Hip check: Mets slugger Carlos Delgado out again with sore hip that has team ‘concerned’NEW YORK — Carlos Delgado was out of the lineup again Monday night with a recurring hip injury that has the New York Mets worried about the long-term health of their cleanup hitter. Braves beat Phillies 6-2 behind strong pitching from Vazquez, homers by Escobar and McCannPHILADELPHIA — Javier Vazquez pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar and Brian McCann hit two-run homers and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday. Jair Jurrjens pitches 7 innings to help Atlanta complete 2-game sweep of Florida, 4-2MIAMI — Jair Jurrjens gave up three hits in seven innings Thursday, and the Atlanta Braves completed a two-game sweep of the slumping Florida Marlins, 4-2. Mets 4, Braves 3E_Delgado (2), Castillo (3), C.Jones (4), Infante (2). DP_New York 3, Atlanta 1. LOB_New York 12, Atlanta 9. 2B_D.Wright (7), R.Castro 2 (2), Kotchman (10), D.Ross (4), Prado (4). SB_Beltran (3). CS_D.Wright (4). S_L.Hernandez. Dodgers set club record with 10-0 start at home, beat Padres 7-3 to finish 4-game sweepLOS ANGELES — Chad Billingsley completed seven innings for the third straight start, Orlando Hudson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Sunday to set a franchise record for the best home winning streak to begin a season. Braves put OF Garret Anderson on DL with strained thigh, call up OF Brandon JonesCINCINNATI — The Atlanta Braves placed outfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of a strained left thigh. Kelly Johnson’s bases-loaded walk gives Braves 1-0 win over NationalsWASHINGTON — Kelly Johnson drew a bases-loaded walk from Mike Hinckley in the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. |