Cincinnati hit three home runs in the sixth, including a two-run shot by Adam Duvall, Sal Romano threw seven strong innings and the Reds beat R.A. Dickey and the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Friday night.
The Braves placed OF Danny Santana (left quadriceps strain) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled 2B Micah Johnson from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding roster move. Santana suffered the injury during Thursday's game vs. the Rockies. Johnson is hitless in three prior at-bats with Atlanta this season.
The Braves could bring R.A. Dickey back for another season, but it is unclear if the knuckleballer wants to continue pitching.
Josh Macri recaps all of Thursday's MLB action, including a potential damaging blow for the Cubs, a Yankee sweep, a big day for Ender Inciarte and much more.
Ian Happ may have hit a 443-foot home run, but the rookie was overshadowed by Freddie Freeman and Ender Inciarte, who each hit home runs more than 430 feet in the Braves' 10-4 win against the Rockies.
Ender Inciarte hit two of Atlanta's four homers and the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 10-4 on Thursday.
The 24-year-old right-hander has tremendous stuff, but his command isn't at the same high level.
Trevor Story had two homers and a career-high six RBI, Jon Gray pitched six strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies broke out of an offensive slump in a big way to beat the Atlanta Braves 17-2 on Wednesday night.
Joey Gallo hit Tuesday's longest home run, but Giancarlo Stanton remains the talk of the town after hitting a 432-foot homer against the Giants to extend his HR streak to six games.
Brandon Phillips scored the go-ahead run on a rare error by Nolan Arenado, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Chad Bettis drew a standing ovation when he took the mound for the first time since cancer treatment, then threw seven impressive innings Monday night as the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0.
R.A. Dickey held St. Louis to one run in seven innings, Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves stopped the Cardinals' season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory Sunday.
Randal Grichuk and Paul DeJong homered and the St. Louis Cardinals stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
Paul DeJong had two doubles with three RBI and Randal Grichuk tripled and drove in two as the surging St. Louis Cardinals held off the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Friday night to win their season-high seventh straight game.
A minor league outfielder for the Miami Marlins and a minor league pitcher from the Atlanta Braves have been suspended for drug violations.
In going 2-for-4 Wednesday night for the Braves in their loss to the Phillies, OF Nick Markakis passed Todd Zeile for fourth-most hits all-time among players to never make an All-Star Game appearance in their career.
Odubel Herrera continued to feast on Atlanta pitching by driving in a run with two triples in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-2 victory on Wednesday night that completed their third series sweep of the Braves this season.
Braves rookie Johan Camargo, who injured himself in a freak incident while jogging onto the field Tuesday, was diagnosed with a bone bruise and placed on the DL.
Following MLB's Players Weekend announcement on Wednesday, the Braves revealed the special jerseys they will wear Aug. 25-27. Players chose nicknames to sport on the backs of their uniforms, “Dat Dude” (Brandon Phillips), “King Krol” (Ian Krol) and “Big City” (Matt Adams). (Courtesy: @Braves/Twitter)
The 62-year-old pitcher needed 158 days on an active roster to be eligible
An injury to Braves shortstop Johan Camargo could open the door for Dansby Swanson to return to the major leagues.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 73 | 47 | .608 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 59 | 61 | .492 | 14 | W2 |
| Atlanta | 54 | 66 | .450 | 19 | L1 |
| New York | 53 | 67 | .442 | 20 | L5 |
| Philadelphia | 43 | 77 | .358 | 30 | L6 |
