Braves Hot Stove report

Alright....im back finally!!! Okay lets start off with the Braves acquirement's and trades. First Atlanta signed Billy Wagner veteran relief pitcher from Bostoan to a one year deal. Second ATL signed Takish Saito veteran pitcher also from the Redsox's to the Braves. Then Atlanta went out and traded Veteran pitcher Javier Vazquez and Boone Logan for Melkey Cabrera of the New York Yankees and also the Braves got two pitching prospects and money. Finally Atlanta signed veteran first basemen Troy Glaus to a 1 year deal. Finally the Braves look to have a postseason hope for 2010.

Running two blogs

Hey guys I just want you to know that the Braves have reached the off season and that I will continue to update on them but the Atlanta Hawks have just about started the season and I will start a blog with them. Please look into that blog as it is hawksfan144@blogspot.com. Thanks You!!!

We'll get them next year!

As probably all of you guys know the Braves did not make the playoffs losing the series to the Marlins and getting swept by the Nats. Although next year the Braves will have a great offense that will help them get to the playoffs and great pitching. We will look forward to next year for the new ATLANTA BRAVES!

Braves sweep the Nats

The Braves sweep the Nationals and stay 2.5 games out of the Wild Card. Unfortunately the Cardinals lost to the Rockies and they remain at 2.5 games out. The Braves came back and won in 10 to clinch the win. They have 7 games left though and have a great chance of wining the wild card.

Braves win first two games against Nats

The Atlanta Braves came in looking to stay in the Wild Card playoffs against the Nationals and they have done so. They won the first game 4 to 1 and today they won 11 to 5. The Braves with 8 to go are 5.5 games out of the East and 3 games out of the wildcard. In other news Bobby Cox will stay with the Braves for one more year as he signed contract and Chipper said if he likes the new manager in 2011 then he will stay.

Braves lose series against the Phils then sweep the Mets

The Braves have 10 games to go but before that they lost the series 2 to 3. But they swept the Met's in 3gm's. The Braves look to win the Wildcard as they are 4 games out and have ten gsmes to go so we need a win.

The Braves sweep the mets then lost first game to the Phils

The Braves ended up sweeping the mets which was great and they had a 7 game winning streak which was there highest win streak since 06. They were 4.5 games out of the wild card standings coming into last night against the Phillies and lost 9 to 4 but are still 4.5 games out of the wild card with 15 games to go and need some wins down the stretch.

An update on the braves

Sorry i have not been on lately but the braves have gone on a hot streak defeating the cardinals in a 3 game sweep and are 6.5 games out of the wild card and 7 games out of the east as the braves look to make it to the postseason which there still is a chance. Lets hope the braves can come up with a big win.

Braves get swept by the Reds

The Braves came in looking to sweep the Reds but they ended up getting swept in a 3 game series and with 24 games left they find themselves 7 games out of first.

Braves lose 3 to 1 against the Reds and trail in the Wild card sta ndings by 5 games

Last night the Braves trailed the Reds 3 to 1 and ended up losing 3 to 1. Though Nate Mclouth did have a long ball as we welcome him back. Though the Braves trail by 5 games in the Wild card. Here is a view of the Wild card standings.

Colorado	75	60	.556	-
San Francisco	74	61	.548	1.0
Florida	71	64	.526	4.0
Atlanta	70	65	.519	5.0
Chi Cubs	67	66	.504	7.0

Braves end up spliting series with Marlins and trail Reds 3 to 1

The Braves won the first 2 games against Florida but the lost the last 2. So the Braves in a close wild card trailed the Rockies by 4 games entering today and they trail 3 to 1 but Nate Mclouth had his first at bat back from his hamstring injury and the first pitch was a homerun so we say WELCOME BACK NATE!!!

Braves beat Marlinesin second game of series and lead 3rd game 3 to 2

Yesterday Tim Hudson made his first start for ATL since 2008 when he had tommy john surgery and did great! Only gave up two runs and the braves ended up winning 4 to 3. Today the Braves lead the Fish right now 3 to 2 and look to lead the series 3 to 0.

Braves lose series with Phils but beat Marlins in first game of a crucial 4 game set.

