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Atlanta Braves starters haven't had much trouble against the New York Mets this year, and there's little reason to think that will change Thursday night.

Johnson hit a three-run homer in the fourth, his first time going deep since May 13. Jordan Schafer put the Braves ahead to stay with some gutsy baserunning in the fifth, scoring on a wild pitch that didn't even roll off the dirt around home plate.

While we haven't reached the point of the season where teams have definitively decided whether they will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, most general managers around baseball already have a pretty good idea of which way they are leaning.

I was at the team's brief practice on Tuesday. They were rained out for most of the day.

Julio Teheran spun six solid innings and the Braves bullpen kept the shutout in tact by closing a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of a three-game set at Turner Field.

The Danville Braves will look to continue their winning ways and record their 12th straight season with a record of .500 or better.

Teheran , Braves blank Giants ATLANTA -- Rookie right-hander Julio Teheran is assembling more evidence that he deserves a permanent place in the Atlanta Braves' rotation.

Freddie Freeman's bases-loaded, line-drive single off closer Sergio Romo capped a two-run rally in the ninth that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

The Atlanta Braves have struggled in recent games but still hold a lead over the Washington Nationals in the National League East.

Chattanooga's Luke Winter scored his fifth goal of the season Saturday night in the Chattanooga Football Club's 2-0 win over the Knoxville Force.

Freddie Freeman's bases-loaded, line-drive single off closer Sergio Romo capped a two-run rally in the ninth that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Anthony Varvaro was getting used to having an entire inning to himself, and his relief appearance in the 10th inning with the score tied last Friday against the Dodgers was supposed to be no different.

Braves fans, and the players for that matter, hope that the recent West Coast swing was nothing but a detour off the straight-and-narrow.

The Washington Nationals' top prospect, according to MLB.com , was called up on June 5 to help provide a spark for the struggling Nationals.

Brandon Beachy is scheduled to make his last rehab start this Thursday for the Mississippi Braves in the Southern League with the timetable for his return to the Atlanta Braves scheduled for June 18 - his first MLB start since June 16 last season.

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If you would have told me in March that within the first three months of the season A) the Braves would have three everyday starters with batting averages at or under .200, B) both late-inning left handed bullpen options would be victims of Tommy John surgery, and C) Tim Hudson and Kris Medlen would have a combined record of 7-11, I would have said ... (more)

With the No. 31 selection in the 2013 MLB draft, the Atlanta Braves chose to add to their pitching depth by taking right-hander Jason Hursh out of Oklahoma State.

Compared to the second half of 2012 when he starred, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kris Medlen has been up and down in 2013 and needs to regain his sharpness to help his team.

After 10 weeks of baseball, the Atlanta Braves have seemingly promoted two of their top-10 prospects into the major league ranks for good.