Luis Avilan

Road-weary Braves suffer sixth loss in eight games

2013-04-28 00:00:00

After getting walloped in Friday's series opener and dropping five of their past seven games, the road-weary Braves could have used Kris Medlen in never-lose mode Saturday against the Tigers. He was far from it. And they lost again. Medlen gave up a...

Upton mistake, Kimbrel blown save cost Hudson

2013-04-25 04:14:02

When it appeared that Tim Hudson finally would have a Rocky Mountain high in the form of his 200th career win, the biggest hero of the Braves' early season, Justin Upton, made a costly mistake. Upton got turned around in left field on Dexter Fowler's...

Gattis home run is difference in Braves' 4-3 win at frigid Coors Field

2013-04-24 04:04:02

In weather fit for a polar bear, catcher Evan Gattis and a trio of bear-suit-wearing fans of the Braves rookie had quite an afternoon Tuesday during the first game of a doubleheader at frigid Coors Field. Gattis started the fourth inning with a homer...

Atlanta Braves lose to Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, 4th defeat in 5 games following 12-1 star

2013-04-21 14:23:59

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have hit their first rough stretch of the season. Slumping Clint Barmes had a pair of run-scoring singles for his first two RBIs of the season, including a tiebreaking hit in the sixth inning Sunday that led the...

Braves drop third in a row

2013-04-22 00:00:00

You knew the day was going to be wacky when the umpires held up the Braves-Pirates game up for four minutes for the grounds crew to redraw a crooked set of batter's boxes. Once they got that straight, things got weirder. The all-or-nothing Braves...

BRIEF: Freeman nearing return from DL

2013-04-21 00:00:00

Freddie Freeman struck out three times and drew a walk in his first minor league rehabilitation outing Friday night in Triple-A Gwinnett and his manager Fredi Gonzalez could call it progress. "Hopefully they were all swinging so he could really test his...

Rodrguez dominant, Hudson fails in attempt at 200th win, Pirates beat Braves 6-0

2013-04-19 17:09:05

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wandy Rodriguez faced the minimum while throwing seven innings of 1-hit ball to outpitch Tim Hudson help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Friday. Hudson came up short in his first attempt at win No. 200....

Johnson making most of playing time

2013-04-20 00:00:00

After spending the latter part of last season with Arizona as a platoon player and projected to platoon to start this season as well, Chris Johnson has made the most of his chances to play every day. Given Freddie Freeman's oblique injury, Johnson has...

Hudson fails to win 200th, Braves upset with Holbrook in 6-0 loss to Pirates

2013-04-19 18:20:23

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tim Hudson's chances for his 200th win sank when his pitches didn't. Hudson came up short in his first attempt at win No. 200, allowing six runs on nine hits in four-plus innings in a 6-0 Atlanta Braves loss to the Pittsburgh...

Red-hot Braves sweep Nationals in shutout

2013-04-14 18:52:00

The Washington Nationals aren’t conceding anything to the Atlanta Braves, except perhaps for this: At this point in the season, it’s pretty obvious which team is better than the other. Justin Upton and Andrelton Simmons homered to back a...

Braves take unconventional win over Nationals

2012-09-15 22:34:00

Freddie Freeman insists the NL East race is far from over. The Atlanta Braves are 6 1/2 games out of the division lead with 16 games to play, but Freeman believes they still have a good chance to catch the Washington Nationals. “I mean have they...

Braves complete sweep of Nationals

2012-09-17 00:00:00

Mike Minor threw six strong innings, Dan Uggla broke it open with a two-run single and the Atlanta Braves denied Gio Gonzalez his 20th win, completing a sweep of the first-place Washington Nationals 5-1 on Sunday night. Minor (9-10) allowed five hits...

Atlanta Braves pitcher Luis Avilan pitches against the Miami Marlins during their Grapefuit League Spring Training game at Walt Disney World's Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

2013-02-24 00:00:00