Jones, Smoltz power Braves past Rockies
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Coors Field is not one of John Smoltz's favorite places. He got through it Thursday night with a little help from a good friend. Smoltz scattered nine hits over seven innings and Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3.
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On the biggest night of his breakout season, Beltre hit a tying home run off closer John Smoltz in the ninth inning on Friday and a game-winning shot in the 11th to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.
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Javier Valentin smacked a three-run homer in a five-run ninth inning off John Smoltz to carry the rallying Cincinnati Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the National League Wednesday.
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Javier Valentin smacked a three-run  homer in a five-run ninth inning off John Smoltz to carry the  rallying Cincinnati Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta  Braves in the National League Wednesday.
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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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Former Met Kaz Matsui has a career-high five hits and Ryan Spliborghs hits his first grand slam to lead the Rockies to an 11-3 victory over New York.
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No record was safe from Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves, who made spacious Petco Park play like a bandbox. Jones hit a two-run homer Sunday to give him an extra-base hit in 14 straight games, tying a 79-year-old big league record, and the Braves roughed up Jake Peavy during a wild 10-5 win that gave them a three-game sweep of the NL West-leading San Diego Padres.
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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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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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John Smoltz has accomplished plenty in his career. A no-hitter will have to wait. The 40-year-old Smoltz didn't allow a hit through seven innings, but Washington's Ronnie Belliard led off the eighth with a clean single to right in the Atlanta Braves 7-1 win over the Nationals on Friday 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 Friday.
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Horacio Ramirez made his second start of the season a strong one, allowing seven hits and a run over seven innings Saturday to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the free-falling Chicago Cubs.
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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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Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
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The New York Mets completed a crucial  three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves as Tom Glavine finally  got the better of former team mate John Smoltz in a 3-2 win on  Sunday.
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Shawn Estes pitched seven solid innings and had two hits, and J.D. Closser hit his first major league homer in the Colorado Rockies' 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
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ATLANTA Mike Hampton hit an RBI single and Atlanta stretched its lead in the NL East by winning its fourth in a row 6-to-4 over Colorado.