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Braves Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:47 PDT

The Braves television crew grabbed second baseman Martin Prado for an interview following Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Nationals. Prado was the logical postgame star, since he had a 3-for-5 night and scored twice.

One might think Prado would have been happy, but no. He is a natural worrier, so it doesn't matter to him that his .319 average through that game ranked second in the National League. Or that he was leading the league with 137 hits. Or that he led the majors with 44 multi-hit games.

He doesn't think about that. What he thinks about is that he is the Braves' leadoff hitter, a position he never asked for and doesn't think he's good at. He puts a lot of pressure on himself to take as many pitches as possible, knowing that it's part of the role to let his teammates see...

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Olsen comes off DL, leads Nats over Braves 5-3 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:07:24 PDT
Chipper Jones can think of one thing that might stem the struggles his Braves are going through at the moment. "Get us back to Atlanta. Please. At some point soon," Jones said. "The road has been our nemesis all year. We haven't swung the bat or we haven't pitched. That trend continues." Sorry, Chipper: Your team's current road trip lasts another three games, with...

Nationals RHP Strasburg heads to 15-day DL (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:07 PDT

WASHINGTON - Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg went on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder, the latest indication of how careful the Washington Nationals are being with their prized pitcher.

Oswalt agrees to be dealt to the Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:20:00 PDT
Top-end starter Roy Oswalt drops his no-trade provision and the Astros get J.A. Happ and prospects in return.

Batista sends Miss Iowa flowers after quote misses the mark (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:56:01 PDT
Miguel Batista doesn't want the last word in his short media back-and-forth with the beautiful Katherine...

Report: Oswalt to Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:23:00 PDT
The Astors have agreed to trade Roy Oswalt to the Phillies, according to a television report out of Houston.

Heyward, Hudson lead Braves past Nationals 3-1 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:23:56 PDT
When Braves rookie Jason Heyward swiped home on the front end of a double steal with Brian McCann in the first inning of a 3-1 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday night, the event was so rare, so made-up-on-the-spot, no one involved quite knew what to make of it. "You're not going to see a lot of it," Heyward said.

Heyward 1st Braves player to steal home since 2000 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:47:37 PDT
Rookie Jason Heyward has become the first member of the Atlanta Braves to steal home in 10 years. While Brian McCann was caught in a rundown, Heyward charged in from third base and slid under the tag of Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez in the first inning Wednesday night. The last Braves player to steal home was Rafael Furcal on April 9, 2000, against San Francisco.

Wobbly contenders weaken trade market (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:00 PDT
Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.

Nationals' Batista subs for Strasburg, pitches a beauty (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:30:19 PDT
Right-hander Miguel Batista came up big for the Washington Nationals, tossing five shutout innings as a...

Strasburg has inflammation in right shoulder (The Canadian Press)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:55:43 PDT

WASHINGTON - Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder after being scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night because he had problems warming up his prized and powerful right arm.

Without Strasburg, Nationals beat Braves 3-0 (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:43:22 PDT
Stephen Strasburg's warmup session in the bullpen had lasted about a half-dozen tosses when Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty approached the star rookie with a simple question. "I just said, 'Well, how're you feeling?' He said, 'I feel stiff. My shoulder's stiff,"' McCatty recounted.

Another Strasburg milestone: The first scratch of his career (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:23:41 PDT
If "Stephen Strasburg hurt" was the first three-word combination that Washington Nationals fans did...

Ross agrees to $3.25 million, 2-year extension (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:21:12 PDT
Atlanta Braves backup catcher David Ross agreed to a two-year contract extension that will pay him $3.25 million. Ross is making $1.6 million this year in the final season of a $3 million, two-year deal. The extension announced Tuesday will pay him $1,625,000 in each of the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He can make an additional $250,000 annually in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 50, 60, 70, 80 and...

Pie gone awry: Marlins' Coghlan tears up knee in cream pie attack (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:13:38 PDT
We are through the looking glass on these postgame celebrations, people. We have our first injury caused by...

Rays' Garza joins the no-hit parade (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:18:00 PDT
Matt Garza tossed the season's fifth no-hitter, facing only 27 batters in Tampa Bay's 5-0 win over Detroit.

Hot-lanta: Like old times for 1st-place Braves (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:06:10 PDT
Brian McCann grew up cheering for Glavine and McGriff, Maddux and Justice, guys who expected to make the playoffs year after year after year. The Braves catcher is starting to get that feeling himself. Atlanta has reclaimed a once-familiar position, first place in the NL East for going on two months now.

Helms' hit helps Marlins beat Braves 5-4 (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:08:08 PDT
Walkoff-wins are becoming commonplace for the Florida Marlins.

Conrad's slam helps Braves beat Marlins 10-5 (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:20:23 PDT
The Atlanta Braves enjoyed their best inning of the season by taking advantage of the Florida Marlins' mistakes, including the fat pitch Brooks Conrad hit for a grand slam. Conrad's second pinch-hit grand slam of the year put the Braves ahead in an eight-run eighth inning, and they rallied past hapless Florida 10-5 Saturday night.

For the Mets, it's a zero-sum game (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:52:00 PDT
The Mets roster seemingly measures with the best, yet somehow always adds up to disaster.

Murphy's game-winning single lifts Marlins (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:12:31 PDT
It has been a wild week for Donnie Murphy. Four days after hitting a game-ending homer to beat Colorado, he followed it up with a game-winning hit against Atlanta on Friday night. "It's a crazy week, that's for sure," said Murphy, who had just three at-bats before Monday. His single lifted the Marlins to a 7-6 victory over the Braves for their sixth win in seven games.

We're Going Streaking! Catch the lightning in Buster Posey's bat (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:01:48 PDT
Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball...

Five teams ask about Marlins OF Ross (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:58:05 PDT
This weekend, the Florida Marlins face their division rivals, the first-place Atlanta Braves, who are trying to...

Hot seat getting hotter for Mets manager Manuel (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:28:42 PDT
The dismal Arizona Diamondbacks completed their first sweep of the season Thursday, taking three from the New...

Alex Gonzalez has 4 hits, Braves pound Padres, 8-0 (AP)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:27:21 PDT
Chipper Jones is getting that 1995 feeling again. Jones, the Atlanta Braves' last link to their World Series championship team, says this year's squad boasts similar strengths and balance. The latest proof was the Braves' series win over San Diego in a matchup of first-place teams. Tim Hudson dominated San Diego again, Alex Gonzalez capped his first homestand in Atlanta with four hits...

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