WASHINGTON (AP) - Dansby Swanson's first major league home run stayed in the ballpark. The 2015 overall No. 1 draft pick circled the bases with an inside-the-park home run in the second inning of the Atlanta Braves' game at the…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trea Turner and Chris Heisey each homered during a five-run third inning, Max Scherzer pitched seven strong innings for his 16th victory and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Monday. Turner was one of…
ATLANTA (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered and the Atlanta Braves broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning, beating San Diego 9-6 Thursday to complete their first three-game sweep at Turner Field this season. One day after Minnesota dipped…
ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Wisler set a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings, Gordon Beckham drove in two runs with a pinch-hit bases-loaded double in the sixth and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 8-1 on…
ATLANTA (AP) - Julio Teheran won for the first time in 10 starts, rookie Dansby Swanson drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Tuesday night. Teheran began the night with the lowest…
MIAMI (AP) - A person familiar with the deal says the Miami Marlins have acquired outfielder Jeff Francoeur from Atlanta in a three-team trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press under condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the trade…
ATLANTA (AP) - Clint Robinson hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth and the Washington Nationals recovered after giving up a three-run lead to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Friday night. Robinson's single to left field…
ATLANTA (AP) - Kyle Gibson pitched his first nine-inning complete game and the Minnesota Twins overcame two hits from hyped prospect Dansby Swanson in his big league debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 on Wednesday night. Juan Centeno drove…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ervin Santana scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings, Joe Mauer homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday night. In a matchup of the two worst teams in the major leagues, Minnesota…
ATLANTA (AP) - Braves shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded to the Detroit Tigers, clearing a path for Atlanta to call up top prospect Dansby Swanson. Swanson, the No. 1 overall draft pick of 2015, will be in the lineup…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Atlanta Braves used home runs from Jace Peterson, Freddie Freeman and Anthony Recker to beat the Nationals 8-5 on Friday night, snapping a 14-game losing streak in Washington. Mike Foltynewicz (6-5) allowed four runs over 5…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Matt Garza won his third straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers backed him with three home runs Thursday in an 11-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. Garza (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings.…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Chris Carter hit a three-run homer, Chase Anderson won his third straight decision and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday night. The victory snapped Atlanta's four game winning streak. Anderson (7-10) allowed two…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tyrell Jenkins pitched six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia drove in a run each in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Matt Kemp scored from third after Keon Broxton dropped Gordon Beckham's fly ball to center field in the 12th inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Monday night. With the bases loaded and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jaime Garcia pitched eight scoreless innings and had an RBI single to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Garcia (8-8) struck out 11 as he topped…
ATLANTA (AP) - Adonis Garcia scored from second on an improbable stolen base attempt in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday night despite Ryan Vogelsong's strong start. Vogelsong allowed only one…
ATLANTA (AP) - Ender Inciarte broke a tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and the offensively challenged Atlanta Braves had 15 hits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Wednesday night. Last in the major leagues in…
ATLANTA (AP) - Jung Ho Kang doubled in the tiebreaking run in a four-run sixth inning to lead Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night. Matt Kemp went 0 for 4 and ended…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Braves have placed ace Julio Teheran on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a strained right lat muscle. He was originally injured during a four-inning start July 22 at Colorado. The 25-year-old waited eight days…
ATLANTA (AP) - Tyrell Jenkins earned his first career victory, pitching six innings and helping the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Friday night. Jenkins, acquired in the November 2014 trade that sent Jason Heyward to St. Louis,…
ATLANTA (AP) - Aaron Altherr and Maikel Franco homered, Aaron Nola won for the first time in eight starts and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Thursday night. Altherr returned to the lineup after missing the first…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and tied a career high with five RBIs as the Atlanta Braves held off the Minnesota Twins 9-7 Wednesday night for a two-game sweep. Freeman went 4 for 4 with a walk. His…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lucas Harrell pitched six innings, Adonis Garcia homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the worst teams in the majors. This untimely meeting came nearly 25 years…