Thu Apr 26 2012 | 01:18 | Uggla helps Braves rally past Dodgers |
Dan Uggla went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers. |
Both hits were singles, but the second plated the tying run in a 2-1 game in the ninth inning. The multi-hit effort was Uggla's second in three games, while he's now batting .264/.346/.417 after sporting a .527 OPS less than 10 days ago. Atlanta's second baseman appears poised to avoid a repeat of his dreadful 2011 start. |
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Mon Apr 9 2012 | 23:26 | Dan Uggla hitless in loss to Astros |
Dan Uggla went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's loss to the Astros. |
Uggla is now 1-for-13 (.077) with five strikeouts to begin the season. He can't possibly be as bad as he was during the first half last year, but the Braves likely need big seasons from him and Jason Heyward if they hope to contend. |
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Fri Mar 23 2012 | 16:22 | Dan Uggla hits fifth spring homer |
Dan Uggla went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and three RBI in the Braves' 9-4 win over the Mets on Friday. |
The multihit game was his first since March 5, but Uggla is now up to five homers for the spring. He'll be back in the cleanup spot for the Braves this year, though this time he's expected to hit behind Brian McCann and ahead of Chipper Jones. |
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Thu Mar 15 2012 | 15:49 | Dan Uggla homers in second straight |
Dan Uggla homered in a second straight game Thursday against the Phillies. |
Today's blast off David Herndon probably wasn't quite as noteworthy as yesterday's off Stephen Strasburg. Still, it gives him three homers for the spring, which is a nice change from last year. He hit .212 with one homer last spring before turning in a terrible first half of the regular season. |
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Mon Mar 5 2012 | 16:44 | Dan Uggla homers, doubles in win |
Dan Uggla homered and doubled Monday in the Braves' 10-5 win over the Astros. |
Uggla spent the second half of last season hitting cleanup for the Braves, but now it looks like he'll be moved behind Brian McCann in the order, something that figures to take a toll on his fantasy value. While McCann typically has solid enough OBPs, he's slow as molasses, something that will cut into Uggla's RBI numbers if the current arrangement sticks. He'd also score fewer runs. |
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Thu Sep 29 2011 | 00:48 | Uggla homers in crushing loss |
Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer in Wednesday's season-ending loss to the Braves. |
He took Cole Hamels deep in the third inning. Uggla finishes his year with 36 home runs, a new career best by three. He has now homered at least 30 times in five straight seasons. His season will be remembered for his Braves record 33-game hitting streak and for the manner in which he turned around his campaign after the All-Star break, batting .296 after hitting just .185 before it. He'll make $13 million in the second year of a five-year contract in 2012. |
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Fri Sep 23 2011 | 22:49 | Uggla has three-hit, two-RBI night |
Dan Uggla went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's win over the Nationals. |
The multi-hit effort was just Uggla's fourth of the month, while the multi-RBI night was only his third. He's hitting .244 in September after batting .340 in August and .293 in July. |
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Mon Sep 19 2011 | 22:18 | Uggla hits 35th homer in loss |
Dan Uggla went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Marlins. |
The loss leaves the Braves just 2.5 games ahead of the Cardinals for the National League wild card. Uggla took Ricky Nolasco deep in the seventh. The home run was his 35th of the season, extending his new career-high total. Uggla is now batting .307 with an on-base percentage approaching .400 since the All-Star break after entering the Midsummer Classic with a .185 average and .257 OBP. |
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Fri Sep 2 2011 | 23:16 | Dan Uggla belts 31st |
Dan Uggla singled and ripped a solo homer in Friday's loss to the Dodgers. |
The blast came in the ninth inning off Dodgers closer Javy Guerra, cutting the lead to two, but the Braves were unable to chip away any more. Uggla has picked up a hit in 10 of 13 games since his 33-game hit streak ended. |
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Mon Aug 22 2011 | 23:18 | Uggla slugs a solo home run in victory |
Dan Uggla slugged a solo home run in Monday's victory against the Cubs. |
His 30th homer of the year was his only hit of the game. Ugglas's team-record hitting streak of 33 games may have ended last weekend, but he's hit three homers in his last three games. His OPS, which was below .540 in early June, is up to .761 and rising. |
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Sat Aug 20 2011 | 22:24 | Uggla homers twice, Braves sink Diamondbacks |
Dan Uggla slugged two home runs Saturday in the Braves' 8-1 trouncing of the Diamondbacks. |
