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By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — During the past seven seasons, this pitcher has won double-digit games each year, pitching at least 199 innings six times. Derek Lowe personifies durability. He’s never been on the disabled list in his 12-year major-league career. He also knows what to do when the spotlight is brightest: he possesses a 3.33 [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Happy New Year, folks! Consider this a blessing, or a curse, but this is the first piece I’ll write in 2009 … Sitting in the Georgia Dome tonight watching the Chick-fil-A Bowl, which turned ugly for Georgia Tech in a hurry against LSU, I couldn’t help but think what Frank Wren [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Congratulations, Braves Nation. It’s just about over. You’ve made it to the final day of 2008, a year that we’ll never forget … for all the wrong reasons. Whether it was the best-laid plans spiraling out of control on the field, or the death of a franchise icon off the field, 2008 [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Finally, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we have every reason to believe it’s not a freight train bearing down upon us this time. We awaken on this Tuesday and find ourselves within 48 hours of kissing 2008 goodbye, and embracing the hope and wonder [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — A lot has been made of Frank Wren’s inability to make deals at the Winter Meetings last week. But there is no denying the move Wren pulled off at last year’s Winter Meetings was a steal for the Braves. Wren, then just a few weeks into his tenure as GM, shipped right-handed [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Perhaps the day will come when we’ll think about the offseason of 2008, recall how the Atlanta Braves were on the verge of a big trade for San Diego ace Jake Peavy, and we’ll sit back and exhale. “Glad we didn’t trade Esco to the Pads,” perhaps we’ll say. “Esco” is Yunel [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Whether fair or not, Kelly Johnson’s 2008 season forever will be linked to one play the Atlanta Braves second baseman didn’t make. It came in early June, the Braves ahead of the division-leading Phillies by one run with two outs in the top of the ninth at Turner Field. Chris Coste [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — It’s the classic story of a guy finally getting the chance to play every day, and making the most of that opportunity. When you watch that type of story unfold day-after-day, it puts a smile on your face, especially when it’s a guy who isn’t the most gifted or most athletic [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — For the past two seasons, he’d waited patiently for a few at-bats at the major-league level. All the while, Martin Prado knew he could play with the big boys. Given a much larger block of time to prove so in 2008, he delivered in impressive fashion. Prado finished 2008 with 228 at-bats, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — On the final night of July, with the trade of Mark Teixeira and the realization that the Atlanta Braves would spend the next two months playing out the string, Clint Sammons gave us all reason to smile. The former Parkview High quarterback and one-time University of Georgia standout blasted his first [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — We’re getting into the depths of winter earlier than scheduled here in the South, with temperatures into the mid-20s at night … and we’re still a few days shy of Thanksgiving. Gonna be a long, cold winter, but Braves Nation knew that already, and we’ve known that since, oh, June. But there [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — One of these days – provided he’s not traded for a front-line starter – Jordan Schafer is going to man center field for the Atlanta Braves. But it seems Schafer keeps running into obstacles that have nothing to do with his talent on the field. We all know about his 50-game suspension [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — So for now, you know Jake Peavy isn’t coming to Atlanta, at least not anytime soon. And now, you can cross Ryan Dempster off the list, the right-hander opting to stay in Chicago by signing a four-year deal with the Cubs. Yep, that wish-list for a top-of-the-rotation starter is shrinking like the [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Remember this time last offseason, when Braves Nation already was wringing their hands and sweating bullets over the future of first base? Yeah, a lot like Braves Nation has done this offseason surrounding the makeup of Atlanta’s starting rotation, with the Jake Peavy talks halted for now – yes, I still [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — So the pursuit of starting pitching for the Atlanta Braves has hit a snag, now that the San Diego Padres have carried their indecisiveness to a ridiculous level and forced the Braves to move on for now from trying to trade for Jake Peavy. But Atlanta still is working the phones [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — On the first full day after the Atlanta Braves told the San Diego Padres to take their Jake Peavy hostage situation and shove it – for now – public sentiment remains that a deal very well could be done that would put the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner in [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — For now, the price stands too steep. For now, with the calendar having reached mid November, it’s time to go to Plan 1-A. For now, stop drooling over the thought of Jake Peavy in an Atlanta Braves uniform. A negotiation that figured to land the Atlanta Braves one of baseball’s best pitchers [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — For now, the Jake Peavy Watch can end. The Alabama-bred ace right-hander will not be pitching for the Atlanta Braves in 2009, at least the way things stand tonight after the Braves broke off trade talks with the San Diego Padres surrounding the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner. The Braves, who [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Another night, another evening of sitting and waiting for the buzz of the phone to launch us into full-blast Jake Peavy to the Braves mode. Yes, Braves Nation, those of us who write about this team on a daily basis are as sick of waiting on this shoe to drop as [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Yunel Escobar, he of the cannon arm and the line-drive swing, ain’t gonna be with the Braves for long, methinks. OK, how’s that for some really rough grammar to start tonight’s blog. Ain’t. Methinks. Ah, whatever. It’s the offseason, time for rest and relaxation and … wait? What’s this? The Braves [...]

