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Braves Over Cardinals – Serious Closing Problems
The St. Louis Cardinals are always a solid team, but this doesn’t look like the kind of group that can reach the World Series or even the playoffs once again with this kind of baseball, losing to the Atlanta Braves 6-5 as Trevor Rosenthal blew a save for the second time this season, indicating one […]
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Giants Over Braves – Almost a Pitching Masterpiece
It hasn’t been the best of stars this season for Tim Lincecum, but in a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves he put on his best performance of 2014 to lead the San Francisco Giants in a series opening win, helped out by some big hits from Tyler Colvin who had a home run and a triple.
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Braves Over Mets – Almost a No Hitter
Right now, it’s hard to find a team playing better than the Atlanta Braves in all of Baseball. Their 6-0 win over the New York Mets showcased some incredible pitching, as Aaron Harang finished the game with a 7-inning no hitter that was “ruined” later on by the bullpen, eventually allowing David Wright to get a single hit in the game for the losing side.
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Braves Beat Phillies – Dan Uggla Can Still Have Big Games
From time to time, Dan Uggla reminds everyone why he has such a huge contract. Two home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth, is probably a good enough reminder as the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 in what people would refer to as a slugfest.
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Clutch Home Runs and Pitching Mistakes (Braves vs Dodgers)
The Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves in a jam, but got out of it with some big hitting early on from Carl Crawford and very late from Juan Uribe to give them a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves, clinching the divisional series, while some were left wondering why the best reliever in Baseball, Craig Kimbrel, wasn’t used.
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Great Hitting Makes Up for Anything (Braves vs Dodgers)
The Los Angeles Dodgers were already using their relief pitcher in the middle of the 4th inning, but with the kind of hitting they produced once again in the NLDS series against the Atlanta Braves, there was nothing stopping them from moving a step closer to finishing off the series.
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Barely Holding On (Dodgers vs Braves)
Some quality gaps are too hard to bridge, but the Atlanta Braves somehow managed to even up things with the Los Angeles Dodgers, beating the visitors 4-3 in game 2 of their divisional series, getting just about enough from Mike Minor when there were runners in scoring positions and some solid closing from Craig Kimbrel.
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Matt Harvey & Zack Wheeler are the Real Deal (Mets vs Braves)
The day began with Matt Harvey striking out 13 and carrying a no-hitter performance into the seventh inning; it continued with Zack Wheeler making his major league debut, making it an unforgettable one, as the New York Mets swept their doubleheader with the Atlanta Braves, and also got an optimistic look of what their rotation future might look like.
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Freddie Freeman Gets His Ninth Inning Hero Moment (Giants vs Braves)
The Atlanta Braves seem to have some sort of ninth inning kryptonite the San Francisco Giants can’t handle: Freddie Freeman. For the second time in his career, he hits a walk-off hit against them with the bases loaded, while his team was trailing as they entered the final inning of the game.
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Yasiel Puig Makes the Season a Little More Bearable (Braves vs Dodgers)
No one thought the Los Angeles Dodgers, with all of the money spent on the franchise over the last couple of years, would be in early June with a 26-33 record, but the rise of rookie Yasiel Puig, delivering a grand slam home run in his magical career start to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 does make everyone feel a little bit better about the rest of the way.