Brian McCann News

After scoring 21 combined runs on Friday, the Gwinnett Braves and Rochester Red Wings plated six with the G-Braves coming out on top 4-2 in Saturday action at Coolray Field.

There is absolutely no reason to explain why the Atlanta Braves can’t win with Chipper Jones out of the lineup.

With injuries to Chipper Jones, Brian McCann and Freddie Freeman as of late, the Braves have had a patchwork lineup that has given every player on the Braves bench an opportunity to start.

The Braves have a pressing need at catcher after backup David Ross left Friday night's game with a right groin strain.

The Washington Nationals lead the NL East heading into Memorial Day weekend, but the Atlanta Braves can join them at the top if a return to Turner Field can help them end their recent slump.

Reds rookie catcher Devin Mesoraco capped a series full of homers with his first career grand slam on Thursday night, leading Cincinnati to a 6-3 victory and a four-game sweep.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman flinched before catching a throw from shortstop Tyler Pastornicky on Wednesday, and after the game told manager Fredi Gonzalez he couldn't see the ball because of his ongoing problems with dry eyes while wearing his contact lenses.

There's a piece of conventional baseball wisdom that says that the two-month mark of the season is an appropriate time to take stock of a team's performance.

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

I have mentioned Brian McCann in the past two season so far pieces so I guess it wasn't too hard to figure that he would be next on the list.

General managers have to be able to focus on the present while looking at the future and learning from the past all at the same time.

I have been extremely pumped to write Prado's season check up piece, but decided it would be better to start off with Michael Bourn , seeing as how he is the catalyst to the offense and he will be the most talked about player on the team as the season rolls on.

A While the Braves as a whole seem to be a little worse for wear and tear were without Chipper Jones and Brian McCann Tuesday, but sent new found ace Brandon Beachy to the mound against the Reds .A Chipper has been held out with a bruised calf, while McCann had not been feeling well Tuesday, but was available as a backup catcher ifA necessary.

Granted, all of the pitchers seem to love McCann calling the game behind the plate, and his offense at that particular position is a plus, but as he ages, the position will wear on his knees more than most.

Mike Leake gave up one run on two hits over eight innings and also hit a solo home run to lead the Reds to a 4-1 win over the Braves in the opener of a four-game series Monday.

The Reds took two out of three from the Yankees , which was awesome. But they don't have much time to unwind, as a potent Braves ballclub comes to Great American Ballpark to kick off the week.

Batting : Brian McCann has a .340 average with 15 homers and 31 RBIs in 40 games against the Reds, including a .390 average with seven homers and nine RBIs in his past 12 games against them.

After winning a 5-3 game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday evening, the Atlanta Braves have played 40 games this year, which puts them at a quarter of the season.

While reporting Sunday's feature on Chipper Jones , his final season and his legacy in Atlanta, I thought of something that hadn't occurred to me before: of all the players picked No.

Overheard on the cell I love most of the Mike Gibbons' columns, but the one from May 16 was great.