By GREG SWATEK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves celebrated another playoff berth with heavy hearts. Ronald Acuña Jr. ignited the decisive four-run rally with the go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning, as the NL East leading Braves wrapped up a playoff berth with a 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The…… read more »
By HARVEY VALENTINE WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Markakis didn’t show any rust in his return from the injured list. Markakis went 2 for 4 with a sacrifice fly, Mike Soroka allowed one hit over six innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Friday night. Atlanta moved 9½ games in front of…… read more »
By AARON BRACY PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A playoff chase has J.T. Realmuto feeling energized. Realmuto hit one of four Philadelphia home runs to help the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Thursday night. Cesar Hernandez had a homer and an RBI single and Jean Segura and Adam Haseley also went deep for the Phillies,…… read more »
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By ROB MAADDI PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dallas Keuchel made the Philadelphia Phillies look foolish for not calling him when he was available. Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, Keuchel struck out eight in six innings and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 3-1 Wednesday night. The Braves reduced their magic number to eight. They…… read more »
By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Kingery timed a diving catch just right. He hustled around the bases for a thrilling inside-the-park home run. Kingery was in the right place for the Phillies — except in the clubhouse. “Go stand in your locker. Have you ever done this before,” J.T. Realmuto kidded his teammate…… read more »
BY ROB MAADDI PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz is almost back to his All-Star form of a year ago. Foltynewicz threw seven impressive innings, Josh Donaldson and Ronald Acuna Jr. hit homers and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Monday night. Atlanta won its 90th game, increased its lead over…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Nationals ace Max Scherzer felt some relief after helping Washington team end a tough four-game series with a win. “We’ve been playing pretty well,” he said. “We lost three games. To come here and take one and avoid the sweep, that feels good.” Scherzer won for the first time…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Dallas Keuchel struggled in his first two starts against Washington. He showed no signs of letting up this time. “What a great team over there,” Keuchel said. “That’s really, really quality lineup. It’s probably my favorite to face, just because of how good they are. Some of their role…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched one-hit ball over seven innings to outduel Stephen Strasburg and push the Atlanta Braves a step closer to their second straight NL East title, beating the Washington Nationals 4-2 in the opener of a four-game series between the division’s top two teams Thursday night. The lone…… read more »
