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Braves' Kawakami sharp as Dice-K falls again

Jun. 19, 2009
Nate McLouth homered on the game's first pitch and Kenshin Kawakami beat more-heralded countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka as the Atlanta Braves topped the Boston Red Sox 8-2 Friday night.
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MLB: Atlanta 8, Boston 2

BOSTON, June 19 (UPI) -- Kenshin Kawakami allowed two hits in six innings Friday and was backed up by perfection from the bullpen, pacing Atlanta to an 8-2 inter-league win over Boston.

MLB: Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 6 (15 innings)

ATLANTA, June 9 (UPI) -- Jeff Francoeur scored on a David Ross ground ball in the 15th inning Monday to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.

MLB: San Francisco 6, Atlanta 3

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 (UPI) -- Randy Johnson picked up his 299th career victory Wednesday, holding Atlanta to one run over six innings in a 6-3 San Francisco victory.

MLB: Atlanta 1, Toronto 0

ATLANTA, May 22 (UPI) -- Kenshin Kawakami turned in the longest outing of his major league career with eight shutout innings Friday, bringing Atlanta a 1-0 win over Toronto.

MLB: Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 2

PHILADELPHIA, May 10 (UPI) -- Casey Kotchman's three hits and three RBI Sunday led the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

MLB: New York Mets 4, Atlanta 3

ATLANTA, May 5 (UPI) -- Carlos Delgado hit a two-run single in the top of the ninth Tuesday to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

MLB: Florida 6, Atlanta 2

ATLANTA, April 16 (UPI) -- Cody Ross's three-run, second-inning homer Thursday fueled the Florida Marlins' 6-2 victory against Atlanta, completing a three-game sweep.

MLB: Atlanta 5, Washington 3

ATLANTA, April 11 (UPI) -- Kenshin Kawakami went six innings in his major league debut Saturday and the Atlanta Braves beat Washington 5-3.
Braves lock up Lowe for 4 years

Braves lock up Lowe for 4 years

ATLANTA, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Right-hander Derek Lowe has reached a four-year contract worth $60 million with the Atlanta Braves that will be official when he passes a physical Wednesday.

Japanese All-Star Kawakami now a Brave

ATLANTA, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese All-Star right-hander Kenshin Kawakimi signed a three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves Tuesday.
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic