Athletics 2, Braves 5, Final - May 18, 2008

Sports Handicapping • Athletics-Braves Pointers
The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a interleague game between the Oakland Athletics and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Sunday. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Justin Duchscherer in this one. Righthander ...

Talking Chop: Front Page Posts • A's @ Braves: Rubber Game
Well, at least we made it another one-run loss last night... that's just extra salt in the wound. Let's see how long Jo-Jo can last against the A's today. Apparently, Hudson woke up the A's bats... that's not a good thing. Next Game  ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • ajc: Braves blew it with Devine (RR)
Or as Babs Johnson said..."This is where they eat, Crackers.” Meanwhile, the big-league club was trying to make do without a real closer. (The overmatched Chris Reitsma would finish as the team’s saves leader with 15). On Aug. 19, the call was ...

Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts • Open Game Thread: Game 45 - A's at Atlanta
Lineup Oakland Athletics @ Atlanta Braves 05/18/08 10:35 AM PDT Oakland Athletics Atlanta Braves Rajai Davis - CF Yunel ...

Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts • Open Game Thread: Game 45 - A's at Atlanta (cont.)

Braves Blast :: Atlanta Braves Blog • Braves Look For Interleague Series Win
The Braves are 1-1 in their series against the Athletics thus far this weekend. The offense, outside of the ninth inning, last night was putrid, not posting much to talk about for the rest of the evening. Today, Jo-Jo Reyes takes the mound looking ...

Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts • Wrap: Game 45 - Braves 5, A's 2
Ugh, what a frustratingly all-too-familiar way to end a very tough road trip on which the A's went a combined 2-7 through three cities I'm sure we'll all be very quick to forget. The game started promisingly enough, as for the second game in a row ...

Braves Blast :: Atlanta Braves Blog • Braves Take First Interleague Set
This is how we like to send off the opposing team; with two out of three games ending in a Braves victory. Taking two out of three interleague games against the Oakland A’s, the Braves demonstrated resolved and consistency. During a beautiful ...

Escobar, bullpen help Braves beat A's
Escobar, bullpen defeat A's

Escobar's 3 hits help Braves beat A's
Yunel Escobar had three hits, including a two-run single that gave Atlanta the lead, Omar Infante added a two-run triple in the eighth and the Braves beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Sunday.

Escobar, Infante help Braves top A's 5-2 (AP)
Yunel Escobar had three hits, including a two-run single that gave Atlanta the lead, Omar Infante added a two-run triple in the eighth and the Braves beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Sunday. The Braves won two of three in their first ...

Escobar, Infante helps Braves take series with A's
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