Blue Jays Blank Braves 3-0
Well, the Braves FINALLY got their scheduled Grapefruit League game in today after two consecutive days of rainouts, but they didn’t get the result they wanted as they were beaten 3-0 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto starter Ricky Romero tossed four scoreless innings and three relievers combined to pitch five scoreless innings as the Blue [...]
Braves/Yankees Game Cancelled
The Braves/Yankees game scheduled to be played tonight in Tampa, Florida has been cancelled due to rain in the Tampa area.
Jair Jurrjens was scheduled to make his first start of the Spring in the game, but will make his Spring debut tomorrow afternoon instead when Atlanta hosts the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Braves’ spring complex [...]
Sucre Blast Propels Braves Past Mets
Chipper Jones and Melky Cabrera each drove in two runs apiece, but it took a dramatic three-run tenth inning blast by prospect Jesus Sucre to propel the Braves to a 9-6 win over the New York Mets this afternoon.
Chipper went 1-for-3 in the game with a double, a run scrored, and two runs-batted-in and Melky [...]
Glaus, Hinske Stay Hot But Braves Fall
Troy Glaus and Eric Hinske continued to swing hot bats tonight, but the Braves were beaten 7-4 by the two-time defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Glaus was 3-for-3 with a run scored in the game and has hits in his last eight at-bats, while Hinske was 1-for-1 with two runs-batted-in and now has four hits [...]
Heyward Blast Propels Braves Past Tigers
Jason Heyward hit his first home-run of the Spring, and the Braves jumped all over former phenom and new Tiger Max Scherzer this afternoon in a 12-4 Grapefruit League win over the Detroit Tigers at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla.
Scherzer lasted just 1/3 of an inning and gave up five earned runs, including a two-run blast [...]
McCann, Glaus Power Braves Past Astros
Brian McCann and Troy Glaus led the hit parade this afternoon as the Braves pounded out 16 hits in a 9-4 Grapefruit League win over the Houston Astros.
McCann went 3-for-3 with a single, an rbi-single, a two-run double and three runs-batted-in in the game, while Glaus was 3-for-3 with 3 singles and an rbi.
Houston took [...]
Oswalt, Astros Blank Braves 3-0
The Braves got their fifth straight strong performance from a starting pitcher this afternoon as Kris Medlen tossed two scoreless innings, but Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros were even better as Oswalt and seven Houston relievers combined to toss a six-hit shutout at the Braves in a 3-0 Astros’ win.
Oswalt pitched two scoreless innings [...]
Kawakami Shines As Braves Beat Pirates
The Braves got their third straight stellar performance from one of their starting pitchers this afternoon as Kenshin Kawakami followed the fine performances of Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson with one of his own, pitching two scoreless innings of one-hit ball and retiring six of seven batters in the Braves’ 4-2 Grapefruit League win over [...]
Heyward, Hudson Stellar In Braves Win
MLB’s top prospect, Jason Heyward, continued to impress everyone with his strong Spring Training play this afternoon, reaching base in two of his three plate appearances and delivering a double, a walk, an rbi, and a run scored as the Braves rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the New York Mets 9-5 in their [...]