Two nights ago the Braves couldn't defeats the Phillies but were able to win the first game to the Florida Marlins in a crucial 4 game set last night as the Braves and Marlins were tied in the wild card but now the Braves lead by 1 game in the Wild card and the N.L East. The Braves won 5 to 2 last night and tonight Tim Hudson will pitch for his first start since 2008 and Nate Mclouth is expected to return sometime soon.

Braves lose series 2 to 3 and look to win series with Phils tonight

The Braves try to win a big series with the Padres but lost the series 2 to 3. They went to Philadelphia to win a series and win the wild card as they lose the first game but then come back and jack off of Cliff Lee. So the Braves are tied in the series with the Phil's as on ESPN tonight they try to win the series as they trail 3.5 games to the Rockies in the Wild Card.

Braves win big and lead marlins by a game

Sorry i haven't been on latley but the braves have been hot! They took 2 of 3 games from the Mets then they went to play Florida. They lost the first game then won the second game and were tied in the series with Florida and today with my friend i went to the game and it was fun! We had great seats and the Braves own Brian Mccan hit a 3 run homerun in the 1st then in the 8th it was 5 to 5 and the braves took a 7 to 5 lead and ended up winning 7 to 5 and lead the Marlins by 1 game in the wildcard and the east!!!

Braves lose to Phils then beat Dimondbacks

The Braves came in lastnight looking to beat the Phillies but they couldn't as they lost 4 to 1 and lost the series 2 to 3. But they had a 1 game series with the D backs from a rain out and the Braves took it too Arizona. They won 9 to 4. Garret Anderson had a homerun and Adam Laroche had a 2 run homer. Ryan Church hada 3 run double as well as the Braves are 3 games out of first in the Wild card and 5.5 games out of the East. GO BRAVOS!!!!!!!!

Braves win in dramatic fashion

Today the Braves came in looking to gain ground in the standings with the Phillies and did so. First to start it off next to great pitching by Kenshin Kawakami Brian Mccan hit a 2 run homerun to make it 2 to 0 Braves. Then the Phillies countered back making it 2 to 1 then 2 to 2 then in the 7th 3 to 2. Then in the 9th hoping not to continue his closing woes this year Brad Lidge came in. First Garret Anderson hit a single. Then Matt Diaz laid down a sacrifice and Brad Lidge made two errors. First he bobbled the ball and then he threw the ball away and Anderson scored and Diaz got to third. Then Adam Laroche was intentionaly walked. Then Greg Norton walked. Sadly Ryan Church struck out and could not win it for the Braves but OMAR INFANTE came up after being injured and hit a game winning single. Braves are now 5 games out of first.

Braves lose heart breaker

The Braves came in looking to terroize the Phillies like they usually had done this season and took a 1 to 0 lead on a Chipper Jones RBI single scoring Nate Mclouth. Then Chase Utley hit a two run homer for the Phils to make it 2 to 1. Next Ryan Church hit an RBI double to make it 2 to 2 but in the 9th Ryan Howard hit a homerun to make it 3 to 2. Then with first and second for the Braves Nate Mclouth was inches away from hitting his first walk off homeerun as a Brave. So the Braves drop to 60 and 55 but still have plenty of hope for the playoff's!!!

Braves dominate and sweep nats

The Braves looked to sweep the Nationalas and they did just that. They won 6 to 2. Adam Laroche went deep twice and is on a roll since he came to ATL. Garret Anderson went deep as well. Derek Lowe got the win as well. Mike Gonzalez made an outstanding catch on a linedrive hit to hom. Then to end the game Brian Mccan threw out Nyjer Morgan at first the Bravos are in the race!!!

Braves break nats streak at 8 wins

As the Braves continue to roll they defeat the Nationals 8 to 1 and break the Nats win streak at 8. Omar Infante came off the DL finally and had some good cuts. Ryan Church ia still playing Center field for Nate Mclouth instead of playing right as Mclouth tweaked his hamstring. Church had a double and a single with some RBI's. Chipper Jones came back and a hit. Hanson goes to 7 and 2 now as the Braves look to keep the train rolling as they are in the race in the East and Wildcard.

