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Nationals trim Braves, end seven-game losing streak
James Wood doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the visiting Washington Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak.,With Washington trailing 4-3 to start the eight inning, CJ Abrams drew a leadoff walk. He went...
Drake Baldwin, Braves bid to continue hot stretch in clash vs. Nats
Atlanta rookie catcher Drake Baldwin will aim to continue his team's momentum when the Braves host the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night in the third contest of their four-game series.,The Braves won 5-2 on Tuesday to hand Washington its seventh straight loss. The victory leveled the season re...
Braves get to .500 as Spencer Schwellenbach tops Nationals
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.,The Braves lost their first seven games of the season and had failed on four previous attempts to reach the break-eve...
Braves get to .500 after Spencer Schwellenbach's gem vs. Nationals
Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 5-2 on Tuesday to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season.,The Braves lost their first seven games of the season and had failed on five previous attempts to reach the break-eve...
Braves' star Ronald Acuna Jr. homers in first rehab game
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. homered in the first game of his minor-league rehab stint on Tuesday night to highlight his initial on-field contest in nearly 12 months.,The 2023 National League MVP tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on May 26, 2024, while taking a secon...
Nationals' Michael Soroka faces familiar foe in Braves
The Atlanta Braves will be opposed by a familiar face when they try to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season on Tuesday against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Braves recorded a 4-3 win on Monday in the opener of the four-game series. Atlanta has failed in its previous five tries...
Alex Verdugo, Marcell Ozuna help Braves past Nationals
Alex Verdugo's single with one out in the ninth inning drove home the winning run to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday in the opener of a four-game series.,The Braves blew a two-run lead in the top of the ninth but rallied for their fourth walk-of...
Offensively challenged Braves could be salve for Nationals' losing ways
The Washington Nationals will try to end their five-game losing streak when they begin a road trip with a four-game series in Atlanta.,This will be the first of 13 meetings between the two National League East clubs. Last year, the Nationals won eight of 13 games, the first time they had beaten the ...
Braves hope for another strong effort from Chris Sale at Pirates
The Atlanta Braves' pitching rotation continues to put together strong performances over their past 10 games.,Veteran left-hander Chris Sale (1-3, 4.07 ERA) started that positive stretch on April 30 with a solid outing in Colorado, and he will look to keep it going on Sunday afternoon when he oppose...
Pirates look to build on series-opening win vs. Braves
Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver is coming off a career-best performance as he prepares to oppose Pittsburgh's Andrew Heaney when the Braves take on the host Pirates on Saturday afternoon.,Smith-Shawver ((2-2, 3.00 ERA) carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and gave up only one hit over eight innings...
Pirates beat Braves to stop 7-game slide in new manager's debut
Bailey Falter threw six shutout innings and allowed two hits to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 and snap a seven-game losing streak on Friday night.,The Pirates triumphed in Don Kelly's debut as Pirates manager, which came one day after Derek Shelton was fired after six ...
Under new management, Pirates host Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates are back home Friday night to face the Atlanta Braves with a new manager but a familiar face in charge.,Pittsburgh fired manager Derek Shelton during its off day on Thursday in the wake of a season-high seven-game losing streak and a 12-26 start. The Pirates promoted bench coa...
Rookie Drake Baldwin's first walk-off lifts Braves over Reds in 11th
Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin singled in the 11th inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 walk-off win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Thursday that gave Atlanta its third victory of the four-game series.,Ozzie Albies, on second as the automatic runner, scored when Baldwin lined his two-ou...
Four-game skid broken, Reds chase series split vs. Braves
Two pitchers looking for bounce-back starts will face off Thursday when the Atlanta Braves complete their homestand with the finale of their four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The Braves won the first two games of the series, but Cincinnati prevailed 4-3 on Wednesday to end its four-game ...
TJ Friedl homers twice as Reds edge Braves
TJ Friedl hit a pair of home runs to help the visiting Cincinnati Reds end a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Friedl began the game with a home run and added another solo shot in the third inning. They were his second and third homers of the season and the...
Reds visit Braves, ask ace Hunter Greene to stop team's 4-game skid
The Cincinnati Reds will send ace Hunter Greene to the mound on Wednesday, tasking him with trying to try end a four-game losing streak when they meet the Atlanta Braves on the road.,It will be the third game of their four-game series. The Braves won the first two games -- 4-0 on Monday and 2-1 in 1...
Braves stage comeback, nip Reds in 10 innings
Marcell Ozuna singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 2-1 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,With runners on first and second, Ozuna lined a single to left field off reliever Lyon Richardson (0-1), who had been recalled from Triple-A ...
Chris Sale, Andrew Abbott face off in Braves-Reds southpaw battle
The Atlanta Braves are hopeful that ace Chris Sale has gotten back in the groove when they send the left-hander to the mound to face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the second game of their three-game series Tuesday.,The Braves won the opener 4-0 on Monday when A.J. Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter in...
No-hit bid, inside-the-park HR highlight Braves' win over Reds
A.J. Smith-Shawver carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Monday in the opener of their three-game series.,Smith-Shawver (2-2) pitched a career-high eight innings and allowed no runs on one hit -- a leadoff single by Santiago Es...
Austin Riley, Braves look to change fortune vs. Reds
Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley brings a red-hot bat into the opener of a four-game homestand against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.,Riley was 5-for-12 with a double, two homers and four RBIs in the weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Riley took over the club lead with eight homers an...