Atlanta Braves News

Mark Redman spent much of the winter pitching off a mound in his basement. Now, he’s ready to find out how much it paid off. “I completely believe in the work that I’ve been doing,” Redman said, “that it was just a matter of time before I could show it on the field.” Redman had [...]

Mark Buehrle’s final tuneup for the Chicago White Sox went a little smoother than Chuck James’ outing did for the Atlanta Braves. Winning for the first time in his five exhibition starts, Buehrle beat the Braves 3-2 Friday night. Buehrle allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings with three walks.

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Fausto Carmona pitched six hitless innings and the Cleveland Indians touched up Tim Hudson in an 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Carmona walked three and struck out five. Hudson pitched three scoreless innings during his final outing of spring training before running into trouble in the fourth, when he gave up three [...]

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Kyle Davies got off to a slow start and picked it up after that. He’s hoping it’s enough to earn him a spot in Atlanta’s rotation. Davies walked the first three batters he faced Wednesday, then settled down in the Braves’ 8-3 victory over the New York Mets. The right-hander allowed three runs and four [...]

John Smoltz pronounced himself ready to pitch the season opener for the Atlanta Braves after turning in his worst outing of the spring on Tuesday night. Smoltz allowed five earned runs and eight hits in four innings in Atlanta’s 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He walked two and struck out two. Smoltz entered the [...]

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Considering how poorly Houston starter Woody Williams pitched in his previous outings, he was more than content with his effort Monday in his final spring start. Williams threw 92 pitches and allowed five hits and five runs in 5 1-3 innings in the Astros’ 6-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves, but said he felt the [...]

Two months ago, Dmitri Young was out of a job, pondering retirement. A week ago, he was stuck in Washington’s minor league camp, trying to prove his personal demons are in the past and that he can still swing a mean bat. On Sunday, Young found out he’ll be the Nationals’ starting first baseman come [...]