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By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — The trade talk surrounding a potential Jake Peavy to the Braves deal continues to swirl. And ultimately, when the Braves sit down with the Padres and get to the nitty-gritty of determining the package it will take to bring the 27-year-old hard-throwing Alabama native to Turner Field, the name Tommy Hanson [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Tuesday is shaping up to be a transformational day in history of the United States. (This just in: We are NOT talking politics here on the old Braves.Today.Com, only to say that if you are registered to vote – and indeed I hope you are – then please get out there [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — With the final out of the World Series Wednesday night, the offseason began in earnest. Of course, the first biggest move comes the day after the Fall Classic ends, when players who have concluded their contracts can file for free agency. Three members of the Atlanta Braves fit into that category, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — It’s fitting, to a certain extent, that on the day after the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, we resume our look at key members of the 2008 Braves by focusing on Blaine Boyer. The Walton High graduate stood on the mound on June 4, the Braves leading the NL East [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Heavy rains have turned Game 5 of the World Series into one long waiting game. In watching the deluge that pounded the Phillies and Rays during Monday’s now-suspended fifth game of the Fall Classic, and pondering when baseball’s powers that be would stop the contest, my mind raced back 26 years. (And [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — I’m sure many of you watched in amazement last night, as the rains poured down and the puddles formed on the infield at Citizens Bank Park, until finally, sanity prevailed and Game 5 of this weird World Series was suspended until Wednesday. I’m sure there are some out there who looked [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Back from vacation, watching what very well may be the final baseball game of this 2008 season play out on the TV in the suddenly frosty Sports Garage … ah, yes, the onslaught of winter, full force. Yep, folks, it’s cold here in Atlanta tonight, and not just because baseball is [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — Greetings from the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains which, I guess it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out, is from where this idyllic little town draws its name. I’m writing this blog during the midst of a three-day weekend, one that has been sorely needed. No, I’m not [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – Sixteen years is a long, long time. Just ask any teenager who is about to hit that magic number. Or, ask somebody who is 16 years from retiring. Or somebody celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary. It’s a big stretch of time, for sure. Things change. But one thing remains from what happened [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — I spent part of Sunday cleaning the house, the usual stuff of shuffling through papers that pile up on the counter and, at some point, need to be sorted. Down in that stack, I found a game program from a Braves game I attended last month. Pictured on the cover was [...]

By Bud L. Ellis Braves.today.com ATLANTA — When the Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Campillo as a free agent from the Mexican League around Christmas last December, hardly anybody noticed. It’s the type of transaction that appears in tiny 6-point type on the agate page of your sports section, or buried way down in the list of daily moves [...]

By Bud L. Ellis Braves.today.com ATLANTA — Three years ago, wave after wave after wave of rookies made the trek from the minor leagues to the home clubhouse at Turner Field. And one by one, those 18 rookies helped energize the Atlanta Braves and drive the franchise to its 14th-consecutive division championship, a modern-day record that may never [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA — Everybody knows the Braves ended up being sellers at the trade deadline, shipping Mark Teixeira to the Los Angeles Angels and, for all intents, waving the white flag on the 2008 season. But during the first three weeks of July, a stretch where the Braves bounced from six to seven and [...]

