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ESPN/AP: Minnesota scored twice in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and beat Atlanta 6-4 on Aug. 19, sweeping the three-game set. Atlanta fell to 74-53 and has lost five of six while going 8-for-43 with runners in scoring position in that stretch.
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Rookie Jim Jarvis's RBI double to right broke a 1-1 tie and the Braves collected seven of their 14 hits in the eighth inning, surviving a two-run homer by Luis Rengifo in the ninth to close within a game of the NL East-leading Phillies.
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The Braves demoted rookie Owen Murphy to Triple-A Gwinnett a day after his first major league start and selected veteran right-hander Elieser Hernández to the active roster, the latest in a series of moves as Atlanta approaches the July 31 trade deadline.
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After Brian Snitker's retirement, the Braves bet on a familiar face to carry the franchise forward