Braves fall to Rockies in 12 innings 6-5

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

Upton brothers homer back to back as Braves complete doubleheader sweep

DENVER - B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep that began with the coldest game at Coors Field.

Braves OF Heyward put on 15-day disabled list

DENVER - Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday after an appendectomy.

Braves game against Colorado postponed

DENVER - Another snowstorm forced postponement of Monday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies.

Braves drop third straight in 4-2 loss to Pirates

PITTSBURGH - Clint Barmes had gotten past the point of looking for a big hit.

Atlanta squanders early lead in 3-1 loss to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - James McDonald pitched six dominant inning and Gaby Sanchez hit a tiebreaking two-run home run Saturday night to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Braves shut down in 6-0 loss to Pirates

PITTSBURGH - Wandy Rodriguez pitched so well, he made his manager almost consider giving him 10 days rest between all his starts.

Gattis knocks HR to send Braves past Pirates 6-4

PITTSBURGH - The Evan Gattis story just keeps getting better. So do the Atlanta Braves. The rookie catcher hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Braves to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Gattis turned on a sinker from Pittsburgh reliever Jared Hughes (1-1) and drilled it down the line to continue his remarkable emergence. "I was a little surprised," Gattis said. "I didn't think I hit it ...

Braves' streak snapped by Royals in 1-0 loss

ATLANTA - Dan Uggla flipped his bat to the ground. Then his helmet. Then both batting gloves.

String of homers sends Braves past Royals 6-3

ATLANTA - Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier in the game to help the Atlanta Braves win their 10th straight with a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Braves make a statement with sweep of Nats

Hudson, Braves shut down Nationals for 8th straight win

WASHINGTON - Tim Hudson and Stephen Strasburg were so sharp, it became evident very early there would be little margin for error.

Pena homers for Braves in the 10th, win streak now at 7 games

WASHINGTON - Ramiro Pena hit a two-run homer off Craig Stammen with two outs in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves came back to beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 Friday night, stretching their winning streak to seven games.

Gattis blasts 3-run shot for Braves in 8-0 win

MIAMI - Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves completed their second consecutive three-game sweep when they beat the reeling Miami Marlins 8-0 Wednesday night.

Medlen pitches streaking Braves past Marlins 3-2

MIAMI - Kris Medlen allowed only an unearned run in seven innings Tuesday night, and the Atlanta Braves earned their fifth consecutive victory by beating the punchless Miami Marlins 3-2.

Braves tied 5-5 with Mets when rain suspends play

NEW YORK - Fredi Gonzalez thought his Atlanta Braves would have the advantage going into the bottom of the eighth inning with the rain coming down and a gusty wind blowing.

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.