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Chipper Jones hit his second career pinch-homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Phils 10-4 Wednesday night in the 215. Then the Cubbies beat the New York Mets 9-6 in 10 innings, reducing the Phillies’ magic number for clinching their second straight division title to three.  Three friggin’ wins, come on fellas. The Phillies remain 1½ games [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 10, Phillies 4 Top of the Order: The Braves won their second in a row against the NL East leaders, sparked by a three-run, pinch-hit homer from Chipper Jones in a six-run fifth. The Good: Brian McCann and Martin Prado fueled a 15-hit attack with three hits each. Prado drove in two runs; [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 3, Phillies 2 Top of the Order: Mike Hampton pitched six strong innings, and Kelly Johnson extended his hitting streak to 21 games as the Braves beat Philly for only the third time in 17 tries this season. The Good: Gotta start with Hampton, who once again delivered a quality start: six innings, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 6, Braves 2 Top of the Order: Jair Jurrjens’ strong start was wasted as the bullpen made a mess of the eighth inning, allowing the Phillies to move one step closer to the NL East title and beat the Braves for the 14th time in 16 tries this season. The Good: Kelly Johnson [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 7, Mets 6 Top of the Order: Down two runs entering the bottom of the seventh, the Braves rallied to grab the lead and held on at the finish, dealing the Mets another damaging loss in front of a huge crowd in the final home game this season at Turner Field. The Good: [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 4, Mets 2 Top of the Order: A three-run first inning was all the Braves needed to knock the Mets out of first place in the NL East, as Jorge Campillo and three relievers combined to hold New York in check. The Good: Josh Anderson may strike out a bunch for a leadoff [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Mets 9, Braves 5 Top of the Order: After battling back from a 5-3 deficit to tie the game, shoddy defense sent the Braves to their fourth loss in a row, dropping Atlanta 20 games under .500. The Good: Omar Infante went 2-for-3, raising his average to .299, with a run scored and two [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 6, Braves 1 Top of the Order: A miserable first inning doomed Jair Jurrjens and the Braves, Atlanta dropping to 0-8 this season against the NL-East leaders at Turner Field. The Good: Well, when Greg Norton has been one of your better performers in the second half of the season, that says a [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 8, Braves 7 Top of the Order: The Braves continue to play a strong supporting role in the Mets’ second-straight NL East choke job, this time Atlanta blowing a 7-4 lead in the late innings as the Phillies rallied to win and move into first place. The Good: Well, there was Brian McCann’s [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Nationals 7, Braves 4 (14 innings) Top of the Order: The Braves let another one get away, Blaine Boyer giving up two runs in the eighth inning and Atlanta wasting opportunity after opportunity until the Nats finally seized control in the 14th against Jeff Bennett. The Good: We’ll start with Jo-Jo Reyes, who went [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Nationals 8, Braves 5 (10 innings) Top of the Order: A fitting scenario for the Braves of 2008: Kelly Johnson’s potential game-winner bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double in the bottom of the ninth, scoring two runs instead of three, and into extra innings, Mike Gonzalez allowed three runs as the [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 10, Nationals 5 Top of the Order: Be still my beating heart, but we have a winning streak: a seven-run third inning gave Jair Jurrjens all the support he needed as the Braves won consecutive games for the first time since Aug. 8-9. The Good: For the second time in four days, the [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 2, Nationals 0 Top of the Order: Making his major-league debut, James Parr fired six sparkling innings of two-hit shutout ball, and the beleaguered Atlanta bullpen did its job (for a change) as the Braves opened a seven-game homestand with their first shutout victory since Aug. 3. The Good: Parr got the start [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Marlins 5, Braves 3 Top of the Order: The bullpen blues struck the sinking Braves yet again, Atlanta giving up two runs in the seventh to fall at Florida and drop 20 games under .500 with 22 games left in this wretched season. The Good: The Braves may have lost the series, but Kelly [...]

