Butler sprinted to third and dove head first into home plate. The Braves’ relay never made it to the catcher. It marked the ...

Jesse Chavez came on gave Kurtz hit his first career grand slam. Key stat Butler became the first A's player to hit a leadoff ...

Fuentes (0-3) allowed eight runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over one-plus inning to take the loss versus the Athletics on Tuesday.

Athletics first. Lawrence Butler homers to deep right center field. Jacob Wilson hit by pitch. Brent Rooker homers to left field. Max Schuemann scores. Nick Kurtz walks. Shea Langeliers pops out ...

Home runs in Major League Baseball have always seemed to be the centerpiece of excitement in baseball. Other plays can dazzle ...

Fuentes would start the top of the second inning, but the first three batters reached on a single-walk-single sequence to ...

Chavez has spent more time with the Braves than any other organization in his 18-year MLB career, and he’s had great success with a 3.13 ERA in 224 1/3 innings of work during his time in Atlanta.

FILE - Atlanta Braves pitcher Jesse Chavez throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the sixth inning in Game 1 of an NL Wild Card Series baseball game on Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego.

He struck out two and walked one. The Athletics hit three homers off Didier Fuentes (0-3) in a five-run first inning, and ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Jesse Chavez has returned yet again for his seventh stint with the Atlanta Braves, including his second this season. The Braves added the 41-year-old reliever to their major ...