Last week, I wrote about how the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants were going in different directions. To this concerned Phillies fan, it looked like Philadelphia was cooling off in the month of May, while San Francisco was getting back into world championship form.
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Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes had not won in 28 major league starts dating back to June 13, 2008, when he beat the Los Angeles Angels while he was still with the Atlanta Braves. He ended that string with his first career major league complete game as the Blue Jays beat…
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Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Looks like Harold Camping is getting his wish: The Arizona Diamondbacks are in first place for the first time … Continue reading →
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The Reds' longest road trip of the season ended with yet another loss. Jair Jurrjens outpitched Johnny Cueto, Martin Prado hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat Cincinnati 2-1 on Sunday night, putting an end to the Reds' damaging road trip. The Reds lost two of three to the Braves, going 2-8 away from home.
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MLB Note – Atlanta Braves Jones, Chipper 3B Chipper Jones' only hit of the day came at a good time, as his single gave the Braves a 7-6, 12-inning, walk-off win over the Reds. Jones, who finished 1-for-5, is 4-for-28 (.143) over his past seven games.
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Chipper Jones says extra innings "stink" so he was anxious to make sure a game already 4 hours long didn't continue. Jones' single in the 12th inning drove in Jordan Schafer to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the weary Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. "It's always good to come through on your last at-bat," said Jones, who was 0 for 4 with a walk before the…
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Mike Leake returned from the minors with a simple goal. "I was just trying to go out and get a quality outing," he said, "because all the arms had been used up lately." Leake pitched six strong innings to give Cincinnati's depleted rotation a boost and the Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Friday night for only their second win in 10 games.
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This was not the way Fredi Gonzalez and Chipper Jones wanted to see the Braves open a homestand. Atlanta committed three errors, left 11 runners on base and hit into two double plays in Friday night's 5-1 loss to Mike Leake and the Cincinnati Reds. "It was not a very good display of quality baseball," Jones said.
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The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a trade that sends minor-league pitcher Ryan Buchter to the Atlanta Braves for veteran reliever Rodrigo Lopez. The Cubs have needed a quality long-reliever and spot starter when they released Carlos Silva before the season began.
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The Atlanta Braves have traded veteran right-hander Rodrigo Lopez to the Chicago Cubs in a deal for minor league left-hander Ryan Buchter. Buchter, 24, will be assigned to the Braves' high Class A team in Lynchburg, Va. He was a combined 4-0 with one save and a 3.38 ERA for the Cubs' Class A Daytona and AA Tennessee teams this season.
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