Uggla hit a two-run shot to left field in the first inning and a solo blast to deep center in the seventh. He's up to 29 home runs on the season and boasts a rising .758 OPS. The second baseman should remain a top contributor through the end of the year for the Wild Card-leading Braves. |
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Sun Aug 14 2011 | 17:09 | Garza, Cubs stop Uggla's hit streak at 33 |
Dan Uggla went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in Atlanta's 6-5 loss to the Cubs on Sunday, ending his team-record hitting streak at 33 games. |
Uggla delivered his sac fly in the first before fouling out in the third, popping out in the fifth and grounding out in the seventh. During the streak, he hit .377/.438/.762 with 15 home runs and 32 RBI, and upped his season average from .173 to .232. He is just the 23rd player in baseball history to hit in at least 33 consecutive games. |
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Sat Aug 13 2011 | 22:36 | Uggla singles, homers; hit streak at 33 games |
Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 33 games Saturday in the Braves' loss to the Cubs. |
Uggla hit a single in the first inning and a homer in the fourth, finishing the night 2-for-3 with two runs scored. He's up to 27 home runs on the year and is improving his .753 OPS with every passing day. The second baseman will try to keep the streak intact Sunday against Cubs right-hander Matt Garza. |
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Wed Aug 10 2011 | 22:34 | Uggla's streak at 31 after three-hit night |
Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 31 games in the Braves win over the Marlins on Wednesday, going 3-for-5 with two RBI. |
Uggla's streak is now officially the longest of the season, and tied for the longest in Braves history. Still hitting just .224 on the year, he's batting .355 since beginning his streak on July 5. In the process, he's turned in nine multi-hit efforts, 12 home runs and 29 RBI. |
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Mon Aug 8 2011 | 22:40 | Uggla's streak reaches 29 games in victory |
Dan Uggla went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Atlanta's win over the Marlins on Monday, extending his hitting streak to 29 games. |
Uggla is now tied for the second longest hitting streak in Braves history, and is only two games away from equaling the team record set by Rico Carty in 1970. Still batting just .220 on the season, he's hitting .354 since beginning his streak on July 5. |
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Fri Aug 5 2011 | 21:57 | Uggla and Freeman both extend hitting streaks |
Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 26 games on Friday evening with a two-out, two-RBI single in the eighth inning of Atlanta's 4-1 win over the Mets. |
Freddie Freeman also went 2-for-4 for the Braves, extending his own hitting streak to 19 games. Uggla is hitting .350 with 16 extra-base hits and 25 RBI since beginning his streak on July 5, upping his season average from .173 to .215 in the process. |
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Wed Aug 3 2011 | 16:50 | Dan Uggla hits three-run homer in victory |
Dan Uggla went 2-for-4 and hit a three-run homer to lead the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Nationals on Wednesday. |
The Braves managed to salvage one game in the series in D.C. Uggla's hitting streak now stands at 25 games, and he has four homers in his last six games. He's hit .283 with five homers and 10 RBI in 12 games against the Nationals this season. |
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Sat Jul 30 2011 | 22:36 | Uggla homers again as Braves top Marlins |
Dan Uggla hit another three-run homer Saturday in the Braves' 5-1 victory over the Marlins. |
Uggla also hit a three-run blast in Friday's win and is now up to 20 dingers and 47 RBI on the year. His OPS is still well below his career mean, but the powerful second baseman has hardly been a disappointment in fantasy leagues as a first-year Brave. |
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Sat Jul 30 2011 | 02:12 | Dan Uggla powers Braves past Marlins |
Dan Uggla slugged a three-run homer in a 5-0 win over the Marlins on Friday night. |
His three-run blast -- his 19th home run of the season -- in the seventh broke a scoreless tie. It also extended his hitting streak to 20 games. Uggla ended June with a .178 batting average, but is up to .206 after going 0-for-4 on Friday night. His batting average hasn't been that high since the early part of May. |
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Wed Jul 27 2011 | 23:10 | Uggla extends hit streak to 18 games |
Dan Uggla went 3-for-4 with a walk and a double in Wednesday's 10-inning win against the Pirates. |
The teams had so much fun playing 19 innings last night that they decided to go into extra frames again. Forget for one second that Uggla is batting just .205. He is now riding a career-best hitting steak of 18 games, watching his average rise all the way from .173 in that time. Despite a horrific start to the season, he has 18 homers and 41 RBI. We expect him to continue to rake. If you have a sucker in your league still willing to give him away, take advantage of the opportunity. |
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