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<item><title><![CDATA[Cut4: A warning to all ballboys]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=31844390&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:57:25 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=31844390&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Cut4: A warning to all ballboys]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hudson sinks Rays in Interleague finale]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_20_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_20_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Hudson sinks Rays in Interleague finale]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tim Hudson had his sinker working on Sunday as he held the Rays scoreless for 7 2/3 innings and the Braves claimed the rubber game of the series, 2-0, at Tropicana Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chris Girandola</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Minor looks to turn things around against Reds]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_21_atlmlb_cinmlb_1&amp;mode=preview&amp;vkey=preview_web_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:10:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_21_atlmlb_cinmlb_1&amp;mode=preview&amp;vkey=preview_web_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Minor looks to turn things around against Reds]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Reds starter Mike Leake took a step in the right direction with his best start of the year last week, yet he&#39;ll still be in search of his first victory when he toes the rubber Monday night against the Braves, who counter with struggling left-hander Mike Minor.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Paul Casella</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hudson has good chemistry with Ross, Wilson]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120520&amp;content_id=31798870&amp;notebook_id=31805156&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120520&amp;content_id=31798870&amp;notebook_id=31805156&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Hudson has good chemistry with Ross, Wilson]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[David Ross was behind the plate on Sunday as the battery mate for Tim Hudson for good reason. It gave the pair, who combined to go 8-5 as a duo last season, another chance to connect. Jack Wilson, another Hudson favorite, got the start at shortstop.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Chipper remains day to day]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120520&amp;content_id=31798870&amp;notebook_id=31805154&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120520&amp;content_id=31798870&amp;notebook_id=31805154&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Chipper remains day to day]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chipper Jones was out of the lineup once again on Sunday because of a bruise on his left calf. Manager Fredi Gonzalez did not sound too optimistic about Jones&#39; chances for playing on Monday when the Braves begin a four-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Delgado roughed up by Rays in loss]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_19_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 21:15:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_19_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Delgado roughed up by Rays in loss]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Randall Delgado gave up four runs and five walks over four innings, including Matt Joyce&#39;s decisive grand slam, as the Braves dropped the series&#39; middle game to the Rays, 5-2, on Saturday at Tropicana Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chris Girandola</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Prado, Heyward get first exposure to AstroTurf]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726498&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:27:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726498&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Prado, Heyward get first exposure to AstroTurf]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin Prado played on artificial turf for the first time in his Major League career on Friday at Tropicana Field. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Prado had appeared in the second-most Major League games (564) among active players who had never played in a game on artificial turf, behind the Pirates&#39; Nate McLouth (761).]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Florida natives enjoying trip home]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726496&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:27:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726496&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Florida natives enjoying trip home]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Braves have five players on the roster who grew up in Florida, and all of them planned to have family and friends visit St. Petersburg while the Braves were in town.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Gonzalez: Chipper might play on Monday]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726494&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:27:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120519&amp;content_id=31722382&amp;notebook_id=31726494&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Gonzalez: Chipper might play on Monday]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Chipper Jones would rest another day and probably miss Sunday&#39;s contest against the Rays, as well.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Overall team effort helps Hanson best Rays]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_18_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:15:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_18_atlmlb_tbamlb_1&amp;mode=recap_away&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Overall team effort helps Hanson best Rays]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tommy Hanson held Tampa Bay to two runs over seven innings and Freddie Freeman drove in a pair of runs on Friday as Atlanta took the Interleague opener, 5-3, at Tropicana Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chris Girandola</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Calf to sideline Chipper for remainder of series]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120518&amp;content_id=31647844&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:15:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120518&amp;content_id=31647844&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Calf to sideline Chipper for remainder of series]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Chipper Jones left Friday&#39;s 5-3 win against the Rays after the seventh inning with a left calf contusion he sustained after being hit by a B.J. Upton grounder in the third inning. Jones said he will not be able to play in the two remaining games against the Rays.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Chris Girandola</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Beachy joins rare group in Braves history]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120518&amp;content_id=31637040&amp;notebook_id=31644806&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:04:57 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120518&amp;content_id=31637040&amp;notebook_id=31644806&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Beachy joins rare group in Braves history]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Brandon Beachy joined some elite company after his start on Thursday, when he lowered his ERA to a Major League-best 1.33 to become just the third pitcher in Atlanta Braves history to post an ERA under 1.50 through the first eight starts of the season.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[ERA leader Beachy throws first shutout in rout of Fish]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_17_miamlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:20:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_17_miamlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[MLB ERA leader Beachy tosses first shutout]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Major League ERA leader Brandon Beachy threw his first career complete game, and he drove in a run as part of a 12-hit Atlanta attack, as the Braves toppled the Marlins, 7-0, on Thursday night at Turner Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Jon Cooper</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Heyward handles his own in first start in center]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561360&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:50 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561360&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Heyward handles his own in first start in center]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jason Heyward&#39;s two favorite players growing up were Ken Griffey Jr. and Derek Jeter. On Wednesday, Heyward got to do his best impression of Griffey, playing center field in the Braves&#39; 8-4 loss to the Marlins.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Fredi echoes Minor&#39;s thoughts on control]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561358&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:49 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561358&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Fredi echoes Minor&#39;s thoughts on control]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[After reviewing the video of left-hander Mike Minor&#39;s fourth straight shaky start in Wednesday&#39;s 8-4 loss to the Marlins, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said the problem seemed to be a loss of control by Minor in the fourth inning.