Braves win next 2 games and tae 3 of 4 from L.A

Last night the Braves won in extras again.. Kawaami threw a shut out and pitched 7 innings as the Braves won in 10 on Kelly Johnson's homer in 10th. Then today after leading 3 to 1 in the 9th the Braves offense clicked again and scored 5 runs and ended up winning 8 to 2. The Braves are now 4.5 games out of the N.L East and 3.5 games out of the wild card race.

Braves get revenge in 12th

Two days ago the Braves lost a heart breaker and then yesterday the Braves answered back after being down 5 to 2 they came back and sent it to extras. It was 5 to 5 in the 12th and they exploded and got 4 runs and ended up winning geting revenge.

Braves ose heartbreaker

Last night the Braves battled the Dodgers and were up 4 to 2 going into the 9th. Soriano the closer gave up a walk then chipper jones made an error than a walk-off homerun was hit so the Braves suffered a heart breaking loss. Chipper went 3 for 4 and Laroache went 3 for 4 and Matt Diaz went 3 for 3.

Braves win and take series 2 to 3

Yesterday the Braves won 6 to 2 and Nate Mclouth was the player of the game and went 3 for 5 as the Braves move up in the wildcard standings and hope to claim first place.

Braves dominate and win 9 to 2

Last night the Braves dominated and won 9 to 2 against the padres. Adam Laroache has been streaking for the braves since he came over. Martin Prado and Matt Diaz went yard as Mclouth doubled in an good inning for the Braves as they look to take the series today and win 2 out of 3 from San Diego.

Braves lose series then lose opener against the Padres

This week wasn't good for ATL as they are 53 and 53 after losing the series to L.A then losing first game against San Diego. Adam Laroache has been hot though and hit a homerun last night. ATL plays tonight at 10 at San Diego and look to improve.

Braves lose first game then win second against L.A

Yesterday the Braves acquired Adam Laroche the old Brave and now the Braves could have a chance. Yesterday the Braves lost 5 to 0 and were waiting for Adam to get to Atlanta. Then today he got there and went 2 for 3 and had a RBI and walked. He was fresh as ATL went on to win 4 to 3 and are closing in on the wild card race.

Braves swap first basemen with redsoxs

Today before the trade deadline Atlanta traded 1B Casey Kotchman for old Braves slugger Adam Laroache. I like this trade offensivley but defensivley Kotchamn hadn't made an error so i didn't like that trade. But Adam might play for ATL tommorow.

Braves win in extras and dont fall out of the pack

Last night the Braves pulled out a great victory winning 6 to 3. It started out with great pitching from Javey Vazquez. Then Casey Kotchman hit a two run double. Next Nate Mclouth hit a RBI single up the middle. Then Florida came back and hit a 2 run homer. That tied the game. Then in the 10th inning Brian Mccan hit a 3 run homeun to win the game as the Braves dont fall that far in the wild card and east. Today ATL starts a series with the dodgers.

Braves lose again and find themselves in a hole

Today the Braves went head to head against the Marlins and lost again 6 to 3. Casey Kotchman had a solo homerun though and tommorow ATL looks to win a game in the series and look to gain ground in the standings.

Braves lose on walk-off

Lats night after garret anderson hit a solo homerun the Braves took a 3 to 2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth with the best closer in MLB. Rafel Soriano! But last night was not great as we were expecting as with one out he gave up a walk- off homer to Ross Gload. Braves were tied with Florida for ghe wild card but are only 3 games out and look to even it up tonight at 7:10.

Braves dominate and take series 2 to 3

Today the Braves tore open the game against the Brewers and won 10 to 2 as D. Lowe picked up the win. Kelly Johnson came back and went 3 for 4 with a home run. In front of Mclouths parents who came to see their son play for the series nate had a great leaping catch. Kotchman also had a 3 run dinger. Tommorw the hot braves are off then resume play and play the marlins on tuesday a 7.

Braves get shut down

Tonight the Braves put Tommy Hanson on the mound but it didn't help as ATL got shut down 4 to 0. Hanson went 7 and gave up 2 runs and is now 5 and 1. Tommorow the Braves play at 1 and look to take series 2 to 3.

