Fransisco's slam sends Braves over Reds, 7-2

CINCINNATI - Dan Uggla hit a pair of solo homers and Juan Francisco added his first career grand slam as the Atlanta Braves recovered from last night's stunning last-swing loss by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 on Wednesday.

Mesoraco, Choo homer as Reds beat Braves 5-4

CINCINNATI - Craig Kimbrel was one strike away from getting career save No. 100. Five pitches later, he was walking off the field stunned.

Simmons homers twice, Braves beat Reds 7-4

CINCINNATI - Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs on Monday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' winning streak at three games.

Freeman powers Braves past Niese, Mets

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman is returning to form and Brian McCann is returning to the lineup. That's good news for the Atlanta Braves.

Braves' McCann set to come off DL Monday

ATLANTA - Atlanta's six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann will come off the disabled list on Monday when the Braves open a series in Cincinnati.

Saturday's Braves-Mets game rained out

Braves let lead slip away against Mets, lose in 10 innings 7-5

ATLANTA - Marlon Byrd was hardly surprised to see David Wright crush a home run off Braves closer Craig Kimbrel.

Medlen uneven early for Braves in 3-1 loss to Nationals

ATLANTA - Kris Medlen was the National League's most dominant pitcher in the final two months last season.

Atlanta's Maholm allows 2-run homer in loss to Nationals

ATLANTA - Paul Maholm made one big mistake. It cost him another loss. Maholm surrendered a two-run homer to Ian Desmond in an otherwise sterling performance Wednesday, one mistake too many on a night when Jordan Zimmermann pitched two-hit ball over eight innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. "I gave up two infield hits and a home run," Maholm said. "I've just got to take the positives ...

Hudson homers, earns win No. 200

ATLANTA - Tim Hudson was a dual threat in his 200th career win, combining with Anthony Varvaro on a three-hitter while hitting a homer and a double to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

Braves end 4-game skid with 3-2 win over Nationals

ATLANTA - Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak.

Tigers beat braves for 3-game sweep

DETROIT - Miguel Cabrera is one hitter who can certainly be trusted to swing at a 3-0 pitch.

Braves fall to Tigers 7-4

DETROIT - Kris Medlen and the Atlanta Braves were probably due for a rough stretch.

Braves no match for Sanchez, Tigers in 10-0 loss

DETROIT - After an impressive start to the season, Paul Maholm finally had a game to forget.

Braves fall to Rockies in 12 innings 6-5

DENVER - Even Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel blows saves from time to time.

Braves' catcher takes strange path to the majors

ATLANTA - As Evan Gattis was rounding the bases, soaking up the cheers from his first grand slam, he noticed the song blaring triumphantly from the speakers at Turner Field.

Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3

ATLANTA - Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with a 8-3 rout on Wednesday.

Gattis, Freeman lead Braves past Twins 5-4 in 10th

ATLANTA - Evan Gattis just keeps coming through for the Atlanta Braves.

Teheran pitches Braves past Twins 5-1

ATLANTA - Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Braves rally with 4 in the 8th inning to beat Dodgers 5-2

ATLANTA (AP) - Ramiro Pena got a fierce wakeup call with the bases loaded and the scored tied in the eighth inning.

Gattis, Simmons hit homers as Braves top Dodgers 3-1

ATLANTA - Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday night.

Braves lose O'Flaherty with torn elbow ligament

ATLANTA - Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

Justin Upton hits grand slam, Braves top Dodgers 8-5

ATLANTA - Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.

Road-weary Braves expecting to get Heyward off the DL

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves are ready to put their suitcases away and take their first look at the lineup they envisioned before the season.

Braves reliever Venters has 2nd surgery to replace elbow ligament

ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters has undergone the second major elbow operation of his career and will miss the rest of the season.

Hudson struggles in 5-3 loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX - Tim Hudson's dominance over the Arizona Diamondbacks ended on Wednesday, leaving the veteran right-hander second-guessing himself.

Atlanta's Teheran strong in losing effort

PHOENIX - Patrick Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks turned an infield double into two runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night.

Justin Upton has huge game for Braves in return to Arizona

PHOENIX - Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona.

Braves lose third straight to Giants in series finale

SAN FRANCISCO - Fredi Gonzalez left the Atlanta Braves for two games following a series-opening victory at San Francisco to attend his daughter's college graduation in Georgia.

Braves struggle with Bumgarner, Giants in 10-1 loss

SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner didn't take any personal satisfaction from his first career victory over the Atlanta Braves.