Yankees Vs. Braves: Yankees Fall To Braves For Second Straight Day

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Yankees Vs. Braves Final Score: Yankees Lose Second Straight, 10-5

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Atlanta Braves, 10-5, on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. After winning 10 straight games and 20 of 24 the Yankees have now lost two straight games.

The longball was the weapon of choice for both teams in Wednesday's game. There were a combined nine home runs hit (five for Atlanta, four for New York) in the contest. The Braves led 3-0 after the first inning due to an RBI single from Dan Uggla and a two-run homer by Freddie Freeman. Derek Jeter hit a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning to put the Yankees on the board. Martin Prado, Jason Heyward and David Ross answered for the Braves in the third, fourth and fifth innings with solo shots. Eric Chavez (in the fifth) and Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano (in the sixth) hit solo home runs to cut the Braves lead to 6-4. A Curtis Granderson RBI single in the seventh inning got the Yankees within a run of tying but the Braves answered again with three runs in the eighth inning with Freeman's third RBI and Heyward's second homer. Prado added another insurance run in the ninth with an RBI single.

Phil Hughes went only 4 1/3 innings in the loss, giving up six hits, six earned runs and four home runs. He struck out five batters. Tommy Hanson picked up the win for the Braves despite giving up five hits and four earned runs in five innings. Boone Logan gave up the other Braves home run in the eighth inning.

The Yankees (41-27) will look to return to their winning ways against the New York Mets (37-32) on June 22 at Citi Field.

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Yankees (41-26) Vs. Braves (36-32) Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

After seeing their 10-game winning streak get snapped on Tuesday, the New York Yankees will look to take the series from the Atlanta Braves with a win on Wednesday afternoon.

New York has been the hottest team in baseball recently and will need a nice performance from Phil Hughes (7-5) to secure another victory. Hughes has pitched well in recent outings after a rough start to the season.Since April 25, Hughes has lowered his earned-run average from 7.88 to 4.50 In his last three starts, Hughes has thrown 21.1 innings and only allowed four earned runs while striking out 23 batters. Not surprisingly, he's earned a win in all of those outings.

On the other side is Tommy Hanson, who has been a stalwart for the Braves all season. Hanson is 2-0 in his last three appearances and with a 7-4 record, has a chance of making the All-Star team.

The best thing about Hanson is his consistency. Only twice this season has he given up more than two earned runs in any start.

If the Bronx Bombers can find a way to emerge victorious on Wednesday, they'll be winners of their last six series before heading into Flushing to take on the New York Mets.

TV: YES

Time: 1:05 p.m. ET

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Yankees-Braves Final Score: Atlanta Gets By New York, 4-3

The New York Yankees will have to start a new winning streak as the Atlanta Braves snapped their 10-game streak with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Hiroki Kuroda picked up his sixth loss of the season which brings his record to 6-7 on the year. Kuroda pitched seven full innings while giving up six hits and all four of Atlanta's earned runs in the game. He also walked three Braves batters while striking out six.

Nick Swisher returned to the Yankees lineup after missing two games with a bone bruise in his right leg. He led New York's offense with two hits and two RBI."Give them credit," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "They had a lot of big plays, they came up big when they needed to."

The Braves broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth. Brian McCann bounced a double over the wall in left-center field to start the inning. A two-out walk to Jones put men on the corners and Jason Heyward, who gunned down Teixeira at home to end the fifth, hit a liner off the New York first baseman's left heel for an infield single that scored McCann.

Atlanta reliever Jonny Venters pitched out of a jam in the seventh to preserve the lead. The first two Yankees reached base, as Curtis Granderson singled and Alex Rodriguez walked. A groundout placed runners on second and third before Teixeira reached on a 5-2 fielder's choice. Venters fanned Raul Ibanez for the third out.

Craig Kimbrel struck out a pair of Yankees in the ninth en route to earning his 20th save of the season.

The final game of the three-game set with Atlanta takes place on Wednesday afternoon with first pitch coming at 1:05 p.m.ET.

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Yankees Vs. Braves Final Score: CC Sabathia Pitches Complete Game In 6-2 Win

The New York Yankees won their 10th consecutive game Monday, defeating the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, in the opening game of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. CC Sabathia pitched a complete game and Derek Jeter drove in three runs to lead New York (41-26).

Sabathia (9-3) pitched his first complete game of the season, giving up just two earned runs off seven hits and one walk while striking out 10.

The Yankees last won 10 games in a row from May 7-17 of 2005. All 10 of the Yankees victories have come against teams with winning records, a first in franchise history. New York has won 19 of its last 23 games and is a season-high 16 games over .500.

The Braves took a 2-0 lead, scoring on a Martin Prado ground out in the first inning, and a Michael Bourn RBI single in the top of the fifth. The Yankees quickly turned the game around in the bottom of the inning. Russell Martin hit a ground rule double to score Alex Rodriguez and advance Robinson Cano to third. Martin and Cano scored three batters later off a Derek Jeter single, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.

Braves starter Mike Minor (3-5) left the game in the sixth, but not before giving up a leadoff home run to Mark Teixeira. Minor left the mound after 5 2/3 innings having given up four runs, all earned, off four hits and three walks while striking out seven. Teixeira's solo blast was his 12th homer on the year.

Jeter got his third RBI of the night on a single to score Chris Stewart in the seventh inning. Cano capped the Yankees' scoring with his 13th home run of the season in the eighth.

Game 2 of the series is set for 7:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Hiroki Kuroda (6-6, 3.43 ERA) will duel Atlanta's Tim Hudson (4-3, 3.90) on the mound.

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