanley Ramirez earlier had a two-run double for Florida, which has won six of its last seven games.
Ricky Nolasco, who has won five of his last six decisions, gave up two runs on seven hits in seven innings for Florida. Leo Nunez (3-3) got the win despite allowing Anderson's home run in the ninth.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:06 by surajdogra
Atlanta, July 20: Ryan Church hit a two-run homer in a six-run seventh inning Monday when the Atlanta Braves posted an 11-3 victory over San Francisco.
Chipper Jones also hit a two-run homer and Garret Anderson added a solo homer for the Braves, who have won eight of their last 11 games. Church was 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Tommy Hanson (5-0) earned the win after giving up three runs on five hits and striking out 11 in seven innings.
Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar, who was named the National League Player of the Week, was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Randy Winn had a pair of hits, including a two-run double for San Francisco, which has lost four of its last five games.
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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:24 by surajdogra
Atlanta, July 19: Javier Vazquez allowed a run and six hits in seven innings Sunday, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 rout of the New York Mets.
Vazquez (7-7) walked just one batter and his five strikeouts increased his season total to 141, 18 fewer than National League leader Tim Lincecum of San Francisco.
Yunel Escobar had three hits -- one a solo homer -- and four RBI. Chipper Jones, Casey Kotchman and Martin Prado all had one RBI, while Garret Anderson added two hits for the Braves, who won three times in the four-game series.
New York's run scored on a third-inning single by former Brave Jeff Francoeur.
Luis Castillo had two of the six hits for the Mets, who have lost nine of 12.
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Sun, 07/19/2009 - 12:07 by surajdogra
Atlanta, July 18: Johan Santana held the Braves to five hits in seven scoreless innings Saturday, helping the New York Mets beat Atlanta 5-1.
Santana (11-7) threw 115 pitches with two walks and five strikeouts before he was replaced by reliever Pedro Feliciano.
Angel Pagan led New York with three hits and one RBI. Former Brave Jeff Francoeur had two hits and one RBI for the Mets, who have won only six of their last 19 games.
Atlanta's run scored in the eighth on a homer by Chipper Jones, his 10th this season. Casey Kotchman had two of the eight hits for the Braves, who had won six of eight.
Losing pitcher Kenshin Kawakami (5-7) surrendered two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
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