KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Horacio Ramirez tried to play it off as if it was nothing. He'd just embarrassingly...it was at Coors Field. "I think if you have the luxury of Horacio Ramirez in the 5 hole, we'll be in pretty good shape." Reach Travis...

...wished out loud before Friday night's game that Horacio Ramirez would pitch nine innings and save the bullpen. He...Smoltz's blown save spoiled a terrific performance by Horacio Ramirez, who pitched shutout ball over seven innings. Ramirez...

ATLANTA - It was the night of the dueling rookies. Atlanta's Horacio Ramirez introduced himself to the National League with seven innings of two-run ball, while Montreal's Zach Day stole the headlines...

...Fla. - Braves manager Bobby Cox laid out the team's pitching plans Monday for the first week of spring games. Horacio Ramirez is scheduled to start and go two innings Wednesday against the University of Georgia. It's the third time Ramirez...

...a good sense of humor. He has needed it in his first season as a major league pitching coach. With left-hander Horacio Ramirez the latest in a long line of Braves injured pitchers, McDowell has been left with only two constants - John Smoltz...

...only thing that came out of Wednesday night's wacky series finale in Los Angeles Because of an injury to starter Horacio Ramirez and right-hander Blaine Boyer's inability to throw out of the bullpen on consecutive days, the Braves shuffled...

...second baseman Marcus Giles returns after the All-Star break. How will the Braves find a spot for Travis Smith when Horacio Ramirez rejoins the rotation? It would have been sweet justice for Smith, who has now made two splendid starts while Ramirez...

...in Greenville, S.C., Richmond, Va., or Rome, Ga. Injured first baseman Adam LaRoche and starting pitcher Horacio Ramirez each declared themselves ready for rehab assignments prior to Monday's series opener against the Marlins at Turner...

...and won a job on the pitching staff with a dominant spring performance against the New York Yankees. On Wednesday, Horacio Ramirez also opened some eyes. The 23-year-old rookie faced a Yankees' lineup that will probably be the one that manager...

...this spring, extending their streak to 17 innings on Thursday. John Thomson pitched three scoreless innings and Horacio Ramirez added two more in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The starters - Thomson, Ramirez, John Smoltz, Tim Hudson...