Braves win first game against the Brew Crew

Last night Atlanta won aginats the Brewers with their offense exploding. To start it off Casey Kotchman had an RBI. Then Martin Prado had a 3 run homerun scoring the Braves pitcher Javier Vazquez who had a double and Nate Mclouth who walked. Next the Brewers scored on a two run double. Then Ryan Braun hit a two run homer to tie the game. Next Chipper Jones in the 6th hit a line drive homerun to give the Braves a 5 to 4 lead. Atlanta didn't look back from there. Nate Mclouth broke out of his slump as he went 2 for 4 with a double and a two run homerun which was a towering one whitch gave the Braves a 7 to 4 lead.Mclouth also walked twice. Then Garret Anderson hit a RBI single. Then Martin Prado hit an RBI single scoring Nate Mclouth. Javier Vazquez had a great pitching game as he went 7 innings gave up 4 runs walked 3 and struck out 9. The most impresive thing he did was he struck out the homerun champ Prince Fielder 4 times! That was Fielders only second time in his carrer that that had happend to him. Atlanta rolled as they won 9 to 4. Javier Vazquez picked up the win and is 8 and 7. Manny Parra picked up the lost and is 4 and 9. Tonight the Braves play the Brew Crew again at 7 as D. Lowe is on the mound for the Braves.

Braves lose but win series 3 games to 4

Yesterday the Braves lost 5 to 1 as they were down 1 to 0 then Yunel Escobar hit a homerun to tie the game and it was like that till the 8th when Mike Gonzalez got hit in the back and left then the Braves gave up 4 runs and ended up losing 5 to 1. Today Atlanta will play the Brewers at 8. Javey Vasquez will be on the mound against Manny Parra.

Braves win in games 2 and 3 and look to sweep the Giants

Last night Atlanta won 8 to 1 against the giants with Derek Lowe picking up the win. Then tonight Atlanta won again tonight as J.J picked up the win. The Braves won 4 to 2 and tommorow looks to sweep the Giants in a 4 game series as the Braves lead 3 to 0 in the series as they play tommorow at 1. Kenshin is on the mound for Atlanta and now the Braves are five and one half games out of first in the East and 3 games out in the wild card trailing the Rockies.

Braves win 11 to 3 in first game of 4 games

Once again at home after winning the series against the Mets Atlanta wins 11 to 3 knocking off the Giants 11 to 3. Chipper Jones had a homerun and Ryan Church had a pinch hit two run homerun his first as a brave. Tommy Hanson picked up his fifth win and is (5 - 0). Today the Braves host the giants again and D. Lowe will be on the hill for the Braves at 7:00.

Braves win 7 to1 and take series 3 to 1

Today Atlanta won 7 to 1 as Nate Mclouth recorded his carrer high 4 walks. ATL takes the series 3 to 1. Tommorow they play San Fran in a 4 game series at home as gametime is 7. JJ will take the mound for the Braves.

Braves shut mets out then lose but lead series 2 to 1

Last night the Braves dominated and won 11 to 0 and Gary Shefield left the game with a leg injury. Then the next day (today) ATL lost 5 to 1 but Chipper went yard as ATL leads the Mets in the series 2 to 1. Lets hope ATL can win series 3 to 1.

Braves win first game of secondhalf

Tonight Atlanta came back fresh from the all-star break and wins 5 to 3. Escobar and Anderson had homeruns for Atlanta. Francouer went 0 for 4 with the mets (his new team) and Church did not start for the Braves against his former team the Mets but pinch runned in the 8th and played right and will start tommorw.

All-star break comes to an end as Braves come back fresh

The homerun derby is over as Price Fielder wins... The all-star game is over as AL wins but now it is time for the Braves to come back and dominate the Mets then giants! Tommorow ATL hosts the Mets at 7.

Time to relax.... ALL-Star Break!

Finally the first half of the season comes to an end as the braves are 6 games out of first in third place and ahead of those stinkin Mets! Now its time to sit back relax and watch the homerun derby... witch I have my bets on Howard. Also watch the soft ball legends game. Then finally the All-star game witch I have bets on N.L and the Braves can watch their own Brian Mccan dominate the game.

