Topic: Atlanta Braves
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Cliff Lee proved dominant again as he steamrolled through the Atlanta Braves' lineup to give Philadelphia a 9-0 shutout victory and win his seventh consecutive start on Monday.The left-hander Lee did not walk a batter and struck out six ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A number of Major League Baseball games have been postponed over the weekend as Hurricane Irene moves ominously over the east cost of the United States, it was announced on Friday.The New York Mets were scheduled to host ...
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta rookie Freddie Freeman delivered a game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Braves rallied to a comeback 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.Atlanta (71-51) trailed 4-2 heading into the final ...
Dan Uggla had his league-leading 33-game hitting streak halted by the Chicago Cubs Sunday who rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday.Uggla went 0-for-3 Sunday with one RBI, but his streak is the longest in the ...
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Sunday.Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch going in the fifth inning when he sent ...
The Chicago Cubs have slapped Carlos Zambrano with a 30 day ban after the volatile pitcher cleaned out his locker and left the ballpark when he gave up five home runs to Atlanta on Friday.The right-handed pitcher has been ordered to take ...
Dan Uggla has blasted two home runs to extend his hitting streak to an Atlanta Braves-record 32 games as they beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4.Uggla surpassed Rico Carty's 31-game streak in 1970 for the longest in Atlanta Braves history when he opened ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - Atlanta's Dan Uggla closed in on Major League Baseball's longest hitting streak of the season as the Braves beat the struggling Florida Marlins 8-5 on Monday.Uggla stretched his hitting streak to 29 games with a lead-off single in the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets have lost National League batting leader Jose Reyes for a couple of weeks and infielder Daniel Murphy for the season due to injuries, the team said Monday.All-Star shortstop Reyes was put on the 15-day ...
Atlanta's Dan Uggla hit safely for the 28th straight game, building on Major League Baseball's best current hitting streak as he moved halfway to matching the record of legendary Joe DiMaggio.Uggla stretched his streak to 28 games with an eighth-inning single in ...