By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Braves manager Brian Snitker plans to relax Wednesday and enjoy a rare off day in the middle of a pennant race. With the way his team keeps winning, Snitker will cherish a brief respite before NL East rival Washington comes to town to begin a four-game series Thursday. “This…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM ATLANTA (AP) — With Bobby Cox in the house, the Atlanta Braves found instant extra motivation. Josh Donaldson and Johan Camargo hit two-run homers and Mike Soroka snapped a streak of eight starts without a win as the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Monday. The NL East-leading Braves have…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman has no idea where he stands in the NL MVP conversation. He just knows he’s producing big numbers on a team that keeps winning. “If I have to keep putting numbers up, I’ll keep doing it,” he said. “But I think we’ve got a pretty good team…… read more »
By GEORGE HENRY ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried is finding it easier this season to command his fastball now that he has opponents worried about his slider. “It was big,” he said. “I thought my fastball command was really good, too, for most of the night. Just being able to locate to both sides, up…… read more »
By IAN HARRISON TORONTO (AP) — Limited to a single run in each of their previous two games, the Atlanta Braves found the offense they’ve been looking for. Freddie Freeman hit his 36th home run and drove in a pair of runs, Matt Joyce homered and had two RBIs and the Braves beat the Toronto…… read more »
By IAN HARRISON TORONTO (AP) — When Josh Donaldson strode to the plate with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning, Atlanta Braves teammate Freddie Freeman figured he was about to witness something special. “I thought he was going to hit a grand slam,” Freeman said. “It was the perfect setting.” Instead,…… read more »
By MICHAEL KELLY DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon ran hard to first because he wasn’t sure his line drive would get over the fence. When it bounced just over the scoreboard he settled into a home run trot and into a mob of teammates at the plate. McMahon’s hit — a two-run homer in the…… read more »
By BEN WALKER NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson and Dallas Keuchel were playing T-ball back in the days when Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves began tormenting the New York Mets. They’ve picked up the tradition pretty quick. Donaldson hit two more home runs against the Mets, Keuchel pitched his best game of the…… read more »
By MIKE FITZPATRICK NEW YORK (AP) — Just about every newcomer to the Atlanta Braves has made an immediate impact lately. Francisco Cervelli fit right in Saturday night. The newly signed catcher had three hits and three RBIs in his Atlanta debut, and the Braves beat the New York Mets 9-5 for their seventh straight…… read more »
By JAKE SEINER NEW YORK (AP) — With Jacob deGrom and the Mets hard-throwing bullpen missing bats at a historic pace, the NL East-leading Braves were ready to win with small ball Friday night. That’s exactly what Billy Hamilton is there for — although this first contribution wasn’t exactly on script. Hamilton singled home the…… read more »
