Atlanta Braves
April 16, 2000
Atlanta Braves 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Terry Mulholland threw eight strong innings and got his first victory of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Sunday. Mulholland (1-2), who just missed his first complete game since June 18, 1997, gave up hits and didn't allow a runner past first base after the third inning. He came into the game with a 12.96 ERA. Despite throwing six straight balls to start the game, Milwaukee rookie Everett Stull (0-1) didn't allow a hit until the fourth and threw six innings while allowing just three hits and two unearned runs. Atlanta went up 2-1 in the fourth when Andres Galarraga, who advanced into scoring position on a passed ball by Raul Casanova, scored on Javy Lopez's single.
April 15, 2000
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Atlanta Braves 3
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Geoff Jenkins homered to cap a three-run eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Atlanta 6-3 Saturday, the Braves' fourth loss in five games. Quilvio Veras hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth that tied it at 3. But Mark Loretta, who had homered earlier, opened the Brewers' half with a double off reliever John Burkett (0-2). Jeromy Burnitz then hit a grounder under the glove of first baseman Andres Galarraga, with Loretta scoring on the error. Jenkins followed with his third home run. Brewers starter Jimmy Haynes allowed only an unearned run and three hits through seven innings. David Weathers (1-0) wriggled out an eighth-inning jam for the win. Burnitz and Jenkins singled in runs in the first against Kevin Milwood.
April 14, 2000
Atlanta Braves 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tom Glavine pitched into the ninth inning and Javy Lopez hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Friday night to end a three-game losing streak. Glavine (2-0) allowed seven hits and struck out seven. He left with a 6-2 lead in the ninth after the Brewers put two runners on base with no outs. Kerry Ligtenberg gave up Ron Belliard's sacrifice fly. Mike Remlinger got the last out for his second save. Steve Woodard (0-2) allowed three runs and 10 hits in seven innings. With the score tied at 2 in the seventh, Walt Weiss drew a one-out walk and advanced on Glavine's sacrifice. Quilvio Veras followed with an RBI double. Veras was thrown out at home by left fielder Geoff Jenkins on Andruw Jones' single. The Braves added three runs in the eighth off Curtis Leskanic.
April 13, 2000
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2
CHICAGO (AP) - Pinch-hitter Jose Nieves slapped a game-winning single to right with two outs in the ninth and the Chicago Cubs capped a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with a 3-2 win Thursday. Shane Andrews, whose three-run homer Monday sparked a four-run, ninth-inning rally, was hit by a pitch from Mike Remlinger (0-1) to start the bottom of the ninth and moved to second on Jeff Reed's sacrifice. Damon Buford struck out but Nieves made just his eighth at-bat of the season count, hitting the first pitch between first and second. Mark Guthrie (2-1), who worked a perfect 1 2/3 innings of relief, got the victory on a day that started as a pitching duel between Greg Maddux and Kevin Tapani. Ricky Gutierrez hit his second homer in as many games to tie the game at 2 in the sixth off Maddux.
April 12, 2000
Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 4
CHICAGO (AP) - Shane Andrews homered twice, including his second three-run homer in as many at-bats, and Glenallen Hill added another three-run shot Wednesday afternoon as the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 11-4. Kyle Farnsworth (1-1) scattered four runs and six hits over seven innings for the Cubs, who won consecutive games for the first time this season. The loss spoiled a big day for Chipper Jones, who homered twice and drove in all of Atlanta's runs. Andrews, who hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth Monday, didn't wait long to go deep. Terry Mulholland (0-2) walked Sammy Sosa and gave up a single to Hill in the first, then Andrews sent a 1-1 pitch out in left. Mulholland gave up eight runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
April 10, 2000
Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3
CHICAGO (AP) - Shane Andrews hit a game-tying three-run homer off Kerry Ligtenberg in the ninth inning and pinch-hitter Jeff Reed singled in Damon Buford with the game-winner as the Chicago Cubs stunned the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in their Wrigley Field opener Monday. Andrews drove a 1-2 pitch from Ligtenberg into the left-field bleachers for his third homer of the season. Ligtenberg (0-1) then allowed a single to Buford and was replaced by Luis Rivera. Joe Girardi sacrificed and Reed slapped a single down the left-field line. Mark Guthrie (1-1) who pitched the top of the ninth, got the victory. Andres Galarraga and Chipper Jones homered for Atlanta, which took a 3-0 lead in the fourth against Jon Lieber. Kevin Milwood blanked the Cubs through seven innings.
