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.