Braves lose heartbreaker and tie series 2 to 2

Atlanta was winning 7 to 3. The ]n the Rockies made a comeback and won in the 9th on a two out walk off double. Though Ryan Church had his first hit as a braved and Nate Mclouth went 3 for 4, and Brooks Conrad went 3 for 4 with a homer, single, and triple. The Allstar break comes to an end as an ugly loss for the Braves.

Braves win and lead series 2 to 1

Last night the Braves went to Colorodo and won 4 to 3 spirts riding high as Ryan Church made his Brabes debut. He went 0 for 4 with and RBI and the RBI came with the bases loaded on a shot that Ian Stewart robbed at the wall or else Church would have been 1 for 4 with an double that would have scored two which would have given the Braves a 5 to 3 win instead of a 4 to 3 win. Today at 3 ATL takes on the Rockies in the seriees finale looking to win and take series 3 to 1 and to be a .5oo record wise at the all star break.

Braves win and tie series

After the rain delay while winning 2 to 1 the Braves won 4 to 1. Garret Anderson had a two run double in the 1st. Derek Lowe brought his stuff as he picked up the win and now he is 8 and 7. Tommorow Ryan Church makes his ATL debut. H

Braves Mets swap players

Tonight Atlanta made the move and sent Right Fielder Jeff Francouer to the Mets and Right Fielder Ryan Church to the Braves. This move was sudden and odd since it was a trade inside the division but at the same time it will be good aqquiring Church as he is having a great season batting .280. I could go either way on this trade as I will miss Frenchy and his fielding arm, agressive batting and being a hometown hero. But I look forward to seeing Church play as he will start tommorow at 7:30 for pregame.

Braves lose series opener

Last night ATL lost 7 to 6. The Braves are 5 games behind the phillies and will play the Rockies tonight as D Lowe is on the bump for tonight for Atlanta at 9:10.

Braves win as they take series 2 to 1

Today Atlanta won 4 to 1 taking the series over the cubs as this was their first win in a series on the road since they played the Mets May 11-13. Casey Kotchman had a homerun withch was his fourth and, Nate Mclouth went 2 for 5 with a double and, and Martin Prado went 2 for 3. Tommorow Atlanta plays the Rockies in a 4 game series starting tommorow at 8. Tommy Hanson will start for the Braves.

Braves win against Cubs to tie series

last night Atlanta came back and won after losing the opener. Brian Mccan had a RBI double and sinlge to Power the Braves over the cubs 2 t0 1. Javey Vazquez had a great night and picked up the win as the Braves pull ahead of the Mets!

Atlanta loses series opener

Last night on ESPN Atlanta battled the Cubs but lost despite a 3 for 5 night from Nate Mclouth with a homerun his 14th and a great diving play by Yunel Escobar Atlanta lost 4 to 2 and looks to win tonight against the cubs.

Braves lose as Nats take series 2 to 1

Today Atlanta tried to take 2 of 3 from the Nationals but didn't. Atlanta lost 5 to 3 as Lowe pitched 5 and one third. The bullpen was better today as they gave up one run and Atlantas runs were on a Chipper Jones RBI flyout scoring Nate Mclouth and on a Nate Mclouth two run homer. Tommorow Atlanta plays Chicago at 8:oo and the game is on ESPN. Though Atlanta has hopes with Matt Diaz as he went 2 for 4 with a double and is hitting around .6oo in his last 8.

Braves end winning streak at 5

Today Atlanta led the Nationals 3 to 0 by RBI singles from Mclouth, Jones, and Anderson. Then Hanson gave up a homerun to Adam Dunn and was taken out of the game. This was a stupid move by Bobby Cox as the Nats erupted off of pitches from the Braves pen. Atlanta is now 39 and 41 and Derek Lowe is on the bump tommorow for Atlanta in the series finale at 1:oo.

Braves win first game of roadtrip

Atlanta trys to extend their win streak to five games and they did it. Nate Mclouth returned to the lineup and was 1 for 6 with a single but is good he is back. Atl's 2 for 6 hitters were 11 for 18 against the Nationals in a 9 to 8 game. Tommorow Atlanta plays at 1:oo and Tommy Hanson who is 4 and 0 starts tommorow for the streaking Braves.