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Jurrjens not as shaky as Minors stats indicate]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561356&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:49 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&amp;content_id=31561354&amp;notebook_id=31561356&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Jurrjens not as shaky as Minors stats indicate]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#39;s fitting that Jair Jurrjens&#39; rough outing for the Gwinnett Braves on Wednesday night took place in Buffalo, as his pitching line buffaloed manager Fredi Gonzalez and anyone who read the morning box score.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Cut4: Always a Braves fan at heart]]></title><link>http://www.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=31442972&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:11:31 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.mlb.com/cutfour/article.jsp?content_id=31442972&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Cut4: Always a Braves fan at heart]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves unable to pick up Minor against Fish]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_16_miamlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_16_miamlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Braves unable to pick up Minor against Fish]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin Prado had three hits for the second straight night and Dan Uggla added two hits, scored a run and drove in another, but the Braves fell, 8-4, to the Marlins in the opener of a two-game set on Wednesday night at Turner Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Jon Cooper</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves face tough AL East in Interleague Play]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31457410&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:55:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31457410&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Braves face tough AL East in Interleague Play]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Braves will play a pair of series against the Yankees and be challenged by each of the other members of the mighty American League East in Interleague Play this year.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Mark Bowman and Teddy Cahill</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Defensive-minded Wilson chipping in for Braves]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31444804&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:41:27 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31444804&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Defensive-minded Wilson chipping in for Braves]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Defensive specialists don&#39;t get many opportunities to contribute offensively. That&#39;s why veteran shortstop Jack Wilson, who has filled that role for the Braves this season, was so excited about being able to do so Tuesday night in a 6-2 win over Cincinnati.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[With Bourn resting, Pastornicky leads off]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31444436&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:31:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31444436&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[With Bourn resting, Pastornicky leads off]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Braves like what they&#39;ve seen with Michael Bourn at the top of the order and in center field. But everybody needs a day off, and Wednesday night was Bourn&#39;s turn.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Eye trouble resolved, Freeman back in lineup]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31437724&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:37:08 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120516&amp;content_id=31437722&amp;notebook_id=31437724&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Eye trouble resolved, Freeman back in lineup]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[First baseman Freddie Freeman returned to the Braves&#39; lineup Wednesday after scratches in both eyes forced him to miss Tuesday&#39;s 6-2 victory against the Reds.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves find winning formula to defeat Cueto]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_15_cinmlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:16:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_15_cinmlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Braves find winning formula to defeat Cueto]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Brian McCann snapped a 32-at-bat homerless streak and Tim Hudson threw six shutout innings before relenting as the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, on Tuesday night at Turner Field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Jon Cooper</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Kimbrel chipping in to aid kids with cancer]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356420&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:38 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356420&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Kimbrel chipping in to aid kids with cancer]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Craig Kimbrel decided he wanted to do something to try and level the playing field and found the perfect vehicle in Curing Kids&#39; Cancer, a Georgia-based charity.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves may see return of &#39;Everyday Jonny&#39;]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356418&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:37 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356418&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Braves may see return of &#39;Everyday Jonny&#39;]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jonny Venters is not used to giving up multi-run innings. He shouldn&#39;t be. He only did it five times in all of 2011. That he&#39;s done it twice in six appearances in May is rather unusual. It&#39;s certainly more unusual than it is, say, disconcerting to Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Delgado &#39;covering up,&#39; settling into rotation]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356416&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:22:36 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31356416&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Delgado &#39;covering up,&#39; settling into rotation]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The cover-up may be worse than the act in some walks of life, but it&#39;s working wonders for Atlanta Braves rookie pitcher Randall Delgado. Delgado&#39;s ability to cover up is helping make him a popular figure in the Braves&#39; clubhouse.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Francisco gets chance to oppose former team]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31349958&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:52:46 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31347738&amp;notebook_id=31349958&amp;vkey=notebook_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Francisco gets chance to oppose former team]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Reds&#39; two-game series in Atlanta has given Braves third baseman Juan Francisco his first chance to play against his former team since he was traded by Cincinnati on April 1.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Freeman sits out with scratches in both eyes]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31346260&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:43:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31346260&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Freeman sits out with scratches in both eyes]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[First baseman Freddie Freeman missed Tuesday&#39;s game against the Reds due to scratches in both eyes, which forced him to leave Monday&#39;s 3-1 loss to Cincinnati after the seventh inning.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Teddy Cahill</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves have put September swoon in the past]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31330152&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:31:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120515&amp;content_id=31330152&amp;vkey=news_atl&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Castrovince: Braves have buried the past]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[September hasn&#39;t hounded the Braves, a silent winter hasn&#39;t fazed them and the dynamics of a changing division haven&#39;t daunted the]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Anthony Castrovince</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Braves fall after early miscue, late pitching woes]]></title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_14_cinmlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:52:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_14_cinmlb_atlmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=atl&amp;partnerId=rss_atl</guid><description><![CDATA[Braves fall after early miscue, late pitching woes]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Instead of extending the momentum they carried out of an impressive nine-game road trip, the Braves were undone by Tyler Pastornicky&#39;s mental error and Jonny Venters&#39; eighth-inning struggles in a 3-1 loss to the Reds at Turner Field on Monday night.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Mark Bowman</dc:creator>
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