The Atlanta Braves use 3 field goals and a touchdown to beat the Florida Marlins, who scored just  2 touchdowns. Oh, wait, sorry, wrong sport that these guys were playing. I was sure that they suited up to play football for this game. All kidding aside, it was a slugfest at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 16, Marlins 14 Top of the Order: The Braves snapped their four-game losing streak, but it was about as ugly as one could imagine, blowing a 10-3 lead before rallying with two runs in the top of the ninth to snap a 14-14 tie. The Good: Lots and lots and lots of offense [...]

The Braves had perhaps false expectations after making an inspired run at the postseason last year. Let’s see what they will do. BRAVES OFFSEASON PLANS: Who will they bring back?: I highly doubt Glavine will be back. Same with Mike Hampton. Smoltz is up in the air. Depends on the injury. Will Ohman might not be back, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Marlins 4, Braves 3 Top of the Order: The beat goes on in historically mind-numbing fashion for the Braves, who opened the final month of this season from hell by losing their 29th consecutive one-run road game, extending their major-league record in that category and falling 20 games under .500. The Good: What, other [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Nationals 8, Braves 4 Top of the Order: The level of embarrassment that is the 2008 Braves season reached yet another high-water mark Sunday – Atlanta blowing a one-run lead in the eighth as the Nationals completed a three-game sweep, dropping the Braves 19 games below .500 and 17 games out in the [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Nationals 9, Braves 8, 10 innings Top of the Order: The nature in which the Braves lose continues to spur frustration and agony, and this one was no different: Atlanta blowing leads of 4-0 and 6-2, losing in extra innings on a bases-loaded walk by Vladimir Nunez for the team’s 15th defeat in [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Nationals 7, Braves 3 Top of the Order: Another rotten lowlight in a season full of ‘em – Yunel Escobar tying a franchise record by grounding into three double plays in the same game – as the Braves opened a series matching up the two worst teams in the NL East with their [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 11, Giants 5 Top of the Order: On the day the Braves lost Tom Glavine to season-ending elbow surgery, Mike Hampton beat the Giants for the second time in 11 days as the Braves snapped a five-game losing streak with an impressive offensive performance. The Good: For the second time in three games, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Giants 5, Braves 1 Top of the Order: Just when you think the Braves can’t possibly get any more bad news, along comes a day like Friday: Tom Glavine returns to the disabled list, then the Braves get blown away late to fall a season-worst 12 games under .500 in losing their fifth [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Cubs 11, Braves 7 Top of the Order: Even two of the rarest events – a Braves’ player hitting for the cycle, and Jeff Francoeur hitting something other than air – wasn’t enough to keep the Braves from losing their fourth straight game. The Good: Slide over, Albert Hall, and make room for Mark [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Cubs 10, Braves 2 (first game) Cubs 8, Braves 0 (second game) Top of the Order: Two games, two total beatdowns as the Braves were flattened by Chicago in a day-night doubleheader, falling back to 10 games under .500. The Good: Seriously? You want something good? Chew on this: there are only 42 games of [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Diamondbacks 6, Braves 1 Top of the Order: Mike Hampton couldn’t replicate the success from his last outing, as the Braves’ three-game winning streak came to an end in the finale of a seven-game road swing. The Good: Honestly, not much on this afternoon went well for the Braves, who fell behind early and [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 11, Diamondbacks 4 Top of the Order: Don’t look now, but the Braves are playing well, winning for the fourth time in five days thanks to a seven-spot in the sixth inning and the usual solid work of Jair Jurrjens. The Good: The Braves have spent most of this season looking for offensive [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 6, Diamondbacks 4 Top of the Order: Charlie Morton pitched seven shutout innings and added his first major-league hit for good measure, the Braves surviving a late comeback to win the opening game of a four-game series. The Good: One start after going pitch-for-pitch with CC Sabathia, Morton again demonstrated why the Braves [...]

