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Phillies' Zack Wheeler looks to atone for lone misstep vs. Braves
Zack Wheeler is enjoying another stellar season, although his worst start of the campaign came last month against the Atlanta Braves.,Wheeler gets another shot at the Braves on Wednesday when the Phillies' ace takes the ball in the middle contest of a three-game set in Philadelphia.,Wheeler (6-1, 2....
Jake Cronenworth's blast helps Padres sink Braves
Jake Cronenworth had a pair of hits, including the go-ahead home run, and the visiting San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Sunday to win the rubber game of their series.,Cronenworth, who also doubled, hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to put the Padres in front and helped them win t...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. hopes to stay hot in series finale vs. Padres
After hitting two home runs in his first two games of the season, Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. will be back in the lineup on Sunday afternoon for the rubber game of the team's home series against the San Diego Padres.,The Braves originally indicated that Acuna might play two games a...
Ronald Acuna Jr. homers for 2nd straight game as Braves roll Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the second straight game and Grant Holmes pitched seven strong innings to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday and even their three-game series.,The win ended Atlanta's three-game losing streak and was their first in six gam...
Padres seek to build up steam in rematch vs. Braves
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said the way his team snapped its six-game losing streak Friday may provide the momentum to turn things around. ,Shildt will find out for sure when the Padres continue their three-game road series with the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.,The Padres won the ...
Manny Machado, Padres beat Braves in Ronald Acuna Jr.'s return
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.,Machado blasted a slider from Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (3-4) into the left field ...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. set to return to face Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return from knee surgery that has kept him out for nearly a year when the Atlanta Braves open a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres.,"It'll be good, he feels ready and that's great," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "It'll be great to get him back in the ...
Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) to return Friday
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. will be activated off the injured list before the series opener against the San Diego Padres on Friday night and play in his first game in nearly 12 months.,The 2023 National League MVP tore the ACL in his left knee on May 26, 2024. The activation will come three...
Nats walk off against Braves in 10th, win 5th straight
Amed Rosario singled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 8-7 to sweep their abbreviated two-game series.,Leading off the 10th, Alex Call bunted automatic runner Robert Hassell III to third before Rosario sin...
Robert Hassell III, Nationals look to make impact vs. Braves
Washington prospect Robert Hassell III is expected to make his major league debut on Thursday night when the Nationals and visiting Atlanta Braves complete their rain-shortened series.,Hassell was listed in the starting lineup playing center field before Wednesday night's game was rained out. The co...
Rain washes out Braves-Nationals, moved to split DH in September
The Washington Nationals' home game on Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves was postponed by inclement weather and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 16.,The postponed game is now slated for 1:05 p.m. local time at Nationals Park, and the originally scheduled game remains at ...
AJ Smith-Shawver, Braves bid to slow down Nationals
The Washington Nationals go for a season-high fifth straight win when they host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.,The Nationals continued their strong play with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night. ,Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) will look to slow down Washington on Wedne...
Braves collect 16 hits as they club Red Sox in rubber match
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs to lead the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 10-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.,The Braves had 16 hits and drew seven walks in the win. Alex Verdugo and Austin Riley each collected three hits for Atlanta, which broke a 4-4 tie by scori...
Red Sox take on Braves, hope Rafael Devers' winning hit ignites streak
Perhaps a walk-off win was just what the doctor ordered for the Boston Red Sox?,After erasing a 6-2 deficit over the final three innings to emerge victorious on a Rafael Devers walk-off home run on Saturday night, the Red Sox look to continue the momentum when they play a Sunday rubber game against ...
Rafael Devers' 1st career walk-off HR lifts Red Sox over Braves
Rafael Devers' leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Boston Red Sox come back from five runs down to beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday night.,After Boston's Aroldis Chapman (3-2) worked around two baserunners to strike out the side in the top half of the ninth,...
Braves aim to stay hot in rematch vs. Red Sox
The visiting Atlanta Braves will look to continue a remarkable early-season turnaround on Saturday night when they continue a three-game weekend series against the Boston Red Sox.,After starting 0-7 in March and April, a 4-2 win in Friday's series opener moved the Braves (23-22) above the .500 mark ...
Ex-Red Sox ace Chris Sale pitches Braves to 4-2 victory
Matt Olson and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and Chris Sale's seven innings of one-run ball made them stand up as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night.,The home runs were part of 2-for-4 nights for both Olson and Murphy in the open...
Red Sox's Garrett Crochet, Braves' Chris Sale to duel in opener
A battle of ace left-handers is on tap for Friday night as Garrett Crochet's Boston Red Sox face old friend Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game weekend series in Boston.,"It's going to be a fun night," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.. "Obviously, hate to face Chris, ...
AJ Smith-Shawver leads Braves past slumping Nationals
AJ Smith-Shawver threw six quality innings and Drake Baldwin tallied three hits and an RBI, helping lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Smith-Shawver (3-2) allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out six and walking two f...
After ending skid, Nationals look to build win streak vs. Braves
The Washington Nationals, finally free of their losing streak, will look to earn a split of their four-game road series against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.,After dropping the first two games -- and extending their skid to a season-worst seven games -- the Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win on Wedne...