ATLANTA—Craig Kimbrel became the eighth pitcher in major league history to earn 400 saves, Brandon Marsh hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 6–4 on Friday night. Making his 730th career appearance, the 34-year-old Kimbrel worked a scoreless ninth to get his sixth save in…

ATLANTA—Bryce Elder’s clutch pitching kept Atlanta in the game. Strong situational at-bats in the ninth produced a much-needed win. Ozzie Albies’ sacrifice fly drove in Austin Riley in the bottom of the ninth and the Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–3 on Wednesday night, May 24, to avoid a three-game sweep. “It was really…

ATLANTA—Bobby Miller took a while to get spiffed up after his big league debut. His Los Angeles Dodgers teammates celebrated Miller’s winning performance with an impromptu beer shower that expanded to include some other clubhouse condiments. “Ketchup, mustard, relish, beer—there was pretty nasty stuff poured on me,” Miller said, beaming at his locker after a…

ATLANTA—Freddie Freeman’s three-run homer in the fifth inning gave Los Angeles the lead, J.D. Martinez had four hits, including two homers, and the Dodgers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 8–6 on Monday night, May 22. The Dodgers, who trailed 4–0 in the first, won the opener of a three-game series between the top two…

PHILADELPHIA—Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer and J.T. Realmuto lined an inside-the-park home run that sent the Philadelphia Phillies bolting headfirst into the NL Championship Series for the first time since 2010 with an 8–3 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 Saturday. Realmuto became the first catcher to hit an inside-the-parker in postseason…

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Phillies didn’t clinch a playoff spot until the last series of the regular season. It was the final playoff spot in the National League. Then the sixth-seeded Phillies swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card round, and now they need just one victory to oust the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves…

Kyle Wright pitched six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 3–0 on Wednesday to even their National League Division Series at one game apiece. Wright (1–0), who went 21-5 during the regular season, allowed two hits and one walk and while striking out six. He threw 83 pitches, 52 of…

Rookie Spencer Strider pitched eight scoreless innings and set a franchise record for a nine-inning game with 16 strikeouts as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 3–0 on Thursday. Strider (9–4) posted the highest strikeout total by a Braves pitcher since the franchise moved to Atlanta. Hall of Famer Warren Spahn struck out…

NEW YORK—Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of his second start all season, pitching the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 5–2 on Sunday for their 12th victory in 14 games. Pete Alonso drove in two runs and the first-place Mets finished with 19 strikeouts—including three…

In a match-up of the last two World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers (8–2) beat the Atlanta Braves (5–7) Monday night 7–4, as former Brave Freddie Freeman hit his first home run as a Dodger. In front of the home sellout crowd of 52,052, Freeman heard the roaring chant of “Freddie, Freddie,” after his…