PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Gausman has enjoyed transitioning to his new team. Dansby Swanson helped make it all the more pleasant Tuesday night. Gausman breezed through eight innings, Swanson had two homers and four RBIs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1. In his fourth start for Atlanta, Gausman (8-9) gave up four…… read more »
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryse Wilson was pitching for his high school team in Hillsborough, North Carolina, barely two years ago. Now, he’s 1-0 in the major leagues. Wilson worked five solid innings, becoming the third 20-year-old pitcher to start in his big league debut for Atlanta this season in the Braves’ 1-0 victory over the…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and the Colorado Rockies are quite comfortable on the road. Even against baseball’s best teams. LeMahieu homered, German Marquez pitched seven solid innings and the Rockies closed out their first four-game sweep in Atlanta with a 4-2 victory over the Braves on Sunday. Colorado improved to 30-16 since June 26,…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — After four at-bats, DJ LeMahieu was still looking for his first hit and felt he hadn’t made good contact. He was just saving his best swing for extra innings. The Colorado Rockies struck for three runs with two outs in the ninth inning before LeMahieu homered over the center field wall in…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, one day after being plunked in the left arm with a pitch that sparked a national debate about whether it’s ever acceptable to throw at a hitter intentionally. Acuna said his elbow felt fine less than…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves and their manager had plenty of reasons to be unhappy even after completing their first four-game sweep of the Miami Marlins since 2006. Seeing slugging rookie Ronald Acuna Jr., who had been on a home-run streak, hit by Jose Urena’s first pitch led to two melees on the field…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. is good for baseball. Jose Urena and his defenders are not. Jose, take the rest of the season off. And while you’re at it, take Keith Hernandez with you. In a nod to the bad ol’ days when it was apparently acceptable to plunk a guy who was playing…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. had a case of jitters before he stepped in the batter’s box for the first time Tuesday night. He had homered in the leadoff spot twice in a doubleheader the day before, so even Acuna wondered if it could happen again. “I wasn’t sure I’d be able to hit…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuna Jr. is only 20 years old, so he never gives much thought to his still-fledgling place in baseball history. There’ll be plenty of time for that. So, it wasn’t until Acuna got back to the Atlanta clubhouse after a long, brilliant day that he finally realized what a feat he…… read more »
ATLANTA (AP) — As he watched hitter after hitter reach base for Milwaukee, Brian Snitker felt like his Braves were always behind. Way behind. Instead, Atlanta stayed close despite being outhit 19-9 and took advantage of Ozzie Albies’ tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Sunday. “I’m so proud of…… read more »
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