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Miami Marlins' Justin Nicolino delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Tyler Moore hits 3-run PH homer as Marlins beat Braves 3-1

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press

Portland's Sebastian Blanco, center, tries to corral the ball as Atlanata's Leandro Gonz'lez Pirez (5) defends as the Portland Timbers hosted Atlanta United FC in a MLS match at in Portland, Ore., Sunday, May 14, 2017. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP)

Portland and Atlanta play to 1-1 draw

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann is seen in an undated photo provided by the Atlanta Department of Corrections. Mann was arrested Saturday, May 7, 2017, on indecency, obstruction charges after he exposed himself to a police officer in an Atlanta park and then led the officer on a foot chase, according to a police report. (Atlanta Department of Corrections via AP)

Sheriff accused of exposing himself apologizes to public

Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 3, 2017, and provided by the Gwinnett Braves, Gwinnett Braves' Ryan Howard watches his two-run home run during the fourth inning of a minor league baseball game against the Durham Bulls in Gwinnett, Ga. Howard is an MVP, a World Series champion and once one of baseball's most feared sluggers. So what's he doing in the minor leagues at age 37? &quot;I've still got something in the tank,&quot; he says. (Jim Lacey/Gwinnett Braves via AP)

Braves release former MVP Ryan Howard from minor league deal

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves pitcher Josh Collmenter sits in the dugout after giving up a two-run home run to St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Pham during the 14th inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

SunTrust Park new Launching Pad for battered Braves pitchers

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Neftali Feliz, right, and catcher Jett Bandy celebrate following a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game Thursday, May 4, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Aguilar’s 1st HR, in 100th AB, lifts Brewers over Cards 5-4

By JOE HARRIS - Associated Press

Members for the Atlanta Braves grounds crew work to cover the infield as rain begins to fall in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Rain postpones Mets-Braves game in Atlanta

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Col. Bruce Hampton performs at &quot;Hampton 70,&quot; his all-star jam celebration of his 70th birthday Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Hampton, a musician, died after collapsing on stage at the end of the the star-studded birthday concert in his honor, authorities said. (Melissa Ruggieri/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Musician collapses during birthday concert finale and dies

By JACOB JORDAN and JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Ender Inciarte watches a two-run single during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Dickey outduels Harvey again to lead Braves past Mets 9-7

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

State: California Confederate flag ban excludes individuals

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers' Domingo Santana is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run, his second of the game, off Atlanta Braves' Mike Foltynewicz during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

Santana 2 HRs, Brewers end Atlanta’s 4-game win streak 4-3

By JOE DiGIOVANNI - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Matt Kemp reacts after hitting a two-RBI home run off Milwaukee Brewers' Jimmy Nelson during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

Kemp homers 3 times, Braves beat Brewers 11-3

By COLIN FLY - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman hits a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, April 28, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Freeman’s homer leads Braves to 10-8 win over Brewers

By JOE DiGIOVANNI - Associated Press

The stage is set and tested for the keynote by President Donald Trump at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum in the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Atlanta. As the NRA holds its annual convention, opposition groups are sending a clear message that gun rights supporters will not go unchallenged in the age of Trump. On Friday, he'll become the first president to appear at an NRA convention since Ronald Reagan in 1983. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Trump tells NRA: ‘You have a true friend’ in White House

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, April 28, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Freeman’s homer leads Braves to 10-8 win over Brewers

By JOE DiGIOVANNI - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) in the first half of Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Friday, April 28, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

John Wall scores 42 points, Wizards eliminate Hawks

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

The stage is set and tested for the keynote by President Donald Trump at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum in the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Atlanta. As the NRA holds its annual convention, opposition groups are sending a clear message that gun rights supporters will not go unchallenged in the age of Trump. On Friday, he'll become the first president to appear at an NRA convention since Ronald Reagan in 1983. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The Latest: Trump assures NRA he’ll support gun rights

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FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 file photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office shows Claud &quot;Tex&quot; McIver, a prominent Atlanta attorney. McIver has been indicted on charges including murder in the Sept. 2016 fatal shooting of his wife Dianne McIver. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said Thursday, April 27, 2017 that McIver faces charges including malice murder and influencing witnesses. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Atlanta attorney indicted on murder charge in wife’s death

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Chris Cox, executive director of the Institute for Legislative Action, the political and lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association, speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ** FILE **

NRA got election wins, now wants action

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

ADDS THE NAME OF THE TRAINER - New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes (52) is helped off the field by first base coach Tom Goodwin (22) and head athletic trainer Ray Ramirez during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cespedes hurt in Mets’ 6th straight loss, 7-5 to Braves

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press