Jason Heyward

Braves 5, Twins 1: Julio Teheran took a shutout into the ninth inning and Dan Uggla belted a three-run homer in the first as Atlanta defeated visiting Minnesota for its fourth straight victory. Teheran (3-1) allowed five hits, one walk and struck out...

ATLANTA – Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Dodgers in their series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday at Miller Park. If he wants to win, he should probably be prepared to pitch nine innings, maybe even more. Over the last three...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 3, Dodgers 1 Braves 3, Dodgers 1: Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning as host Atlanta rallied to beat Los Angeles for the second straight night. After fouling off three...

The Sports Xchange By Stan Awtrey, The Sports Xchange Braves 3, Dodgers 1 ATLANTA -- Pinch hitter Evan Gattis drilled a long two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on...

The Dodgers flirt with winning these days, bat their big eyelashes, tease it, get all comfy with it, and then watch it slip away. They couldn't close the deal yet again today, their bullpen faltering in a 3-1 loss in Atlanta that wasted a masterful...

Gattis comes through in pinch as Braves win ATLANTA -- Evan Gattis showed again Saturday that he has a flair for the dramatic. The Atlanta rookie breathed some life into a lackluster offense when he drilled a two-run pinch-hit home run well into the...

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Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...

The Atlanta Braves haven't lost a series at Turner Field all season - and they haven't played many there. The Braves will try to ring up another series victory in their home park when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second contest of a three-game...

RHP Jordan Walden was placed on the disabled list Friday retroactive to May 12 because of shoulder inflammation. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Walden felt discomfort pitching at San Francisco last Saturday and the Braves needed six healthy...

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 game in Florida on...

The Sports Xchange Braves activate Heyward Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward was activated from the ddisabled list on Friday after being out since April 21 following an emergency appendectomy. Heyward missed 23 games, and was off to a slow start,...