Braves look to tie up series
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Mike Hampton has never won a Division Series game, but he needs to pitch at a top level today to help the Atlanta Braves pull even in their first-round set against the Houston Astros.
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If the Mets see how some other teams succeed - the Atlanta Braves, for example - maybe one day they'll figure it out.
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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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The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success Thursday by acquiring Tim Hudson from the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were rumored to be pursuing
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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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Getting to the playoffs has become pretty much of a given for the Atlanta Braves. So had postseason wins over the Houston Astros &#151; until now.
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For the Braves, Tuesday&#39;s rainout means they&#39;re scheduled to close the season with 27 games in 27 days, including doubleheaders today against the Phillies and Monday against the Mets in New York.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves play the deciding Game 5 in their opening round playoff series Monday night, with the winner taking on the St. Louis Cardinals...
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The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.
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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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ANAHEIM, Calif. - John Smoltz might rejoin the Bravesâ rotation if Atlanta finds another closer. Saturday afternoon, they did just that.
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The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves play the deciding Game 5 in their opening round playoff series Monday night, with the winner taking on the St. Louis Cardinals. Jaret Wright (15-8), the Game 1 loser, starts for the Braves at Turner Field against winner Roy Oswalt (20-10), who didn't get a decision in Game 2 and will pitch on three days' rest.
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The Houston Astros try to move a step closer to winning a playoff series for the first time, taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday's Game 2 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The threat of another playoff disappointment looms for two franchises as the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves square off in the deciding fifth game of their National League Division Series on Monday.
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Mike Hampton strolled off the mound Tuesday after another baby step in his comeback from elbow surgery. Bobby Cox was waiting eagerly near the first-base line. "Thatta boy, Mike," the Atlanta Braves' manager said. "Did it feel good?" "It felt pretty good," Hampton replied, shrugging his shoulders.
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Rafael Furcal could be in jail. Instead, he was at Turner Field on Thursday sparking an Atlanta Braves team desperate to avoid another October meltdown.
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HOUSTON - The Astros&#39; pain was the Braves&#39; gain yesterday as the first-round NL playoff series shifts back to Atlanta for a decisive Game 5 today.