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MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Evan Gattis' second trip to New York will certainly be different than his first. In fact, the weekend travel illustrates just how much the improbable rookie slugger's life has changed. "I was out of...

The Sports Xchange Braves' Gattis embraces newfound fame Evan Gattis' second trip to New York will certainly be different than his first. In fact, the weekend travel illustrates just how much the improbable rookie slugger's life has changed. "I was...

RHP Brandon Beachy, coming back from Tommy John surgery, will make his first minor league rehab start Friday, pitching four innings for Triple-A Gwinnett against Toledo. He was scheduled to start for Gwinnett last Sunday, but the game was rained out....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH The Braves don't want to rush pitching prospect Alex Wood. But they may not have a choice unless general manager Frank Wren can find a capable left-handed reliever. With the losses of...

ATLANTA Decisions, decisions. Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis was poised and ready at the plate Wednesday afternoon, working with a 3-0 count and the bases loaded. The question was, when the next pitch came over the plate, where was he going to put...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Gattis powers Braves; Twins' Opening Day starter sent to minors ATLANTA -- Evan Gattis sent Tuesday night's game into extra innings with a two-out pinch-homer in the ninth inning. On Wednesday,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin have exceeded expectations. But with Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters gone from the bullpen because of Tommy John surgery, the Braves need even more from...

Gattis' latest heroics help Braves win fifth straight ATLANTA -- The legend of Atlanta rookie Evan Gattis continues to grow. Down to their final out, Gattis hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning and the Braves scored again in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH As younger brother Justin is surrounded by the media after another big game, B.J. Upton is ignored as he sits at the neighboring locker. There hasn't been much positive for him to...

The Sports Xchange By Stan Awtrey, The Sports Xchange Braves' Teheran shuts down Twins ATLANTA -- Rookie Julio Teheran showed the form that made him the Atlanta Braves' most effective pitcher during spring training, and as a result, he nearly came away...

After struggling against a rookie pitcher with a bloated ERA -- does that sound familiar? -- and wasting scoring opportunities in the sixth and seventh innings, the Braves did something a lot of folks at soggy Turner Field probably weren't expecting...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH A strength going into the season, the Atlanta bullpen is now very much a potential concern. Eric O'Flaherty, diagnosed with an ulnar collateral ligament tear, is likely headed to...