Randy Winn went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to back a solid outing by Matt Cain as the Giants doubled up the Braves 4-2 at AT&T Park. Ivan Ochoa added two hits and drove in a run for San Francisco, which has won three of its last four games. Cain scattered five hits and five walks while allowing just one run over six-and-two-thirds innings for his seventh win. Brian Wilson fanned two i

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Brewers 9, Braves 0 Top of the Order: Chuck James’ return to the major leagues lasted 2 2/3 inning, the left-hander getting rocked as the Braves lost for the sixth time in the past seven games. The Good: This is what it’s come to for Braves Nation during this disastrous season – the absolute [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 9, Cardinals 4 Top of the Order: No Chipper, no McCann, no Teixeira … no matter on this night, as the Braves pounded out 15 hits to snap a five-game losing streak. The Good: The Braves broke out the bats in a big way, despite not having Chipper Jones and Brian McCann in [...]

Albert Pujols broke a 2-all tie with an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the Braves 7-2 at Turner Field. Joe Mather hit a two-run homer in the eighth for St. Louis, which has won the first three of the four-game set. Chris Carpenter allowed one run in four innings in his first start in more than a year. Carpenter underwent ligament replacement surger

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Cardinals 7, Braves 2 Top of the Order: The beat goes on for the beaten-down Braves, as news broke that Tim Hudson needs Tommy John surgery and Atlanta lost its fifth straight to drop a season-worst nine games under .500. The Good: Let’s start with the much-maligned Jeff Francoeur, who went 2-for-4 – just [...]

Albert Pujols hit a solo homer and scored three runs as the Cardinals beat the Braves 8-3 at Turner Field. Yadier Molina had three hits and two RBI for St. Louis, which has won the first two of the four-game set. Ryan Franklin pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Todd Wellemeyer to get the win. Gregor Blanco went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Atlanta, which has lost four in-a-r

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Cardinals 8, Braves 3 (The Bye-Bye Tex Edition) Top of the Order: The Braves officially raised the surrender flag above Turner Field, first trading Mark Teixeira to the Angels, and then losing their fourth in a row as Corky Miller’s eighth-inning throwing error allowed the eventual game-winning run to score. The Trade: Teixeira to the [...]

UPDATED FROM BUD, 8:27 p.m.: Top of the evening, good people. In case you’ve missed it — and likely, you haven’t since it broke two hours ago — but the winner of the Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes is the Angels. The Braves shipped Teixeira to Los Angeles for first baseman Casey Kotchman — which, you’ll read below, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 12, Braves 10 Top of the Order: Following a two-hour rain delay, the Braves realized the inevitable – they’ll be sellers at the trade deadline and looking ahead to 2009 – by blowing a five-run lead and losing Brian McCann to a concussion in the process, then rallying from seven runs down [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 10, Braves 9 Top of the Order: In a season littered with enough gut-wrenching losses to make even the most optimistic fan spend the offseason wondering “what if,” the Braves let a six-run lead slide away and lost at Philadelphia in Mike Hampton’s return to the major leagues. The Good: The end result [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 8, Phillies 2 Top of the Order: Playing without Chipper Jones in the opening game of a must-win series, the Braves rode the great pitching of Jair Jurrjens through eight innings then broke open a tense one-run game in the ninth, improving to 3-1 on this ultra-important road trip. The Good: Jurrjens set [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – Seven weeks ago, the Atlanta Braves opened a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on a Friday night, looking to gain ground in the NL East. And in the 40 games since that fateful night inside Turner Field, the night Kelly Johnson dropped the final out of the game in the [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 9, Marlins 4 Top of the Order: In typical Braves fashion, even Wednesday’s resounding victory in the rubber game of a three-game set was shadowed by bad news, as both Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson left the contest with injuries. The Good: A night after getting just one hit, the Braves broke out [...]

The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1966. The team competes in the East Division of the National League. The Braves have the honour to win their division title 14 times in a row starting with 1991 and ends in 2005, omitting the strike-shortened 1994 season [...]

Editor’s note: Braves at the Break is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series began Tuesday and continues through Friday. Today, it’s time to look at the fans’ view of the state of the franchise. By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – Whether you’re sitting in a bar, catching up with [...]

