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Atlanta Braves 07-12-2010
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, July 12th, 2010: Braves, Cardinals Trade Players
Several Braves and Cardinals players soon will have to start shopping for a new home. It was announced today that the two teams came to agreement on a trade. Atlanta will get 27-year old catcher Yadier Molina and St. Louis will pick up 27-year old starting pitcher J.P. Howell and 25-year old minor league reliever Lee Hyde in return. "I'm not surprised by the news," one of the players told reporters, "It's part of the business and I understand that. I am looking forward to playing for the Braves."
This season-to-date Howell has 4 wins and 7 losses and a 3.97 ERA.
This season-to-date Molina has 1 home run and a .270 batting average. |
 | Monday, July 5th, 2010: Braves, White Sox Agree to Deal
The general manager of the Atlanta Braves has signed off on a trade for Chicago's 32-year old shortstop Joe Crede, 29-year old closer Bobby Jenks and 19-year old minor league center fielder Stanley Cash. To complete the deal, the Braves will send 23-year old minor league closer Tyler Wilson, 28-year old minor league shortstop Enrique Cruz, 26-year old minor league reliever Luis Valdez, 21-year old minor league closer Benino Pruenda, 25-year old minor league starting pitcher Jaime Vera and 21-year old minor league shortstop Anthony Hewitt to the White Sox.
Thus far this season in 62 games Crede is batting .288 with 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 27 runs scored. He has 57 hits in 198 at-bats.
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 | Saturday, June 26th, 2010: Duke Gets Shutout
Braves pitcher Zach Duke did his job today, blanking the Oakland Athletics at Turner Field. He scattered 4 hits while striking out 4 in the 4-0 shutout.
In 14 starts this season Duke has registered a 6-7 record and a 4.50 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Yunel Escobar | inguinal hernia | one week | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 40-49, .449 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 16.5 GB | | Record at home | 27-19, .587 PCT | | Record on the road | 13-30, .302 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-6, .250 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 10-17, .370 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 30-35, .462 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 10-13, .435 PCT | | Record in May | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in June | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record in July | 5-6, .455 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .258 - 11th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .336 - 9th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .428 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .764 - 7th in NL | | Runs Scored | 420 - 9th in NL | | Hits | 789 - 11th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 296 - 1st in NL | | Home Runs | 104 - 2nd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 331 - tied for 2nd in NL | | Strikeouts | 649 - 13th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 25 - 14th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.38 - 10th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.56 - 10th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.93 - 8th in NL | | Runs allowed | 409 - 7th in NL | | Hits allowed | 822 - 10th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .269 - 11th in NL | | BABIP | .309 - 10th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 73 - 3rd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 250 - tied for 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 558 - tied for 12th in NL |
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