Braves complete sweep of the Phils

Tonight Atlanta finished the sweep of the Philidephia Phillies and won 5 to 2. Casey Kotchman and Garret Anderson went yard for the braves as Rafel Soriano picked up his 7th save. Yunel Escobar had a diving and grab and Martin Prado made the game ending catch falling on the tarp. Nate Mclouth is excpected to return to the line up this week as Atlanta goes to play the slumping
Nationals.

Streaking Braves

Still with out Mclouth or Escobar the Braves take it to the Phillies and win 11 to 1 giving Jair Jurjiens his sixth win. Jair gave up only 2 hits and no hitter was broken up in the 6th. Diory Hernandez had his first major leauge homerun and Matt Diaz also went yard. ATL looks to sweeop the Phils tommorow and are 3 games out of first.

Braves win in 10

After leading then traling again then tying it and going to the 10th inning Atlanta's Martin Prado with a 4 RBI night had the gane winning hit. He and Blanco had good games and the Braves are 8 and 0 win Jeff Francouer weres his turkey underwear. Nate Mclouth was supposed to start tonight but hurt his hamstring and will start tommorow.

Braves lose both series against Yankees and Redsox's 2 to 1

After tying the series at 1 ATL lost to New york amd lost the series 2 to 1. Then Atlanta lost their first two games against Boston but the won the last one and Tommy Hanson (4-0) now won again against Boston. ATL will need more offense as Nate Mclouth is out with a pulled hamsting.

Braves lose to tie series at 1

Last night the Braves lost to the Yankees tying the series at 1. Kawakami who was throwing a no hitter got hit on the neck and is day to day. I went to the game last night and it was fun. Though ATL lost 8 to 4 and plays Again tonight at 7.

Braves shutdown Yankees

Atlanta went for its second consecutive win shuting out the other team. The last time the Braves had done that was June 21, 22. Atlanata did win today against the Yanks 4 to 0. Atlanta gets two consecutive shut out. Brian Mccann also had a homerun for ATL witch was his 7th. Atlanta has started out the Homestand great and is 2 and 0 on the homestand.

Braves blank Cubs

Tonight in the rain out make up Atlanta beat the Chicago Cubs 2 to 0 abd had great pitching by Javy Vazquez who went 6 and two thirds. Nate Mclouth went 2 for 4 with a double, RBI single, walk, and a Stolen base. Chipper Jones went 1 for 2 with a RBI sac fly. Atlanata wins their first game of their Homestand and now will face the Yankees.

Braves lose in 9th

Atlanta had a great game with over 14 hits and scored two in the first and the Braves came back twice when Nate Mclouth and Garret Anderson had tying base hits. But on the first pitch in the ninth former Brave Nick Green hit a homerun ofnthe first pitch he saw. Atlanta plays at 7 tommorow against the cubs at home.

Braves get shut down

Tonight Josh Beckett shut down the Braves as Atlanta loss 3 to 0. Though they did have 5 hits. Lowe pitched well giving up 2 runs. Lets hope the Braves come back and win in boston tommorow at 1:10.

Braves win in Boston

Starting off the 3 game series with Boston was a great one as Atlanta wns 8 to 2. Mclouth hit a homerun on the first pitch he saw and also had a double and walked. I think Mclouth was a great addition to the Braves. Garret Anderson also was on base 4 times going 4 for 5. He drove in 4. Kawakami went 6 strong innings giving up 2 runs stricking out 5 and walking 3. Atlanta will look to keep up its offense.

The offense breaks through

Finally Atlanta wins and beats the Reds by a score of 7 to 0. Matt Diaz had a great game with a homerun, double, and a sliding catch in left. Nate Mclouth was the player of the game and had a homerun and drove in 4 of the Braves 7 runs. Tommy Hanson had his second win as a Brave pitching six scoreless innings walking 4 and 2 strikeouts.

OFFENSE!!!

The Braves 9 of 13 and need some offense! After aqquiring Nate Mclouth the Braves have had more offense but I think they need another player. I would hate to see a Brave go but I think the Braves need to trade either Kelly Johnson or Jeff Francouer but I would hate to see them go but love to see a new player.

