By JAKE SEINER NEW YORK (AP) — The Polar Bear has his paws on a major league record. Pete Alonso hit his 52nd homer to match Aaron Judge’s rookie mark in the New York Mets’ 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. He has two games left to claim the record outright. Alonso…… read more »
By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Braves shut down Ronald Acuña Jr. for the remainder of the regular season Wednesday after the All-Star outfielder left their series opener against the Royals with tightness in his left hip. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Acuña was examined by the Royals’ team physician, who recommended…… read more »
By DICK KAEGEL KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals hope to send off manager Ned Yost with a winning final week. In Kansas City’s first game after Yost announced he will retire after the season, the lowly Royals burst to a six-run lead in the first three innings and beat the NL East champion…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Braves star Freddie Freeman is remaining in Atlanta for treatment on his sore right elbow instead of joining the team for its next series at Kansas City. Freeman, a MVP candidate for the NL East champions, left Sunday’s game in the eighth inning against San Francisco after a recurrence…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves closed their final home regular-season game with new injury concerns about Freddie Freeman and his status for the playoffs. A recurrence of pain caused by a bone spur in his right elbow forced Freeman to leave the Braves’ 4-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — On an Atlanta team assured of its best record since 2013, Max Fried has the most wins of any Braves pitcher since 2010. Fried can only hope that will be good enough to land a spot in Atlanta’s postseason rotation. Fried threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a strong…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. was pumped to join a very exclusive club. He’s even more thrilled about the chance to properly celebrate a division title. Acuña became the second-youngest player in baseball history to hit 40 homers in a season, Freddie Freeman also drove in two runs and the Atlanta…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Zach Eflin insists the Philadelphia Phillies won’t go down without a fight. “We have the guys in the clubhouse to do it and get there and make a postseason run,” he said. “We’re looking forward to riding the momentum in these coming days and the next series we have…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins and the Philadelphia Phillies haven’t given up on their NL wild card hopes. Beating the first-place Atlanta Braves helped the Phillies keep the faith. Hoskins and Jose Pirela hit two-run homers off Dallas Keuchel in Philadelphia’s five-run fourth inning and the Phillies escaped in the ninth to…… read more »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez has seen enough in 14 years in the majors to know when his team needs a lift. He provided one Sunday, pitching seven sharp innings to help the Washington Nationals prevent a three-game sweep and beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 7-0. “I think that’s what we needed right now,”…… read more »
