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Mets 6, Braves 4: Mets Complete Sweep and Widen Their Lead in the East

Carlos Delgado singled in the winning run in the ninth inning and tied a career high with five hits Thursday night, helping the Mets complete a three-game sweep.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:57 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Delgado, Carlos

Mets 6, Braves 3: Pelfrey Goes Distance, Giving Bullpen a Break

Mike Pelfrey did not allow a base runner in the seventh or eighth in what was his first complete game.

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pelfrey, Mike, Manuel, Jerry

Glavine to Learn if Career Is Over

A medical examination this week to determine the source of Tom Glavine’s elbow pain, will decide if the pitcher retires from baseball.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Glavine, Tom, Sports Medicine

Mets 7, Braves 3: Wagner Needs Rest; The Mets Need Relief

Hours before the Mets rallied to defeat the Braves, the team’s medical staff decided not to remove Billy Wagner from the disabled list.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Wagner, Billy

Major League Roundup: Complete Game From Sabathia Leads Brewers Against Astros

Barry Zito allowed five hits in seven innings, combining with Keiichi Yabu and Sergio Romo on a seven-hitter.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants

For Braves’ Jones, a Personal Link to Shea

Chipper Jones is one of two familiar faces left from a rivalry between the Braves and the Mets that started in 1999 at Shea Stadium.

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Shea Stadium (NYC), Jones, Chipper

Major League Roundup: Indians’ Lee Beats Angels for 17th Win

The Atlanta Brave’s Tom Glavine gave up seven runs, seven hits and four walks in an 11-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Glavine, Tom

Roundup: Soto and Edmonds Power Cubs’ Surge

Geovanny Soto and Jim Edmonds homered to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 rout of the Braves in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Atlanta.

Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs

Broadcaster Skip Caray Remembered by the Braves

The former broadcaster would have celebrated his 69th birthday on Tuesday, one day shy of the fourth anniversary of his induction into the Braves Hall of Fame.