Topic: Atlanta Braves
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Pirates bolstered their bullpen and added some depth in the outfield by signing left-handed starter Erik Bedard and Nate McLouth to separate deals, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday.Bedard, who split last season between Seattle and ...
Atlanta Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel has been chosen the National League's Rookie of the Year and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson earned the same honour for the American League.The awards were announced Monday by Major League Baseball.Kimbrel established a major league record ...
Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.The 28-year-old left-handed starter was key part of the Giants' rotation when they beat the Texas ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Elvis Andrus grew up idolizing fellow-Venezuelan Omar Vizquel and his dazzling Major League Baseball skills at shortstop.Now, playing in his second World Series, the 23-year-old Texas Rangers shortstop may be inspiring MLB's next generation of slick fielders.His spectacular ...
The St. Louis Cardinals completed a stunning comeback as they claimed the National League wild card playoff berth with an 8-0 victory over Houston as Atlanta lost.The Cardinals trailed the Braves by 10 1/2 games on August 25, but won 23 of ...
(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals claimed the National League's wildcard berth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs on Wednesday.The Cardinals sealed their spot by beating the Houston Astros 8-0 while the Atlanta Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in ...
St. Louis pulled even with the Atlanta Braves for the final National League playoff berth with a 13-6 Major League Baseball triumph at Houston while the Braves were being routed at home.Philadelphia, the winningest team in baseball, on Tuesday ripped Atlanta 7-1 ...
The Atlanta Braves remained one game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the fight for the final National League playoff berth after each club lost a Major League Baseball game.Raul Ibanez singled in the deciding runs in the sixth and eighth ...
Atlanta's lead over St. Louis in the fight for a National League playoff berth shrank to one game on Sunday after the Braves lost 3-0 at Washington, the 10th defeat in their past 15 games.With only three days remaining in the six-month ...
Taiwanese pitcher Wang Chien-Ming pitched six solid innings and drove in his first career run on Saturday as the Nationals' 4-1 victory slowed Atlanta's chase for a wild card playoff berth.Wang, making his 11th start since returning from a two year layoff ...