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| Braves place 1B Kotchman on bereavement list |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves placed first baseman Casey Kotchman on the bereavement list Wednesday. Kotchman, who was acquired in a June 29 trade that sent Mark Teixeira to the AL West-leading Angels, learned after Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Mets that his mother, Susan, had been hospitalized for an undisclosed reason. He returned home to St. Petersburg to be with her. According to MLB, a player must remain on the bereavement list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven. Kotchm |
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| Braves' Glavine to undergo season-ending elbow surgery |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher Tom Glavine will undergo season-ending surgery. Glavine made the decision after Wednesday's visit to specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama revealed a partial tear to the flexor tendon in his left elbow. Glavine breathed a sigh of relief after the MRI determined there was no damage found in the ligament, as Tommy John surgery would have likely ended the left-hander's career. Andrews will perform the surgery on Thursday, and Glavine i |
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| Mets' Pelfrey toes rubber versus Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey tries to win for the 10th time in his last 12 decisions this evening when the New York Mets play the middle test of their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium. Pelfrey's emergence has coincided with the Mets' ascent to the top of the National League East. The young right-hander was brilliant again on Friday against Pittsburgh, as he gave up seven hits in seven scoreless innings to run his record to 11-8, while lowering his earned run average to 3.91. He wi |
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| Big eighth inning helps Mets top Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Carlos Delgado's two-run double was part of a five-run eighth inning, as the New York Mets took a 7-3 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game set at Shea Stadium. Damion Easley hit a two-run single while Ramon Castro, Fernando Tatis and David Wright each had an RBI for the Mets, who have won seven of their last eight games. Oliver Perez gave up three runs on seven hits along with five walks and three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings of work. Aaron Heilman (3-7) go |
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| Nolasco's near no-no allow Marlins to spear Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2008 |
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| -old nearly threw what could have been a controversial one-hitter, in the process ending the longest complete-game drought for a team in major league history. A Marlins pitcher had not tossed a complete game since Anibal Sanchez in a 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on September 16, 2006. In the 301 games since no Florida hurler has gone the distance, but that came to an end on Tuesday night, thanks to Nolasco, who also clubbed a two-run double. Jorge Cantu hit a solo homer for Florida, which had dropped four o |
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| Braves bring up Reyes; place Gotay on DL |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves recalled pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes from Triple-A Richmond and he started Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the New York Mets. The team optioned Reyes to the minors on July 28 after he had dropped his past five decisions over six starts with an 8.74 earned-run average. On Tuesday, he gave up two runs on four hits along with three walks and five strikeouts in six innings of work. The rookie righty started three games with Richmond and posted a 3.94 ERA over 16 innings. On the s |
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| NL East-leading Mets open home set with Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The NL East-leading New York Mets hope to carry the momentum of a successful road trip back to Flushing with them, as they kick off a seven-game homestand against the Atlanta Braves at Shea Stadium. However, the Mets may have their work cut out for them, as they have lost seven of their nine matchups to their division rivals this season. New York, though, will have left-hander Oliver Perez on the hill this evening. Perez will be facing Atlanta for the first time this season, but was 4-1 ag |
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| Giants shoot for rare series win in Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
08/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito tries to avoid his third straight loss this afternoon when the San Francisco Giants attempt to win their first series at Turner Field since 1997 in the finale of their four-game set with the Atlanta Braves. Zito lost for the third time in four starts on Wednesday in Houston, as he allowed six runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, dropping him to 6-15, while raising his earned run average to 5.73. The 30-year-old left-hander has faced the Braves twice in his career and is 1-1 agai |
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| Lincecum goes for Giants in Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves' offense broke out in a big way in Saturday's matchup with the San Francisco Giants. Runs could be tougher to come by this afternoon, however, when the two teams continue their four-game series at Turner Field. The Giants will send out ace Tim Lincecum in today's clash, although the All- Star hurler nearly had to miss the assignment after exiting his last start due to injury. Lincecum was struck on the right knee by a line drive off the bat of Houston's Brad Ausmus durin |
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| Francoeur highlights Braves thrashing of Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Jeff Francoeur woke up from a year-long slump to go 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI to highlight the Atlanta Braves' 11-5 thrashing of the San Francisco Giants in the second test of a four-game set. Greg Norton crushed a two-run homer while Omar Infante had two hits, two runs scored and two RBI to help the Braves snap a five-game skid Mike Hampton (2-1), who beat San Francisco for his first win in nearly three years earlier in the month, threw six innings whi |
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