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| Braves recall Reyes; designate Boyer for assignment |
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04/18/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves recalled pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday and designated pitcher Blaine Boyer for assignment. Reyes was set to start Saturday's game against Pittsburgh, taking the rotation spot scheduled for veteran Tom Glavine, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury. In his lone start this year for Gwinnett, Reyes was roughed up for five runs -- four earned -- on seven hits in six innings. The lefty was 3-11 with a 5.81 earned run average in 23 gam |
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| Ross helps Marlins beat Braves, match best team start |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Cody Ross hit a three-run home run and drove in four, as the Florida Marlins continued their hot start to the season with a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves to complete the three-game sweep. Dan Uggla had two hits and scored twice, while Jeremy Hermida also drove in a run for the Marlins, who at 8-1 have matched their best start in team history. "We've been playing well. All those guys in the bullpen pitched a terrific series," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez. "I don't think |
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| Braves SS Escobar leaves game against Marlins |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar left Thursday's 6-2 loss against the Florida Marlins with a strained abdominal muscle. Escobar departed the game in the sixth inning with the injury and will be reevaluated on Friday. The 26-year-old is in his third season, and, in eight games, he is batting .344 with one home run and five RBI. |
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| Braves activate C Ross |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves activated catcher David Ross from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Ross, who the team signed in the offseason, began the season on the disabled list with a strained right groin. The team optioned catcher Clint Sammons to Triple-A Gwinnett. Sammons has not appeared in a game this season. |
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| Blistering Marlins try to close out sweep of Braves |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins will try to continue their hot start to the 2009 season when they close out a three-game series this afternoon against the NL East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Florida is aiming to win its third straight series to start the campaign and sweep the Braves on the road. After posting a 5-1 win in Tuesday's series opener, the Marlins returned the following the night to record a 10-4 victory behind Dan Uggla's two hits and three runs batted in. John Baker added two h |
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| Marlins top Braves, move closer to franchise-best start |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Dan Uggla went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, as the Florida Marlins continued their torrid start with a 10-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Uggla now has a team-high 12 RBI on the season for Florida, which is 7-1 for the first time since 1997, when the team started 8-1 en route to its first World Series title. John Baker added two hits, two RBI and two runs scored, while Hanley Ramirez had a pair of hits and an RBI. Hayden Penn (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 |
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| Red-hot Marlins continue series in Atlanta |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Starting pitching has helped the Florida Marlins get off to the best start in baseball. Andrew Miller hopes to get in on the act. Miller will make his first start of the 2009 season this evening, when Florida again visits the Atlanta Braves for the second contest of a three-game series at Turner Field. Ricky Nolasco, Josh Johnson, Anibal Sanchez and Chris Volstad have combined to give Florida starters a 5-1 record and 2.47 earned run average through the team's first seven games. The rotati |
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| Braves' Glavine has inflamed rotator cuff |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves veteran left-hander Tom Glavine had an MRI on Tuesday, which revealed an inflamed rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder. As a result, Glavine will miss his originally-scheduled Saturday start in Pittsburgh. The 43-year-old started for the Double-A Mississippi Braves in a rehab outing on Sunday, allowing three hits and one run with a walk over two innings. However, during his lone at-bat of the contest, he experienced discomfort in his left shoulder and pulled him |
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| Braves' Glavine to miss scheduled start |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves veteran left-hander Tom Glavine will miss his scheduled Saturday start in Pittsburgh, the team revealed on Tuesday. The 43-year-old started for the Double-A Mississippi Braves in a rehab outing on Sunday, allowing three hits and one run with a walk over two innings. However, during his lone at-bat of the contest, he experienced discomfort in his left shoulder and was pulled from the game. Glavine returned to Atlanta, and team staff set up an appointment Tuesday w |
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| Marlins, Braves square off in Atlanta |
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04/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The teams with the two best records in baseball at the moment start up a three-game early-season series tonight at Turner Field, where the homestanding Atlanta Braves take on the Florida Marlins. Both clubs are off to 5-1 starts through the first week of play, with the Braves taking a three-game winning streak into this evening's matchup following a weekend home sweep of the still-winless Washington Nationals. In Sunday's finale, Chipper Jones went 2-for-3 with two RBI as Atlanta banged ou |
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