Editor’s note: Braves at the Break is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series began Tuesday and continues through Friday. Today, it’s midseason report card time. By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – The law of averages would suggest the first half of the Atlanta Braves’ 2008 season has been anything [...]

Editor’s note: Braves at the Break is a four-part look at the 2008 Atlanta Braves at the All-Star break. The series begins today with a look at the first half of the season, and continues through Friday. By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Listening to Pete Van Wieren’s voice through my [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 12, Padres 3 Top of the Order: The Braves ended a maddening first half with something quite rare: consecutive road victories for the first time since early April, bashing the Padres to finish their first non-losing road trip of the season at 3-3 and reach the All-Star break 6 ½ games out [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 4, Padres 1 Top of the Order: Desperately needing a win in the next-to-last game before the All-Star break, Jeff Francoeur and Brent Lillibridge led the way as the Braves moved to within 6 ½ games in the NL East. The Good: Francoeur had his best offensive game in months, going 2-for-4 with [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Padres 4, Braves 0 Top of the Order: The Braves opened the final series before the All-Star break with another miserable offensive performance, Jake Peavy and three relievers holding the Braves to just eight hits as Atlanta lost for the third time in four games on the current road trip, tumbling to 7 [...]

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By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Dodgers 2, Braves 1 Top of the Order: Tim Hudson was great but Derek Lowe was splendid, holding the Braves to just two hits as Atlanta lost the rubber game of the three-game set, falling six games out in the NL East. The Good: For a game that started at 10 p.m. and for [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 9, Dodgers 3 Top of the Order: Brian McCann blasted two home runs to lead a 12-hit attack, and Jair Jurrjens fired six stellar innings as the Braves moved within five games of first place in the middling NL East. The Good: Lots and lots of good stuff on this night. One night [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Dodgers 3, Braves 0 Top of the Order: On the day when Jeff Francoeur was recalled from the minors, the Braves’ offense was shut down in near-historic fashion, as Los Angeles’ Hiroki Kuroda took a perfect game into the eighth and finished with a one-hitter. The Good: Mark Teixeira kept the Braves from going [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 4, Braves 1 Top of the Order: Facing a must-win in the finale of a three-game set with the division leaders, the Braves responded with just five hits, losing for the fifth consecutive game and capping a sweep that plunges Atlanta seven games out of first place in the NL East and [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 7, Braves 3 Top of the Order: For the second consecutive night the Braves fell behind early, pulled within two runs, then watched as the Phillies pulled away, Atlanta falling a season-worst five games below .500 and six games out in the NL East with its fourth consecutive loss. The Good: Chipper Jones [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 8, Braves 3 Top of the Order: Opening a three-game homestand against the NL East-leading Phillies, the Braves fell flat on their face and only briefly showed any signs of life in dropping four games under .500 and five games out of first place. The Good: At least the lineup featured some familiar [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Blue Jays 1, Braves 0 Top of the Order: The Braves extended their major-league record for consecutive one-run losses on the road, wasting another great performance by Jo-Jo Reyes in losing the rubber game of a three-game set in Toronto. The Good: Following the worst start of his season Monday – snapping a string [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Blue Jays 9, Braves 5 Top of the Order: Tim Hudson and Jeff Bennett let things get out of control in the sixth inning, and a late rally wasn’t enough as the Braves dropped the middle game of a three-game set, falling four games out in the NL East. The Good: After struggling in [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 4, Blue Jays 0 Top of the Order: With only one healthy player on the bench, Atlanta cruised behind super pitching from Jair Jurrjens and a three-RBI night from Mark Teixeira to win the opener of a three-game series north of the border, pulling within three games of first place in the [...]

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By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com ATLANTA – A baseball season indeed is a marathon, a long grind that marches on game after game, week after week, month after month. The 162 games of a baseball schedule pass by methodically – riding the highs of victory and the lows of defeat – as the days of the calendar [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 4, Brewers 2 Top of the Order: Jorge Campillo dominated on the mound and threw in two hits for good measure, leading the Braves to victory in the finale of a three-game set at Turner Field. The Good: Campillo was outstanding on the bump, giving up just two runs and four hits in [...]