The Atlanta Braves won their 15th game out of 17, beating the Florida Marlins 4-0 today.
Jair Jurrjens pitched seven innings for his 14th win.
Chipper Jones homered for the Braves, who are now two games behind the idle Colorado Rockies for the National League playoff spot.
The Braves have won seven in a row, a season high. [...]

Atlanta Braves coach Bobby Cox got a one-year contract extension to coach next year before he retires.
But I have to ask why?
Although the Braves seem to be climbing back into contention after years of struggling, it’s not really because of Cox. At least not in my opinion.
The Braves were lucky enough to finally get an [...]

The Atlanta Braves sure picked an interesting period of the season to win their season-best six games and stay within five games of a wildcard spot currently owned by the Colorado Rockies.
The Braves won in the final inning as Ryan Church drove a ball past the glove of first baseman Daniel Murphy.
There are 17 games [...]

The Atlanta Braves swept the once hot St. Louis Cardinals 9-2, in a complete-game gem from Javier Vazquez.
The series sweep pumped some energy into a clubhouse that four days ago believed the playoffs were out of reach. They still may be, but the Braves have two series left with the Mets and one with the [...]

The Atlanta Braves just needed the bullpen to perform to pull out its second win in a row against the competitive Florida Marlins. Instead, the Braves gave up a a lead again and eventually lost to the Marlins who scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to capture the win and tie the [...]

The Atlanta Braves pulled two full games ahead of the Florida Marlins last night as Tim Hudson pitched six effective innings for the win.
A Dan Uggla homer in the ninth put some scare into the game, but Rafael Soriano closed the game out with a double play ball.
The Braves are just three games back from [...]