Rookie Jason Heyward has become the first member of the Atlanta Braves to steal home in 10 years. While Brian McCann was caught in a rundown, Heyward charged in from third base and slid under the tag of Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez in the first inning ...

With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years — and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburglike. Washington's Batista allowed only three singles in five scoreless innings, two throwing errors hurt Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson, and the last-place Nationals ...

Atlanta Braves backup catcher David Ross agreed to a two-year contract extension that will pay him $3.25 million. Ross is making $1.6 million this year in the final season of a $3 million, two-year deal. The extension announced Tuesday will pay him $1,625,000 in ...

Donnie Murphy delivered his second game-ending hit of the week giving the Florida Marlins a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Murphy also hit a game-winning homer to beat Colorado on Monday. Jose Veras (2-0) earned the win despite squandering the lead in the ninth ...

Matt Diaz homered in his third straight game, Jair Jurrjens gave up only one run in seven innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of first-place teams. Diaz drove in three runs with a two-run homer ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing two consecutive pitches at slugger Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers in Saturday's game, MLB said on Monday. Braves manager Bobby Cox was suspended one game for what baseball officials judged to be intentional actions by Venters, who hit ...

Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is being held out of the lineup against Milwaukee after he sustained a mild left hamstring strain the previous night. Jones says the injury is not serious. His status for Sunday's game is uncertain. Brooks Conrad is starting for Jones ...

Ryan Braun's two-run homer helped give Milwaukee an early lead, Randy Wolf earned his first win over Atlanta in seven years and the Brewers beat the Braves 9-3 on Friday night. Wolf (7-8) allowed seven hits and three runs in six innings for his ...

Yunel Escobar says he was misunderstood in Atlanta, and Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston intends to provide his newly acquired shortstop a clean slate in a different city. "I'm really happy to get the opportunity to prove myself once again," Escobar ...

Back on track: BP will begin testing new cap that could close off oil from Gulf NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government gave BP permission Wednesday to go ahead with testing its new, tighter cap over the Gulf of Mexico gusher after a daylong delay to satisfy worries about whether the work might make the leak ...