Kris Medlen

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 MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Even as he emerged from a slow start, something has been missing from Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp's game -- power. Through the first 39 games of the season and 164 plate...

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 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...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): It's safe to say that Ron Washington's hitters enjoyed their weekend in Houston — 24 runs overall and three homers in every game. Their assault on Philip Humber Saturday was vicious. 2....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Giants 5, Braves 1 Giants 5, Braves 1: Brandon Belt, Pablo Sandoval and Marco Scutaro homered and Tim Lincecum tossed seven shutout innings as San Francisco blanked visiting Atlanta. Lincecum (3-2) allowed two hits while...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Lincecum, Giants shut down Braves SAN FRANCISCO -- The game is not that complex. If a team pitches and hits better than the one it's playing, it's going to win. Which is exactly what the San...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Justin Upton got off to a blazing start with his new team, smacking five homers in his first five games. But the Braves outfielder has cooled considerably as he arrives in Arizona to...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Braves at Giants The Atlanta Braves look to salvage a series split on Sunday when they meet the suddenly explosive San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. After losing the series opener 6-3, the Giants have outscored the Braves 18-...