Atlanta outfielder Brent Clevlen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, two days after he sprained his right big toe making a leaping catch against Pittsburgh. To replace Clevlen, the Braves recalled Gregor Blanco from Triple-A Gwinnett. Clevlen hurt himself in the fourth inning at Pittsburgh on Sunday when he ran into foul ground, jumped and made a grab against the side wall in left…

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Cody Ross pulled ground balls to short in each of his first three trips to the plate. So in the eighth inning, he took a new approach. It worked perfectly for the Florida Marlins. Ross extended his arms and delivered an opposite-field two-run double in the eighth inning, Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs and five hits in winning his third straight start and the Marlins extended Kenshin Kawakami's…

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ATLANTA – Brooks Conrad hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth inning that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 10-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

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ATLANTA – Brooks Conrad hit a pinch-hit grand slam to cap a seven-run ninth inning that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 10-9 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

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The Atlanta Braves are specializing in dramatic, final at-bat victories this season. For a change, they found out what it's like to be on the losing end. Ryan Doumit homered with two outs in the 10th inning off Takashi Saito for his third hit, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Braves 3-2 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.

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Braves outfielder Jason Heyward was scratched from the lineup about an hour before game time in Pittsburgh because of a sore left thumb. Heyward had four hits as Atlanta won the first two games of the series, including a homer and a double on Friday. Heyward's 29 RBIs lead the Braves and his .464 on-base percentage this month is the NL's third highest.

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Derek Lowe was eager to deflect the credit for his latest win over Pittsburgh. Lowe remained unbeaten against the Pirates, and Melky Cabrera hit his first home run for Atlanta to help the Braves extend their season-best winning streak to five games with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. After the start was delayed 92 minutes by rain, Lowe (6-4) needed 99 pitches to get through five innings but improved…

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Three players in the Atlanta Braves' organization have been suspended 50 games for violating the minor league drug program. The penalized players are infielders at Class A Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League. Shortstop Amadeo Zazueta, second baseman Albaro Campusano and first baseman Geraldo Rodriguez, who leads the team with eight home runs and 24 RBIs, each tested positive for an amphetamine.

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No need to wait for the ninth inning to win this one. With Tim Hudson giving up only three singles and Jason Heyward rattling PNC Park with line drives, the Atlanta Braves put the Pirates away early and easily. Heyward homered and drove in three runs to support Hudson's eight dominant innings and the Braves coasted for a change, beating the Pirates 7-0 on Friday night for their fourth…

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