Atlanta Braves News and Rumors
Nats wrap up NL East title despite loss to PhilsAssociated Press, ESPN.com Despite being beaten 2-0 by the Phillies on Monday night, the Nationals earned their first division title since moving from Montreal in 2005, because the second-place Braves lost 2-1 at the Pirates. |
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White Sox exceed expectations, but falter in endOct 1, 2012
Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com Maybe this wasn't quite as catastrophic a collapse as what happened to the Red Sox and Braves a year ago. But it was certainly an alarming fall from grace, given that the White Sox had spent 117 days on top of the American League Central this season. |
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Braves' division bid ends, settle for NL's top wild card |
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The Nationals clinched the NL East despite losing Monday. Washington fell 2-0 to the Phillies, but secured the division after the Braves were eliminated after falling 2-1 to the Pirates. |
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Braves' bid for division title ends with lossOct 1, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Atlanta Braves' hopes of winning the National League East ended Monday night with a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates that clinched the division title for the Washington Nationals. |
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Uggla out of lineup due to swollen handOct 1, 2012
Dan Uggla's hand swelled a little more before Monday's game against the Pirates, so the Braves took the precautionary route by scratching him from the lineup. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com It's difficult to imagine a message capable of being heartwarming, inspirational and devastating all at once. But the sign carried by the fan in the photo at the Atlanta Braves game Sunday covers that emotional ground and more. And it said: I skipped ch… |
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Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com A look at the top-three starting pitchers of the National League teams currently in line for the six playoff spots. |
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Chipper Jones pitching in high school (Video)Oct 1, 2012
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com The weekend-long Chipper Jones fete at Turner Field produced plenty of opportunities to reminisce about old times, from the third baseman's leading role on all those division-winning Atlanta Braves teams to the individual accomplishments and numbers tha… |
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A guide to the AL playoff possibilitiesOct 1, 2012
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Heading into the season's last three games, the National League is relatively a drama-free zone. The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants have already clinched their divisions and the Atlanta Braves are a longshot to force a NL East tiebreaker with … |
