ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have invested deeper into their already important June draft by acquiring left-hander Brian Matusz and the 76th pick in the draft from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league pitchers Brandon Barker and…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in four runs and Nick Markakis also hit a home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. It was a rare…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Gregory Polanco homered and tripled, John Jaso collected three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Thursday night. Polanco hit a two-run shot to left-center in the second off Mike Foltynewicz (1-2)…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Atlanta Braves removed infielder Erick Aybar from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat. Manager Brian Snitker said Aybar arrived at PNC Park Thursday…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Teheran (1-4) struck…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Gregory Polanco doubled three times and the Pittsburgh Pirates ruined Brian Snitker's debut as interim manager of the Atlanta Braves with a 12-9 victory Tuesday night. John Jaso, Andrew McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli had three hits each…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, who couldn't survive the worst record in the majors. Braves general manager John Coppolella confirmed the firing of Gonzalez, in his sixth season. The numbers for the Braves are…
Franchise hasn't fired a manager in 26 years
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Matt Joyce homered among his three hits and drove in three runs, Gregory Polanco had three hits and three runs scored, and Jon Niese pitched six effective innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Edinson Volquez pitched seven effective innings, Alcides Escobar had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 to open a six-game homestand Friday…
ATLANTA (AP) - Cameron Rupp hit a three-run double with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 after blowing a four-run lead on Thursday night. Rupp had been 3 for 22 on…
ATLANTA (AP) - Williams Perez allowed only two hits and one run in eight innings, Freddie Freeman homered and the Atlanta Braves finally claimed just their second home win by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Wednesday night. Perez (1-0),…
ATLANTA (AP) - Adam Morgan allowed only one run in seven innings, Mikael Franco homered and the Philadelphia Phillies held off Atlanta 3-2 on Tuesday night to extend the Braves' home misery. Morgan (1-0) matched the longest start of his…
ATLANTA (AP) - Zack Greinke allowed two runs in six innings, Brandon Drury hit a homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Friday night. David Peralta had three hits and…
NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Matz allowed two hits over 7 2/3 innings in his latest stellar start, Lucas Duda hit two of the Mets' four home runs, and New York won six straight series for the first time in…
NEW YORK (AP) - Braves right fielder Nick Markakis has left the team because of a family emergency. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said before Wednesday's game against the Mets that Markakis had headed home to Maryland. The veteran is expected to…
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Wisler wiped out the New York Mets with eight innings of one-hit ball and Mallex Smith hit a rare Atlanta homer off a scuffling Matt Harvey, sending the Braves to a 3-0 victory Tuesday night.…
NEW YORK (AP) - David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda hit home runs in the first inning as the Mets teed off, sending Bartolo Colon and New York over the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night for their ninth…
NEW YORK (AP) - The last-place Atlanta Braves have reshuffled their roster, making seven moves while trying to boost a punchless lineup. The Braves announced the changes before visiting the New York Mets on Monday night. Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz was…
Chattanooga, Tennessee -- Bellhops, a Chattanooga-based tech-enabled moving company, has added former Atlanta Brave great, Ryan Klesko, to the inaugural Homers for Heroes roster. Though he won’t be competing in the home run derby, Klesko will be taking batting practice…
CHICAGO (AP) - Matt Szczur hit his first career grand slam during a five-run eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs broke away from the Atlanta Braves 6-1 Friday. Jon Lester struck out 10 over seven innings as the Cubs improved…
BOSTON (AP) - The Atlanta Braves ended an eight-game losing streak, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Thursday night as Nick Markakis had three singles, a double and three RBIs. Mallex Smith doubled twice and had an RBI single for…
BOSTON (AP) - Dustin Pedroia had a grand slam and a solo homer, David Ortiz passed two Hall of Fame Red Sox on the extra-base hits list and Boston beat Atlanta 9-4 on Wednesday night even as the Braves ended…
ATLANTA (AP) - David Price matched his career high with 14 strikeouts, Travis Shaw homered and drove in five runs and the Boston Red Sox beat Atlanta 11-4 on Tuesday night as the Braves' staggering home-run drought reached 15 games.…