Atlanta Braves News

Gary Sheffield homered off Daniel Cabrera two innings after the Baltimore starter hit him with a pitch, leading Detroit to an 8-4 victory Monday night. Cabrera hit Sheffield in the third inning, and the two had to be pulled apart during a bench-clearing incident in the fifth before Sheffield broke a tie with a two-run [...]

Tim Hudson honored college teammate Josh Hancock with another strong outing and Andruw Jones won it for the Braves with a three-run homer in the ninth inning, giving Atlanta a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Pitching with a “JH” on the front of his jersey, Hudson allowed only four hits in [...]

A day after the death of Josh Hancock, the St. Louis Cardinals tried to move on. They had a game to play. But for Scott Spiezio, it was too much to handle. He told manager Tony La Russa to pull him from the starting lineup Monday night. With Hancock’s jersey hanging in the bullpen and [...]

Bob Wickman has a reason for his recent inability to throw strikes.

Braves closer Bob Wickman went on the disabled list with an upper back strain on Monday, one day after the veteran blew a save for the second straight time. Wickman was unable to hold a two-run, ninth-inning lead in a 9-7, 11-inning loss to Colorado. He walked three and was charged with two runs. Wickman [...]

Former All-Star Dale Murphy wants to get kids to stay away from performance-enhancing drugs. His “I Won’t Cheat” foundation is the vehicle.

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki covered all the bases to ensure his unassisted triple play Sunday. Tied at 5 in the seventh inning, Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria singled for the Atlanta Braves and were running on a 3-2 pitch when Tulowitzki caught Chipper Jones’ line drive behind second base.

Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was amazed by his good fortune. The Los Angeles Dodgers were just happy to emerge from the longest game in the major leagues this season with a win. Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play, and the Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 Sunday on Matt Holliday’s two-run homer in the [...]

David Ortiz, Alex Cora and Manny Ramirez homered for Boston, Julian Tavarez got his first win of the season, and the Red Sox beat New York 7-4 Sunday, sending the Yankees to their eighth loss in nine games. Boston is 5-1 against New York, and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is angry about his team’s slow [...]

Apparently Ryan Langerhans wore out his welcome in Atlanta.