2006 Atlanta Braves Replay Assn

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Tim Hudson pitched into the 8th inning and the Braves broke out the lumber in a 10-2 thrashing of the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria both went 4-for-5 and homered. Adam LaRoche went 3-for-5 and Andruw Jones was 2-for-4 with a homer and 3 RBI.

FRI MAY 26

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Ryan Langerhans broke a 2-2 tie with an 8th-inning, 2-run double and the Braves beat the Cubs 5-3.

SAT MAY 27

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Sean Marshall and two relievers combined to shut down the Braves 1-0. Michael Barrett drove in the game's only run with an infield single in the bottom of the 1st. Sean Marshall went 7 innings for the win, allowing only 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 6.

SUN MAY 28

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J.D. Drew smacked a 6th-inning grand slam, leading the Dodgers to a 9-6 win over the Braves in Atlanta. The Braves led 5-3 entering the 6th, when Atlanta starter Horacio Ramirez allowed a single and a walk. Ramirez was relieved by Oscal Villarreal, who walked Jeff Kent to load the bases, then allowed Drew's slam.

MON MAY 29

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The Braves batted around in the bottom of the eights, punishing the Dodger bullpen en route to a 5-1 win. LA starting pitcher Odalis Perez shut out the Braves for 7 innings before the Braves shelled 3 different reliever for 5 runs. Edgar Renteria drove in a run with a single. Andruw Jones hit an RBI double. Jeff Francoeur and Adam LaRoche contributed RBI singles.

TUE MAY 30

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Jeff Francoeur led off the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off homer as the Braves ended May on a high note, 3-2 over the Dodgers. The record is now 28-26.

WED MAY 31

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First of a 4-game series against Arizona.

Atlanta scored three times in the first and made it hold up. The Braves take the opener of the series 3-2.

THUR JUN 1

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Standings after the games of June 1st:

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....and the rest.....

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The Braves got 8 strong innings from John Thomson. Pete Orr, subbing for the resting Marcus Giles, went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI as Atlanta topped Arizona 6-1.

FRI JUN 2

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The Arizona trio of Juan Cruz, Jose Valverde and Terry Mulholland combined to shut out the Braves 7-0. Arizona pitchers struck out 11 Atlanta batters and walked 2. Atlanta starter Horacio Ramirez was knocked out in the 5th inning and was charged with all 7 runs.

SAT JUN 3

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Chipper Jones had a 3-run homer and John Smoltz went 8 innings, as the Braves beat Arizona 5-3 to take 3 out of 4 in the series. Adam LaRoche also homered for Atlanta. The Braves will now host the Washington Nationals for a 3-game series.

SUN JUN 4

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The Braves dropped a tough one, losing 6-5 to the Nationals. Atlanta led 5-1 on the strength of Andruw Jones' two 2-run homers and Jeff Francoeur's solo shot. Matt Lecroy's 3-run homer in the 6th cut the lead to 5-4. The Braves took the 5-4 lead into the 9th. Chris Reitsma got the first 2 batters out, before Marlon Anderson tied the game with a homer. A single, an error, and two more singles gave the Nats the lead 6-5. Chad Cordero allowed a single in the 9th, but struck out the side to earn the save.

MON JUN 5

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Andruw Jones homered and drove in 4 as the Braves held on to beat the Nationals 5-4. Atlanta led 5-2 before Washington rallied for two runs off closer Chris Reitsma. With the score 5-4 and one out, runners were on 1st and 2nd with Marlon Anderson coming to the plate. Manager motnahp removed Reitsma and brought on Macay McBride, who induced Anderson into a ground ball double play and the game was over.

TUE JUN 6

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Livan Hernandez shut out the Braves on three hits, as Washington took the series with a 7-0 win. Hernandez struck out 5 and walked only 1.

WED JUN 7

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The Braves' record is now 32-29, 4 games behind the 1st-place Mets and 1 1/2 games behind Philadelphia for the wild card.

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Horacio Ramirez delivered his first good performance of the year, going 6 2/3 innings and allowing only one run in a 3-1 win at Houston in the first game of a four-game series. Chipper Jones was 3-for-4 with a solo homer.

THUR JUN 8

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John Smoltz tossed his 3rd shutout of the season and the Braves edged Houston 1-0. The game's only run came off the bat of Andruw Jones, who hit his 16th homer of the season in the 2nd inning. The Astros loaded the bases in the 9th off an obviously tiring Smoltz, but the Atlanta ace survived. Smoltz allowed 7 hits, walked 1 and struck out 10.
Before the game, catcher Brian McCann was activated, but did not play. McCann currently has a 13-game hitting streak, and had raised his average to .299 before going on the disabled list.


FRI JUN 9

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Brian McCann returned to the lineup and was 1-for-5 to increase his hitting streak to 14 games. His lone hit was a 2nd inning grand slam, leading the Braves to their 3rd straight win in Houston, 9-3. Tim Hudson allowed only 2 runs in 7 strong innings for the win. Braves batters were treated to 9 walks by the Astro pitchers. Hudson is now an even 4-4 for the season. The win raises the Braves' record to 35-29, their most games over .500 thus far in the season. They go for the sweep tomorrow, with Jorge Sosa (6-3, 2.86) taking the mound.

SAT JUN 10

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The Braves completed a 4-game sweep of Houston with a 17-1 drubbing. Jorge Sosa took a no-hitter into the 6th inning, before allowing a Preston Wilson solo homer with two outs. Sosa went 8 1/3 innings, allowed only 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 10.

The Braves were beneficiaries of some AI problems, as Houston pitcher Phil Barzilla allowed a whopping 16 runs in the 7ty inning. He allowed 5 hits and walked 14 men. Brian McCann went 2-for-3 and extended his hitting streak to 15 games.

The Braves enjoy an off-day before traveling to Florida for a 3-game series.

SUN JUN 11

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Joe Borchard and Miguel Cabrera smacked homers and Reggie Abercrombie was 3-for-4 with 2 triples as the Florida Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-3. Atlanta's Brian McCann extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a 6th inning single.

TUE JUN 13

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