Braves Batter Martinez With Playoffs Approaching
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ATLANTA, Sept. 27 -- The New York Mets are limping toward the playoffs with one very big problem: Pedro Martinez.
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Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching
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Brian McCann, Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
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Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.
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Home runs are nothing new to the Atlanta Braves this season. A successful closer is.
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New York -- If the Braves&#39; 13th consecutive division title seemed like a foregone conclusion before Wednesday, well then it seems doubly so today.
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez hoists the World Series trophy at the start of the rolling rally at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday Oct. 30, 2004.
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Carlos Beltran drives in five runs to carry the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Braves in Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series.
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When the Atlanta Braves were six games under .500 in late June, it appeared their streak of division championships would end. Similarly, when the Braves trailed the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning Friday
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Carlos Beltran homered twice, had four  hits and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros moved on to  the National League Championship Series with a 12-3 Game Five  pounding of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday.
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Brandon Phillipsâs two-run single against the rookie JosÃ© Ascanio in the 15th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory against the Braves yesterday and their first three-game sweep in Atlanta since April 1990.
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Marcus Giles delivers a two-out, two-run single that puts the Braves ahead for good. (John Bazemore/AP). ATLANTA  -- Let the champagne flow.
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HOUSTON - The Astros&#39; pain was the Braves&#39; gain yesterday as the first-round NL playoff series shifts back to Atlanta for a decisive Game 5 today.
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Not all of his teammates were happy with Pedro Martinez last night. Or maybe you didn't notice Derek Lowe, waiting at the top step of the visitors' dugout, after Martinez struck out looking to start the third inning.
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NEW YORK -- It is distinctly possible that the single biggest variable in the 2004 American League Championship Series could now be the performance of Pedro Martinez.
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Brian McCann is making his mark on the NL East pennant race. The Atlanta catcher hit two home runs to back seven shutout innings from Tim Hudson, and the Braves beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 on Friday night.
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Even with a big lead in the National League East, the Atlanta Braves aren&#39;t taking anything for granted. Playing like a team fighting for a playoff spot, the Braves rallied for two runs in the ninth inning