April 9, 2000
Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 3
ATLANTA (AP) - Bobby Bonilla had his first three-RBI game in nearly two years as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 9-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Bonilla hit a solo homer in the fifth inning for a 3-2 lead and added a two-run single in the sixth that chased starter Russ Ortiz. Tom Glavine (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, striking out six. Glavine regained control after a 27-pitch third inning in which San Francisco took a 2-1 lead, retiring his final 11 batters. Atlanta broke open the game with a four-run seventh. Keith Lockhart tripled off Felix Rodriguez, Quilvio Veras and Chipper Jones singled in runs and Wally Joyner hit a two-run double. Ortiz (1-1) allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
April 8, 2000
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 5
ATLANTA (AP) - Andres Galarraga hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to rally the Atlanta Braves to a 7-5 victory Saturday night over the San Francisco Giants. The Braves have won three games in the first week of the season and Galarraga has put them ahead to stay in each with home runs. The Atlanta first baseman hit a 425-foot drive over the center-field fence on the first pitch from Livan Hernandez (0-2), giving him three homers and nine RBIs on the season. Greg Maddux (2-0) allowed four runs and eight hits in seven innings and also tripled during the winning rally. Hernandez gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Kerry Ligtenberg pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his second save. San Francisco's Felipe Crespo homered.
April 7, 2000
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2
ATLANTA (AP) - Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer, one of three home runs off Terry Mulholland, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night. Bonds, who also hit a home run in a 5-4 loss at Florida on Thursday, connected off Mulholland (0-1) in the first inning after a one-out single by Bill Mueller. San Francisco's Bobby Estalella hit a solo homer in the second, and Jeff Kent hit another bases-empty shot in the fourth. The Giants added a run in the fourth on a bases-loaded passed ball by Javy Lopez with two outs. Russ Davis had singled and moved to third on singles by Rich Aurilla and Mark Gardner (1-0). Gardner allowed two runs and 10 hits in seven innings.
April 5, 2000
Atlanta Braves 9, Colorado Rockies 6
ATLANTA (AP) - After homering in his first game following a one-year layoff, Andres Galarraga hit a go-ahead, three-run homer Wednesday night that rallied the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies 9-6. Kerry Ligtenberg, who missed all of last season because of elbow surgery, made his first appearance since a playoff appearance against San Diego on Oct. 12, 1998. He pitched a perfect ninth for his first save since recording 30 as a rookie two years ago. Galarraga, who missed last season for cancer treatment, was 2-for-3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch for the third straight game. Bruce Chen (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Tom Goodwin hit a two-run inside-the-park home run, while Manny Aybar (0-1) took the loss for Colorado.
April 4, 2000
Colorado Rockies 5, Atlanta Braves 3
ATLANTA (AP) - Jeff Cirillo hit three doubles, but it was the softest one -- a broken-bat three-run drive in the seventh inning off John Burkett -- that rallied the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Cirillo also made several nice plays at third base to help manager Buddy Bell earn his first victory with the Rockies. The crowd of 26,132 was the smallest ever at Turner Field, which opened for the 1997 season. Burkett (0-1), in relief of Tom Glavine and making his first appearance with the Braves, managed to get only one out before being hammered by the Rockies in the seventh. Bobby Bonilla hit a two-run homer off Colorado starter Rolando Arrojo in the fourth. Julian Tavarez (1-0) got the win and Jose Jimenez pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit ball for a save.
April 3, 2000
Atlanta Braves 2, Colorado Rockies 0
ATLANTA (AP) - Andres Galarraga quickly showed the Atlanta Braves what they were missing last year. Galarraga, out last season because of a cancerous tumor in his back, hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning Monday that led the Braves to a season-opening 2-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Andruw Jones followed Galarraga's 400-foot drive with another homer off Pedro Astacio (0-1). Greg Maddux (1-0) improved to 6-0 on Opening Day, allowing five hits in 7 2/3 innings. The four-time Cy Young winner struck out six and walked two -- both intentionally, and is 9-2 against Colorado. Mike Remlinger pitched 1 1/3 innings for his fourth career save. Atlanta had just two hits in the first six innings off Astacio, who allowed six hits in 7 1/3 innings.