Brian McCann

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Braves at Dodgers Two of the more intriguing rookies in the major leagues will go head-to-head Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a four-game series. Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Jason Heyward wasn't hitting before he had to go on the disabled list after an emergency appendectomy and he didn't hit any better after he came back. The Braves right fielder may be...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez created a stir when he said on Friday that he wondered if B.J. Upton might be best served by a short stint in the minors as a way to get out of his...

The Sports Xchange 05/30/2013 MLB Note - Chicago White Sox Danks, John LHP John Danks (0-1) suffered his first career loss at Wrigley Field, falling to 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 20 strikeouts in four starts at the North Side ballpark. He allowed two...

The Sports Xchange Braves 7, Blue Jays 6 TORONTO -- Brian McCann connected for two homeruns, including a go-ahead shot in the 10th inning, to lift the Atlanta Braves past the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6, on Tuesday. Jordan Schafer and Evan Gattis also...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Blue Jays at Braves While a pair of major roster moves highlighted Toronto's offseason, a less-publicized trade takes center stage Wednesday as the Blue Jays visit Atlanta to kick off the back end of a four-game home-and-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH This is not the way the Blue Jays rotation was supposed to look. Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ have been on the disabled list and have made 11 starts between them. And Happ was in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH There is no longer any question about who the ace of the Braves' starting rotation is anymore. Going into the season, there might have been a debate between Tim Hudson and Kris Medlen....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 7, Blue Jays 6 (10) Braves 7, Blue Jays 6 (10): Brian McCann's second home run of the game leading off the 10th inning guided Atlanta past host Toronto. McCann launched a pitch from reliever Thad Weber (0-1) Into the...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Patchwork Blue Jays staff blanks Braves ATLANTA -- Esmil Rogers, getting a spot start for Toronto, didn't make it out of the fourth inning Wednesday night, but that was all right. The Blue Jays'...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Beachy threw just half of his 70 pitches for strikes and one of the balls went to the backstop for a run-scoring wild pitch. But there was also plenty of good to build from as...