Braves Keep Up Torrid Pace by Stopping Giants
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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
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Barry Bonds remained tied with Babe Ruth for another day, but at least the San Francisco star put his bat on the ball. The Atlanta Braves had a hard time just making contact against Jake Peavy.
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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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The San Francisco Giants weren&#39;t able to add a veteran starting pitcher for the September stretch drive. The last thing they needed was to have one go down.
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Noah Lowry won his sixth straight decision and remained unbeaten in 13 major league starts, and Ray Durham hit a two-run double to lead the Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros last night in San Francisco.
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The Atlanta Braves' 20-hit, 8-5 victory was so frustrating to the Chicago Cubs that the losing pitcher and his catcher were swinging at each other before the game ended on Friday.
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Barry Bonds continued to edge closer to the magic 700 home run mark Friday night, blasting a three-run homer -- the 694th of his career -- in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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Ryan Howard slammed his NL-best 39th  homer of the season on Monday, guiding the Philadelphia  Phillies past the Atlanta Braves 9-6 at Turner Field.
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ATLANTA -- Barry Bonds hit two mammoth two-run home runs -- giving him 696 -- and went 4-for-5 with six RBIs on Sunday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
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Let the champagne flow. A Braves team that will forever be known for its resilient spirit captured its 13th consecutive division title in fitting fashion on Friday, with a dramatic comeback victory.
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The San Francisco Giants finally found a way to win a one-run game.
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Braves pitcher John Smoltz outdueled Tom Glavine to make baseball history and bring his Braves one game closer to the first-place Mets.
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The Atlanta Braves don&#39;t have the dominating pitching or explosive hitting of previous years, but they do have a penchant for scratching out wins, as they did Sunday, beating
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There should be a limit on how much frustration one team, one franchise, should have to bear. As the National League Division Series in Dixie moves to Game 2, the Atlanta Braves appear destined to push the envelope.
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For quite some time there, Barry Bonds wasn&#39;t the only sure thing the Giants had going for them. They also had a 300-save closer available in Robb Nen, night after night and year after year.
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Brian McCann homered and drove in four runs last night against Greg Maddux, leading the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres.
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Ageless Julio Franco delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning to lift the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7, on Saturday in a matchup of division leaders.