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Except when the topic turns to a fire at the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium, Phil Lunney can hardly go a few minutes in his Atlanta suburb without hearing about Democratic House candidate Jon Ossoff. On Tuesday, voters in the affluent Atlanta suburbs will head to the polls to pick their replacement for former Rep. Tom Price, who was appointed President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary. Fresh off a surprisingly close finish in Kansas’s Fourth Congressional District, where Democrats lost by 7 points rather than the 31-point drubbing they got last November, liberals are hoping Ossoff can stun Republicans in deeply conservative territory — and give the anti-Trump resistance its first big electoral win. Continue to Article

April 17, 2017 7:50:am EST

Bartolo Colon was having too much fun in his home debut with the Braves to be bothered by a home run in the second inning. Colon allowed only a hit in seven dominant innings, Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with three hits and Atlanta beat the San Diego Padres 9-2 on Sunday for its fourth straight win. ''I've always tried to pitch relaxed and be in a good place when it's my turn,'' Colon said through a translator. Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 6:11:pm EST

ATLANTA (AP) -- The San Diego Padres have activated right-hander Trevor Cahill from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Kevin Quackenbush to Triple-A El Paso. Cahill is scheduled to start in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves. Cahill Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 11:22:am EST

After giving up a home run on his only curveball, R.A. Dickey went back to his knuckleball. Winless at Turner Field, Dickey got a victory in his first appearance at SunTrust Park as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 Saturday night behind home runs from Brandon Phillips and Adonis Garcia. Atlanta won its third straight following a five-game losing streak, including its first two games at SunTrust Park. Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 10:37:pm EST

According to the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo, the Dodgers and Brewers are still in talks regarding a potential trade for Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun. The two sides initially had a trade in the works last August, when it was rumored that the Dodgers would receive the veteran outfielder in exchange for outfielder Yasiel Puig, right-hander Brandon McCarthy and two unidentified prospects. However, talks fell through prior to the August 31 deadline and discussions appeared to be tabled, though not entirely nixed. Now, both Cafardo and MLB.com’s Jon Morosi report that the clubs have started to revisit the deal. While it is unlikely that the two sides will finalize anything in the first month of Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 5:56:pm EST