Braves Waste Good Effort From Reyes

The Braves lost to the Blue Jays 1-0 on Sunday to drop another series on the road. Jo-Jo Reyes pitched seven strong innings, giving up only one run on six hits, but still got the loss. The injury depleted line-up for the Braves was unable to solve A.J. Burnett, who threw seven shutout innings, giving [...]

Mike Gonzalez Makes Successful Return in Braves Win

 Wednesday 6/18/08 Braves 5 – Rangers 2
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Mike Gonzalez made his first appearance for the Braves since having Tommy John elbow surgery in May of last year. Gonzalez pitched a perfect ninth inning for Bobby Cox, who finally got some positive news from his pitching staff. The closer got his first save of the season and put [...]

Can Braves Still Make Run at Division

After 70 games the Braves are 6.5 games back in the NL East. Considering all that the Braves have been through with injuries and just plain old bad luck, it’s surprising this team isn’t looking at a double digit deficit. There is hope for the future, but has the damage aready been done?
Despite all the [...]