Tim Hudson

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 Tommy John reconstructive...

This season has passed the quarter-pole, which is always a good time for a reality check on the standings. Some teams belong where they are, at or near the top, some definitely deserve to stay in the cellar while others should make their move in one...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Beachy is right on schedule to make a return to the Braves almost exactly 12 months after Tommy John surgery. The right-hander pitched two innings in an extended spring training...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Ian Kennedy understands that his job every fifth day is to give his team a chance to win a game. Everything else is secondary. That did not mean that Kennedy did...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Just when Atlanta was ready to finally have its lineup intact for the first time this season, the Braves got the bad pitching news they feared. Left-handed reliever Jonny Venters will...

RHP Tim Hudson suffered his first loss in 10 career starts vs. Arizona on Wednesday, when good friend and former Oakland teammate Eric Chavez drove in three runs against him. Chavez had a two-out, two-run double the opposite way to left-center in a four-...

3B Eric Chavez tortured former Oakland teammate and good friend Tim Hudson in a 5-3 victory over Atlanta on Wednesday, driving in three runs with two two-out hits. His two-run, opposite-field double in the fifth gave the D-backs the lead for good, 4-3....

Diamondbacks 5, Braves 3: Eric Chavez tied a season high with three RBIs and host Arizona took two of three from Atlanta. Didi Gregorius and Cody Ross added run-scoring singles for the Diamondbacks, who improved to 7-2 in day games. Ian Kennedy (2-3)...

The Sports Xchange Diamondback 5, Braves 3 PHOENIX -- Eric Chavez had two hits and drove in three runs and Ian Kennedy won for the first time since Opening Day when Arizona beat Atlanta 5-3 in the rubber game of their series Wednesday afternoon. Chavez...

The Sports Xchange Chavez gets best of ex-teammate Hudson in Arizona win PHOENIX -- Eric Chavez calls Tim Hudson one of his best friends in baseball after the great seasons they spent in Oakland, but that did not keep Chavez from doing what had to be...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Diamondbacks third baseman Eric Chavez shares a special bond with Atlanta right-hander Tim Hudson from their time together in Oakland, but that did not stop Chavez from a big...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Jonny Venters hoped for the best. So, obviously, did the Braves. But it appears that the left-handed reliever may be headed to a second Tommy John elbow surgery. Venters will see Dr....