By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – As the Braves scored four times in the ninth to take Game One of the NLCS from the Dodgers on Monday, they did so without one of the biggest pieces of their lineup in 2020, as Adam Duvall had to exit the game in the second inning…… read more »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Atlanta Braves left fielder Adam Duvall left Game 1 of the NL Championships Series after hurting his left oblique in his first at-bat Monday night. Duvall was in obvious pain after fouling off a pitch from Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler in the second inning. Duvall immediately grimaced in pain and had…… read more »
By SCHUYLER DIXON ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Walker Buehler is dealing with two blisters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are having trouble settling on even one closer. As for the offense, this wasn’t the blistering start the Dodgers wanted. Blake Treinen surrendered Austin Riley’s tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth, and the last 13 LA…… read more »
By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Atlanta Braves fans were still doing tomahawk-chop chants as they filed out of the stadium, real people who replaced the cardboard cutouts players got so accustomed to this season. One game, but a big boost for the Braves in their first National League Championship Series since 2001. Austin…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – It’s been 19 years, but tonight is finally the night the Braves take the field for the 2020 National League Championship Series. Max Fried gets the nod, looking to build off a breakout season that saw him go a perfect 7-0 in the regular season, and the…… read more »
By CHARLES ODUM and PAUL NEWBERRY ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Quinn, who guided Atlanta to the Super Bowl for only the second time in franchise history but infamously squandered a 28-3 lead to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, was fired Sunday night just hours after the Falcons dropped to 0-5 for the first…… read more »
By PAUL NEWBERRY ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tennessee charged off the field at halftime, seemingly holding all the momentum. But there were still two quarters to go. That time belongs to Georgia. Bouncing back from a goal-line stand at the end of the the first half, the No. 3 Bulldogs dominated the final 30 minutes…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves are back in the NL Championship Series, and one man is credited with putting this team together: Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos. Learn how he mad the deals for key players like Marcel Ozuna, what the strategy has been in assembling this team, and what he expects as Atlanta plays for a…… read more »
By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mike Brosseau said he wasn’t seeking revenge against hard-throwing Aroldis Chapman, just the chance to keep playing. He ended up getting both. Brosseau hit a dramatic home run off Chapman with one out in the eighth innin g, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees…… read more »
By KEVIN MCALPIN 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA – For Braves fans, Thursday evening represented the end of 19 years of Postseason frustration, as the Braves advanced to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2001. But how they got there is a story in and of itself. Think about just how dominant…… read more »
