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Ramiro Pena Becomes Unexpected Hero, Atlanta Braves Top Washington Nationals in 10
April 13th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Ramiro Pena was signed as a utility infielder for his glove work, but did pretty much everything for the Atlanta Braves in the series opener with the Washington Nationals, including hitting his first homer since 2011 to give Atlanta a 6-4 win at Nationals Park. ***VIDEO1*** The Braves exercised incredible patience in...

Chipper Jones and Michael Bourn Among Finalists for MLB All-Star Game Final Vote
July 2nd, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Atlanta Braves teammates Chipper Jones and Michael Bourn are among the five finalists eligible for the Final Vote to participate in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Jones, who announced in spring training that this season would be his last, is hitting .292 with six home runs, 29 RBIs, and...

Atlanta Braves Salvage Split with Washington Nationals Behind Tommy Hanson, Jason Heyward
June 4th, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tommy Hanson started out with what very well could have been a nightmare of an outing, but he quickly settled in, and, with the help of a clutch hit from Jason Heyward, led the Braves to a series split with the Washington Nationals via a big...

Bullpen Gives up Four Runs, Atlanta Braves Lose Sixth Straight
May 26th, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Earlier in the week, it seemed the Atlanta Braves could not get back to Turner Field quickly enough. Now that they have arrived, the Washington Nationals started beating up on their injury-riddled lineup and bullpen, downing the Braves 8-4 Saturday afternoon. With Chipper Jones, Freddie Freeman, David Ross and Brian McCann...

Bryce Harper May Start for Washington Nationals on Opening Day
February 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 AM
Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson "really wants" Bryce Harper to start in right field for the club on Opening Day, reports John Heyman. ***PHOTO1*** The no. 1 draft pick in the 2010 draft, Harper combined to hit .297 between Single-A Hagerstown and Double-A Harrisburg in 109 games last season. He also hit...