Braves lose first two

The Braves came into Cincinati 2 games under .500 and have lost the first two games of the 3 game series. Tommorow Tommy Hanson (1-0) who will hope to pick up his second Brave win and help the Braves out.

Kotchman makes rehab start/ lee throws shut out for Indians

Yesterday Casey Kotchman made his rehab start in Gwinnet and did well. Then he started today he also played and did well. Tuesday when the Braves play the Reds Kotchman will start. Also just a few minutes ago Cliff Lee threw a 2 hit shutout against the Cardinals. So that is the news around the MLB.

Braves lose series 2 to 1 against Baltimore

Coming into interleauge play the Braves had a great start winning the first game. But then they fell and lost 8 to 4 and 11 to 2. Derek lowe didn't have his stuff as he only pitched 2 and two thirds innings and gave up 6 earned runs. The Braves can only hope they win their series in Cincinati.

Braves win first game of road trip

Tonight Atlanata wins against the Baltimore Orioles. The final score was 7 to 2 in favor of the Braves. Tommy Hanson picked up his first win as a Major Leauge pitcher. Hanson went 5and two thirds innings pitched, gave up 2 runs, walked 5, and struck out 5. Also Brian Mccan also had a great game going 4 for4 with an RBI. Also Yunel Escobar homered for Atlanta. Atlanta faces Baltimore again tommorow at seven.

ATL splits series with pirates

Coming into today Javier Vazquez threw a great game for the Braves and went 8 innings giving up 1 earned run stricking out 12 and not walking a soul. Although in the last inning Rafel Soriano for the Braves who hadn't given up a run to a team in his last 9 outings gave up two in the ninth inning. Then Atlanta was down 3 to 1 in the bottom of ninth inning First base umpire Brian Knight made a horrible call at first as Kelly Johnson had easily made it to the bag before Matt Capps the Pirates closer got there. Bobby Cox came out to argue than was thrown out. Finally Atlanta lost 3 to 1 and split the series with the Pirates. Now I am starting to think the Braves are going to need another hitter. I will though be sad to see some of the players leave.

News and notes from Atlanta

Today the Braves had to put backup first basemen Greg Norton on the DL. So From Triple A Gwinnett the Braves call up first basemen Barbaro Canizares. Also down in Gwinnett Center Fielder Jordan Schafer who was sent down to Gwinnett by the Braves hurt his wrist and will be out forat least two weeks.

Braves lose

In a very close 3 to 2 game Atlanta loses to the Pirates despite a solo homerun by Garret Anderson in the 9th inning. Braves finish the series with the Pirates tommorow at 1:00. The braves lead the series 2 to 1.

Braves win again

Atlanta again wins against the Pirates to extend their winning streak to three games. Atlanta was down 3 to 1 but came back. Derek Lowe picks up his seventh win as a Brave and Sean Burnette suffers the lost for the Pirates. Atlanta has two more games against the Pirates and the game times are tommorow at 7 and Thursday at 1.

Braves win in 15

Last night the Braves hosted the Pirates and won in 15 by a final score of 7 to 6. Nate Mclouth hit his first homerun as a Brave and it was off his former team. Also Chipper Jones and Brian Mccan hit homeruns as well. Atlanta has their second game against the Pirates tonight at 7.

Braves lose series 2 to 1

Atlanta's Nate Mclouth made his debut against the Brewers and wento 0 for 4 but then saturday he had a hit and then today he had some an rbi on a double in the 8th to tie the game at 7. Tommy Hanson also made his debut and gave up 7 runs and got no descion but the braves win. Now ATL hosts the pirates in a 4 game series.

Braves make moves

Yestereday Atlanta made some moves and some were great but the first move the Braves made wasn't fun to hear as Atlanta released veteran Tom Glavine. Though Atlanta called up top prospect Tommy Hanson who is supposed to start tommorow against the Brewers. Here is some more good news! The Braves auqquired center fielder Nate Mclouth from the Pirates. NateMclouth is an allstar centerfielder who won a gold glove last year. He makes his Braves debut tonight against the Brewers and is batting .256 with 34 RBI'S and 9 homeruns. Right now Atlanta looks to be a contender in the N.L East and is 6 games out of first place.