Posts Tagged ‘Garret Anderson’
MLB Recap: August 17
Atlanta Braves 9 Arizona Diamondbacks 4- Tommy Hanson gave up two earned runs on six hits in six innings as he improved to 8-2 as a starter; it was Hanson’s third consecutive win. Garret Anderson and Adam LaRoche went deep for the Braves, who improved to 62-56 on the season. Stephen Drew and Mark Reynolds hit the long balls for …
by Derek Johnson on August 18th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 20
Atlanta Braves 11 San Francisco Giants 3- Tommy Hanson allowed three earned runs on five hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-0 as a starter. Garret Anderson, Chipper Jones, and Ryan Church all homered for the Braves, who improved to 47-46 on the year. Jonathan Sanchez made his first start since his no-hitter; he allowed three earned runs …
by Derek Johnson on July 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: June 28
San Francisco Giants 7 Milwaukee Brewers 0- Ryan Sadowski allowed four hits in six innings as he went on to win his first Major League game as a starting pitcher. As a result of his effort, he was awarded not one, not two, but THREE game balls: one for his first pitch, one for his first strikeout, and one for …
by Derek Johnson on June 29th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Braves Win in 12 after 8th Inning Rally
Last night, Chicago Cubs pitcher Randy Wells had a no-hitter going into the 7th inning. Chipper Jones ended the rookie’s chance of accomplishing the rare task by hitting a single in the 7th. Jones’ hit started a rally that would help the Braves win 6-5 in 12 innings. For 6 2/3 innings, Wells mowed down the Braves, striking out many …
by Remy Gallagher on June 4th, 2009 1 Comments »
Gar-ret-dy to Head to the NL East: Anderson Signs with Braves
Garret Anderson has been “The Angel” in Anaheim for his entire 15 year career. Now he’s simply one of the Atlanta Braves. The veteran left fielder signed an incentive-based one-year deal with a guaranteed $2 million. Ken Griffey, Jr., the Braves’ aforementioned target, was supposed to be suited for a platoon role in left with Matt Diaz; however, the left-handed …
by Nkwa Asonye on February 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment »