The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders rode the pitching of starter Luis Severino to beat the Gwinnett Braves by a 7-1 score on Saturday night in game two of the three-game series at PNC Field.
Clarke Central won the Habersham Central 7-on-7 tournament Friday afternoon under a scorching sky rallying from a 21-6 deficit in the final eight minutes to beat Athens Academy.
John Gant, the rookie righty with the weird windup, earned his first big league win by beating the team that traded him away last summer, leading the Braves past the New York Mets 5-1 on Friday night.
With the conclusion of the first phase of the offseason on Thursday, Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn had plenty to say about, well, just about anything Atlanta Falcons related.
The head coach of the defending state champion in Georgia's largest classification has been suspended for one year by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for an incident involving the head-butting of a player during the Class AAAAAA state semifinals last year, according to several media outlets.
Freddie Freeman homered and singled twice, a day after becoming the first player in the majors to hit for the cycle this season, to lead Atlanta over the Reds 7-2 on Thursday.
Freddie Freeman hit for the cycle, Chase d'Arnaud had a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning to cap a three-run rally and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 on Wednesday night.
It certainly didn’t appear scripted but Dan Quinn’s football giveaway Tuesday during the opening day of the Atlanta Falcons three-day minicamp was one of the main highlights of a spirited practice at the Falcons Complex.
