Braves give Cox his 2,000th victory
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The Braves&#39; sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up.
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There were 1,999 previous wins for Bobby Cox as a major league manager, but in several respects the one on Wednesday - a 6-3 victory against the New York Mets on a gorgeous afternoon at Turner Field - was quintessential for the Braves skipper.
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Even with a big lead in the NL East, the Atlanta Braves aren't taking anything for granted.
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There&#39;s a never-say die attitude floating around the Braves&#39; clubhouse and it was displayed yet again Monday afternoon at Turner Field.
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Lame-duck manager Art Howe and the listless New York Mets lost for the 21st time in 25 games, with John Thomson pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory on a drizzly Wednesday night.
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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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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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Bobby Cox is beginning to think about retirement. While he hasn't made a final decision, the longtime Atlanta Braves manager said Saturday that he might step aside after two more seasons.
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Andruw Jones&#39; 25th home run of the season helped the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 3-1 Monday. Travis Smith, pitching in place of Mike Hampton, held the Phillies to one run, five
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Rafael Furcal smacked a two-run homer  in the bottom of the 11th inning to hand the Atlanta Braves a  4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the National League  Divisional Series Thursday.
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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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Rafael Furcal smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to hand the Atlanta Braves a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the National League Divisional Series Thursday.
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The Atlanta Braves rallied from six  runs down to score a wild 9-8 win over the Philadelphia  Phillies on Wednesday.
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Chuck James strikes out eight and Andruw Jones hits his 350th career home run Monday to help Atlanta top Milwaukee, 2-1.
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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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The television in Bobby Cox&#39;s office was tuned to the Chicago Cubs&#39; game, and the Braves manager intently watched the ninth inning.
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Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.