Juan Francisco

1B Freddie Freeman is hitting .466 (14-for-30) with runners in scoring position and less than two out. Freeman had an RBI single in that situation on Monday, his 20th. RHP Tim Hudson (4-3, 5.12) is trying to break a two-game losing streak and keep his...

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...

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...

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 talk about this season...

The Minnesota Twins have dropped five straight games and now have to visit the Atlanta Braves, who are a National League-best 12-5 at home. The Twins will try to pull out of their funk when they kick off the three-game interleague series on Monday. The...

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...

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 - 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...

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 - 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....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH If Julio Teheran keeps pitching as he has in his past three starts, it will be hard for the Braves to take him out of the rotation when Brandon Beachy returns from Tommy John surgery...