Arizona Diamondbacks (37-30) at San Diego Padres (33-34), 10:10 p.m. (ET)
4 days ago
Following a three-game sweep of the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves, San Diego notched its third four-game winning streak of the season by taking Friday's opener 2-1 thanks to a gem by Eric Stults.
Atlanta Braves (39-24) at San Diego Padres (29-34), 10:10 p.m. (ET)
9 days ago
The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals are the only team to have that many wins at 41-22, while the Braves sit atop the NL East with a 39-24 mark.
Haren struggles as Nats lose 10-1 to Mets
13 days ago
Just when the Washington Nationals felt they had some momentum - enough for manager Davey Johnson to end his razor boycott - along came another thud that knocked them down a rung in the NL East.
Pittsburgh Pirates (35-22) at Atlanta Braves (34-22), 7:10 p.m. (ET)
16 days ago
The win pushed their advantage in the NL East to 6 1/2 games over the Nationals, who sit in second place, and kept it at 7 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies, who are third in the East.
Miami Marlins (16-41) at Philadelphia Phillies (27-30), 7:05 p.m. (ET)
16 days ago
The Marlins took all three games of their weekend series with the New York Mets, pounding their NL East rivals 11-6 in Sunday's finale.
Upton homers as Braves beat Nats for 11th time in 14 games
16 days ago
A year ago on June 2, the Braves lost to Stephen Strasburg and fell to 0-4 against the Washington Nationals, having been outscored 24-10 by their new rivals in the NL East.
Braves top Nationals 6-3, stretch lead in NL East
17 days ago
Ramiro Pena and B.J. Upton hit home runs, Paul Maholm won his third straight decision and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Sunday to stretch their lead in the NL East.
Nationals overcome Strasburg injury, beat Braves
18 days ago
The victory snapped a two-game skid for Washington, which trimmed its second-place deficit in the NL East to 4 1/2 games behind the Braves.
Column: Can Braves win a title with all those Ks?
18 days ago
Going into Friday night's game against NL East rival Washington, the Braves were on pace to whiff 1,476 times this season.
Washington Nationals (27-27) at Atlanta Braves (32-21), 7:30 p.m. (ET)
19 days ago
The Washington Nationals hope star outfielder Bryce Harper can make a healthy return to the lineup Friday in the opener of a three-game series against the NL East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner...