Reds Keep Braves From Clinching NL East
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ATLANTA - Gabe White earned his first save in over four years, preserving the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 win over Atlanta on Thursday night and preventing the Braves from clinching another division title.    Atlanta's magic number in the NL East was reduced to one when Philadelphia beat Florida 9-8 in 10 innings, but the Braves will have to wait at least another day to clinch their 13th consecutive division title...
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Brandon Phillips homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves 8-6 Saturday.
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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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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Thomson, center, is pulled from the game against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Houston, on Saturday.
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Playing a weekend series in Florida, the Atlanta Braves are eager to make their big lead in the National League East even bigger. Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help overcome an early deficit last
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Adam Dunn hit his 44th home run of the season as the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a blow to their National League wild card aspirations with an 8-3 win at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
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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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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 St Louis Cardinals closed out the regular season with a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers but collected their third consecutive NL Central division crown when the Houston Astros went down to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
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Replacement starter Travis Smith pitched five solid innings, Andruw Jones homered again and the Atlanta Braves buried Philadelphia a little deeper in the NL East, beating the Phillies 3-1 on Monday.
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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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The Atlanta Braves, desperate for a sign that their bad luck and losing streak might end, instead were given an early indication Wednesday night the misery would continue.
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Brandon Phillipsâs two-run single against the rookie JosÃ© Ascanio in the 15th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory against the Braves yesterday and their first three-game sweep in Atlanta since April 1990.
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New York -- If the Braves&#39; 13th consecutive division title seemed like a foregone conclusion before Wednesday, well then it seems doubly so today.
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Adam Dunn hit his 44th home run of the  season as the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a blow to  their National League wild card aspirations with an 8-3 win at  Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
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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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ATLANTA - When the Atlanta Braves were six games under .500 in late June, it appeared their streak of division championships would end. Similarly, when the Braves trailed the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning Friday night, it seemed as if they'd have to wait at least one more day to clinch the National League East...