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| Reds send Arroyo to mound against Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Bronson Arroyo will try to continue his hot start to the season when he leads the Cincinnati Reds this afternoon in the middle contest of a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves. Arroyo is 3-0 with a 4.19 earned run average in three starts and defeated Houston the last time out on April 20 with a season high seven innings of three-run ball. He gave up nine hits in the 4-3 victory and struck out a pair of batters. He is off to his best start since going 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA over his fi |
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| Francoeur, Braves edge Reds |
MLB Baseball |
04/25/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Jeff Francoeur hit a solo home run to help the Atlanta Braves edge the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, to open a three-game set at Great American Ball Park. Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz each drove in a run for the Braves, who have won their past two games. Javier Vazquez (2-1) got the win as he gave up just two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits with a walk and nine strikeouts over six innings of work and also drove in a run. Alex Gonzalez drove in two runs and Joey Votto had two hits |
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| Braves place OF Anderson on DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/24/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves placed outfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left thigh. Anderson left an 11-1 win over Pittsburgh last Sunday with tightness in his thigh and missed the next three games. The DL move was retroactive to April 20. Anderson was batting .200 with three runs scored in 10 games. The Braves recalled outfielder Brandon Jones from Triple-A Gwinnett to take Anderson's place on the roster. Jones batted .267 with a homer and 17 |
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| Nats aim for sweep of Braves in DC |
MLB Baseball |
04/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals will try to continue their sudden surge this evening, as they aim for a sweep of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. The Nationals began the season just 1-10, a start that included getting swept by the Braves in Atlanta from April 10-12, but have ripped off back-to-back wins for the first time this year. They can sweep a three-game set from the Braves for the first time since doing so at home last season from August 29-31. In fact, Washin |
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| Braves' McCann back in lineup vs. Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Washington Nationals after missing two games with blurred vision in his left eye. McCann, who is hitting .200 this year with two homers and seven RBI, went to an eye doctor in Washington on Tuesday and was fitted for a contact lens that appears to have corrected the problem. The backstop sat out Sunday and Monday's bouts after going hitless in his previous five games. |
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| Nats go with another young arm vs. Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After getting a win out of one young hurler in yesterday's series opener, the Nationals turn to a 22-year-old with hopes of building their first winning streak of the season. Shairon Martis and Washington play host to the Atlanta Braves tonight in the second contest of a three-game series at Nationals Park. The Nationals had dropped 10 of their first 11 games of the season and were sending out Jordan Zimmermann for his major-league debut in Monday's opener. The 22-year-old worked through a |
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| Cardinals acquire Boyer from Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals acquired reliever Blaine Boyer from the Atlanta Braves on Monday, in exchange for minor-league outfielder Brian Barton. Boyer, 27, has appeared in three games for St. Louis this season and allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings for a 40.50 earned run average. The right-hander pitched in a career-high 76 games last season for Atlanta and went 2-6 with a 5.88 ERA. Over parts of five MLB seasons, all with the Braves, Boyer owns a 6-9 record with a 5.46 ERA in |
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| Lowly Nationals to send out rookie in opener with Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With 10 losses in their first 11 games, it isn't too early for the Washington Nationals to begin shaking things up. The club will send Jordan Zimmermann to the hill for his major-league debut tonight against the Atlanta Braves in a series opener at Nationals Park. The Zimmermann move has actually been in the works since spring training, when the 22-year-old made the club as a fifth starter but began the season in Triple-A as a series of early off days pushed back Washington's need for a fi |
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| Pirates try for rare sweep of Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to sweep a three-game set versus the Atlanta Braves for the first time in nearly 15 years, as the two teams conclude their series this afternoon at PNC Park. A lack of offense by the Braves has led to a five-game slide and has them in position to get swept for a second straight series. After losing three straight to Florida, Atlanta has dropped decisions of 3-0 and 10-0 to Pittsburgh. The Braves haven't scored since the fifth inning of Thursday's loss to the |
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| Monroe, Snell help Bucs blank Braves for second straight game |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Craig Monroe clubbed a pair of three-run homers and Ian Snell threw shutout ball into the eighth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Atlanta Braves for the second game in a row with a 10-0 rout at PNC Park. Ryan Doumit contributed three doubles with three runs scored and an RBI for the Pirates, who captured the opener of this three-game series on Friday with a 3-0 triumph. Andy LaRoche chipped in three hits with an RBI, while Freddy Sanchez and Nate McLouth each fi |
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