Betemit helps Braves end Cards' streak
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Brian McCann hit a grand slam and leadoff man Wilson Betemit was 4-for-6 with a homer and five RBIs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 15-3 victory that snapped the St. Louis Cardinals&#039; seven-game winning streak Monday night.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - JD Drew singled home Rafael Furcal with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and John Smoltz pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the inning, as the Atlanta Braves forced a decisive fifth game of the National League
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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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The Braves prevailed, 6-5, after coming back from a three-run deficit against the Houston Astros after Roger Clemens came out of the game.
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All-Star Brian McCann's big night against Greg Maddux made a huge difference for the Atlanta Braves. McCann homered and drove in four runs against Maddux to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win Sunday night over the San Diego Padres.
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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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Tim Hudson pitched seven sharp innings, Edgar Renteria hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Saturday night.
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Chone Figgins credits his offensive onslaught to luck. He had four more singles Saturday night, including RBI singles in the fourth and ninth innings, to extend his hitting streak to nine games and the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3.
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An incredible catch by Coco Crisp and another big hit by David Ortiz extended Boston&#039;s winning streak to 12 games.
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Chris Carpenter shut down a surging Atlanta Braves offense and Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory on a stormy Wednesday night.
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John Smoltz is used to closing out games for the Atlanta Braves. Blowing saves is something he&#39;s not accustomed to. &quot;It&#39;s a shock to your system,&quot; he said.
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Adam LaRoche hit three doubles and a triple, and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta past the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Wednesday night as the Braves matched their longest home winning streak of the season.
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Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
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Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI each and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday night, snapping Tim Hudson's nine-game winning streak.
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Josh Beckett nearly fell behind on the second hitter he faced. After that, he settled down to become baseball's second 10-game winner. Beckett pitched six scoreless innings before heavy rains ended his night and even chipped in at the plate with a run-scoring double, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday night.
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ST. LOUIS - Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and St. Louis can win with singles, doubles and triples, too. After tying a postseason record with five home runs in the opener, the Cardinals stayed in the ballpark for Game 2 Thursday night.