Braves still homering and now closing
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Home runs are nothing new to the Atlanta Braves this season. A successful closer is.
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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 Friday.
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Mike Hampton strolled off the mound Tuesday after another baby step in his comeback from elbow surgery. Bobby Cox was waiting eagerly near the first-base line. "Thatta boy, Mike," the Atlanta Braves' manager said. "Did it feel good?" "It felt pretty good," Hampton replied, shrugging his shoulders.
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The only thing missing on another huge night for the Atlanta Braves&#039; offense was an extra-base hit from Chipper Jones.
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The Richmond Braves, AAA affiliate for the Atlanta Braves, will leave the city it has called home for 22 seasons to move closer to the big league team in Atlanta.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Smoltz might rejoin the Bravesâ rotation if Atlanta finds another closer. Saturday afternoon, they did just that.
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HOUSTON -- John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche, and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit.
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves played Game 2 of their NL playoff series against Houston under protest. The protest was announced following a long delay in the seventh inning Thursday, with Houston starter Roy
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HOUSTON - As soon as Roger Clemens was gone, the Atlanta Braves pounced on the Houston Astros' bullpen and avoided another quick exit from the playoffs. Adam LaRoche hit a tying, three-run homer in the sixth inning and J.D...
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Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out Wednesday night, preserving a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres.
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Barry Bonds's first two-homer game of the season is not enough to overcome Atlanta's offensive outburst in the Braves' 13-8 win over the Giants on Tuesday.
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Braves Manager Bobby Cox is one ejection shy of matching the career record after he is tossed from Saturday's game against the Phillies.
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Braves pitcher John Smoltz is getting a divorce.
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The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success Thursday by acquiring Tim Hudson from the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were rumored to be pursuing
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Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.
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Gone from the 2004 East Division winning Braves are Jaret Wright, Paul Byrd, and Russ Ortiz. The voids have been filled with a couple of former 20-game winners.
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Getting to the playoffs has become pretty much of a given for the Atlanta Braves. So had postseason wins over the Houston Astros &#151; until now.