Braves win in 9th on Smoltz 5-hitter
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John Smoltz pitched a five-hitter and got the win when Jeff Francoeur hit an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Friday night.
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Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer, Jeff Francoeur reached 100 RBIs for the second year in a row and John Smoltz pitched six strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the mistake-prone Florida Marlins 11-6 on Monday night.
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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
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ANAHEIM, Calif. There&#39;s a chance John Smoltz could return to the Atlanta Braves&#39; rotation if the team finds another closer.
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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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HOUSTON - John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit...
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ATLANTA - Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer to cap Cincinnati&#39;s five-run comeback in the ninth inning off John Smoltz, leading the Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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LOS ANGELES -- After Eric Gagne faltered in the ninth inning of Thursday night&#39;s game, John Smoltz notched a save and then remarked that there weren&#39;t too many occasions in which he would pitch in the same game as the dominant ...
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Adam LaRoche crushed a game-tying three-run homer and JD Drew slapped a ninth-inning RBI single to give the Braves a 6-5 comeback victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Atlanta Braves have found a closer, paving the way for John Smoltz to return to the rotation. SportsTicker has learned that the Braves have traded prized pitching prospect Jose Capellan
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Chipper Jones cracked two homers and  Julio Franco's two-run double in the seventh inning drove in  the winning runs as the streaking Atlanta Braves downed the St.  Louis Cardinals 9-7 in the National League Saturday.
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Chipper Jones drove in four runs to back a strong start from John Smoltz, helping the Atlanta Braves beat Washington 13-0 on Wednesday night and sweep a three-game series from the Nationals.
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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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The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star pitcher John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right shoulder, the team said on Friday.
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Adrian Beltre is carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers with one clutch homer after another. 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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John Smoltz might rejoin the Braves' rotation if Atlanta finds another closer.
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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.