Thu, 07/08/2010 - 02:55 by Pankaj Damin
Tampa, Fla. -- Tampa Bay's Rafael Soriano is an American League all-star after being picked to take injured New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera's place.
It's the first all-star selection for the 30-year-old Dominican right-hander. Soriano (2-0) has 23 saves in 24 chances with a 1.65 earned run average and has held opposing batters to a .172 average.
Rivera, an 11-time all-star, is sitting out Tuesday's 81st all-star game in Anaheim because of injuries to his left side and right knee.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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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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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:02 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.
Nelson Figueroa (2-7) was charged with two runs on only two singles with three walks and five strikeouts.
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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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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:41 by preet_20
Houston, Sept. 9: Miguel Tejada's two-run single with one out in the ninth inning Wednesday gave the Houston Astros a dramatic 2-1 decision over Atlanta.
Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson shut down Houston on five hits over eight innings but closer Rafael Soriano (1-5) labored over 20 pitches while giving up the lead.
After Michael Bourn struck out to open the ninth, Kazuo Matsui singled to right and went to third on Lance Berkman's double. Carlos Lee drew an intentional walk to load the bases and Tejada followed by stroking a 1-2 pitch into center.
Houston won for the fifth time in six games and Atlanta has lost six out of seven.
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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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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 11:06 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 20: Kenshin Kawakami won his first game since July 8 with a seven-inning stint Thursday and the Atlanta Braves held on to nip the New York Mets 3-2.
Kawakami (6-9) outpitched Johan Santana, allowing the Braves to keep pace with Colorado in the National League wild-card race. Atlanta trails the Rockies by four games.
In his six previous starts, Kawakami had gone 0-3 with three no-decisions. He limited the Mets to a run on seven hits while striking out five.
Rafael Soriano allowed a two-out single in the ninth before nailing down his 18th save.
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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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Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:58 by surajdogra
Atlanta, July 22: Yunel Escobar hit a three-run homer in the third inning Wednesday and Jair Jurrjens pitched into the eighth to bring Atlanta a 4-2 decision over San Francisco.
Jurrjens and the Braves got the best of San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum, who lost for the first time since June 17.
Atlanta won its fourth straight and has gone 15-6 since plunging to a season-worst six games below .500 late last month.
Escobar's homer gave Atlanta a 4-0 lead and Jurrjens (9-7) took over from there, getting the win by allowing a run on three hits over 7 2/3 innings. He struck out nine, his high total of the year, and won his third straight start.
Rafael Soriano allowed a run in the ninth, but still picked up his 14th save.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:11 by preet_20
Denver, July 12: Brian McCann hit two sacrifice flies Saturday, helping the Atlanta Braves record a 4-3 win over Colorado.
McCann's first homer put Atlanta in front 3-0 with one out in the top of the fifth. His second upped the lead to 4-0 with one out in the seventh.
Winner Jair Jurrjens had two hits and one RBI. Brooks Conrad drove in a run for the Braves, who have won four of five.
Jurrjens (7-7) surrendered two earned runs and five hits in six innings.
Closer Rafael Soriano, the last of five pitchers, recorded his 12th save by striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth.
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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:01 by preet_20
Chicago, July 8: Kenshin Kawakami gave up a run and four hits in six innings Wednesday, leading Atlanta to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Relievers Peter Moylan and Mike Gonzalez hurled one scoreless inning apiece before closer Rafael Soriano earned his 10th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The lone hit by Casey Kotchman was a sixth-inning solo homer.
Martin Prado had two hits and one RBI.
Single runs scored on errors by Jake Fox in the third and Kosuke Fukudome in the ninth, while Nate McLouth had two runs and two hits for the Braves, who won twice in the three-game series.
They played a second straight day without star third baseman third baseman Chipper Jones (right groin).
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