Atlanta Braves News

Tom Glavine hasn't received a contract offer from the Atlanta Braves as he nears a decision on where he wants to play next season, a development that has increased the likelihood he will return to the New York Mets. Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, said the two-time Cy Young Award winner has told the Mets he would make a decision by the winter meetings, which start Monday. Glavine said he wanted ...

Braves manager Bobby Cox said Tuesday that longtime bench coach Pat Corrales will not be back with the team next season. Atlanta also will be without third base coach Fredi Gonzalez, who was named manager of the Florida Marlins, and bullpen coach Bobby Dews, who will return in a different role next season. Atlanta's run of 14 straight division titles ended this season when the Braves slipped to a 79-83 ...

The defending National League-champion Houston Astros came up short in their comeback and were eliminated from the Central Division race Sunday when John Smoltz pitched six shutout innings that gave the Atlanta Braves a 3-1 victory. The Astros' loss clinched the division title for the St. Louis Cardinals. Houston trailed the Cardinals by 8{ games Aug. 19, but pulled to within a half-game of the lead with a nine-game win ...

Pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro's single drove in the tiebreaking run as the Houston Astros scored three times in the ninth inning and held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday night and preserve their playoff hopes. Andy Pettitte, moved up one day in the rotation, allowed only four hits in seven innings. He left with a 2-1 lead, but Adam LaRoche hit reliever Trever Miller's first pitch in the eighth ...

One year and four days after his Tommy John surgery, Mike Hampton was back on the mound Saturday, throwing to batters for the first time. The test was graded ``excellent'' by Braves manager Bobby Cox, who already has Hampton listed in his early 2007 rotation as the left-hander returns from the reconstructive elbow surgery. Cox stood behind the batting cage to watch as Hampton threw about 25 pitches. The 34-year-old ...

Roger Clemens lost in what might have been the final start of his career, and the Atlanta Braves ended Houston's nine-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night that hurt the Astros' post-season hopes. Houston, which trailed in the division by 8{ games on Sept. 20, had pulled within a half-game of NL Central-leading St. Louis with the winning streak. The Cardinals played Milwaukee later Friday night. With the ...

Orlando Hernandez gave the New York Mets the type of performance they'll need when he starts their playoff opener in place of Pedro Martinez. El Duque matched his season high with nine strikeouts in Thursday night's 7-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves, which stopped New York's four-game losing streak. Before the game, the Mets said Martinez will miss the post-season because of a torn tendon in his left calf muscle. ...

John Smoltz pitched eight sharp innings for his 15th win, Andruw Jones became the first Atlanta hitter with consecutive 40-homer seasons, and the Braves beat New York 12-0 Tuesday night to extend the Mets' late-season slump. The NL East champions began their final six-game road trip before the playoffs. They have lost three straight and six of seven overall. Pedro Martinez is scheduled to make his final playoff tuneup for ...

The ending was inevitable, but no less painful for the Atlanta Braves. Right up until the end, they held out hope of somehow making it back to the playoffs _ albeit as a wild-card team rather than a division champion. But their bid ended a full week before the end of the regular season, leaving a meaningless homestand for a team already looking ahead to 2007. The Braves can still ...

At Denver, Todd Helton's two-run double off the wall in the fifth inning sparked Colorado past Atlanta on a wet and chilly night at Coors Field. Josh Fogg (10-9) gave up three earned runs in 6 2-3 innings. His 30th start triggered a US$50,000 contract incentive and came after a meeting with manager Clint Hurdle earlier in the week when it appeared as though he wouldn't get another start this ...