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Atlanta Braves starter Tommy Hanson delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington.

Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn hit career home run No. 300 in a 5-3 victory over the Braves at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon.

Hanson departed with a 3-1 lead after seven innings and was in line for his fifth straight victory before the Braves bullpen blew up, halting Atlanta's winning streak at a season-high five.

Tommy Hanson limited the Red Sox to two hits in six scoreless innings Sunday and the Atlanta Braves held on for a 2-1 inter-league win over Boston.

After scrapping back to within one run of the Yankees with a two-run rally in the seventh, the Braves fell victim to some bad luck in the top of the eighth that allowed the Bombers to add some valuable insurance runs in their 8-4 win on Wednesday night.

Can anything salvage the Braves' rapidly sinking season? The team lost six of nine games and all three series on a trip that ended Sunday in Boston with manager Bobby Cox, third baseman Chipper Jones and reliever Eric O'Flaherty being ejected by home plate umpire Bill Hohn in the 7th after arguing a would-be strike-three call on an 0-2 fastball to ...

Nick Green homered just inside the right-field foul pole on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth to give the Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Braves yesterday in Boston.

The quirks and irregularities of Fenway Park have hurt the Red Sox as well as helped them over the years.

Eric O'Flaherty was sure he had picked up a key strikeout. Instead, the Atlanta Braves left-hander was ejected along with manager Bobby Cox and third baseman Chipper Jones.

Hanson lasted 5 2-3 innings despite some rough patches, tied a career high with four hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Friday night.

Brian Roberts had four hits, including a double that highlighted a six-run rally in a messy seventh inning that led the Baltimore Orioles over the Atlanta Braves 8-4 Saturday.

Pittsburgh turned to Karstens , who was bumped to the bullpen by Morton's promotion.

On Saturday, Braves pitcher Peter Moylan traded in his arm to teach batting technique to some female fans at Baseball 101.

If anyone on the Atlanta staff can shut down Pittsburgh, it's Derek Lowe. Tonight the right-hander will take the hill for the Braves in the second test of a four-game series versus the Pirates at Turner Field.

The Major League debut of pitcher Tommy Hanson turned into the Chipper Jones Show.

For the second straight night, it came down to a battle of the bullpens for the Cubs and Braves.

Pinch-hitter Micah Hoffpauir singled in Derrek Lee from third with one out in the 11th inning Wednesday, giving the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win over Atlanta.

The Braves didn't want to talk about the little bit of emotions that spilled over on the field during the course of Saturday's 11-inning loss, 3-2, to the D-backs. They were more upset by another squandered opportunity on a road trip that couldn't be ending any sooner.

He's 45 and not quite as ferocious as he was when he threw 100-mph fastballs, but Randy Johnson showed Wednesday night that he still can manhandle the Braves.

Tues May 19, 2009 7:52am EDT - Derek Lowe gives up just two runs over eight innings in a tough-luck loss.