Mike Minor

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...

Braves 5, Dodgers 2: Jordan Schafer drove in two runs, including one in the four-run eighth inning, and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter as host Atlanta rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Los Angeles. The Dodgers led 2-0 on a pair of...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Braves complete sweep as Dodgers bullpen collapses ATLANTA -- In last place in the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers have plenty of problems, and the bullpen is near the top of the...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 5, Dodgers 2 Braves 5, Dodgers 2: Jordan Schafer drove in two runs - including one in the four-run eighth inning - and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter as host Atlanta rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Los...

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...

LHP Mike Minor (6-2, 2.75) has been the team's most consistent pitcher this season. The former first-round draft choice has won two straight games and has allowed only two total runs over the last 13 2/3 innings. Minor has pitched at least six innings...

RHP Matt Magill (0-0, 6.92) will be making his first career start against Atlanta. The rookie's last appearance came on May 10 in a 5-4 loss to Miami., when he allowed three runs in five innings. Control has been a problem: Magill has allowed 10 runs...

The Atlanta Braves have been no stranger to the long ball in 2013, especially when playing at Turner Field - something the Los Angeles Dodgers have learned all too well in the first two games of their series, which wraps up Sunday afternoon. Atlanta...

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 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....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 10, Diamondbacks 1 Braves 10, Diamondbacks 1: Justin Upton homered among his four hits and drove in two runs against his former team as visiting Atlanta routed Arizona in the opener of the three-game series. Former...