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43 min ago | Tomahawk Take

Morning Chop: Braves News 5/23

May 21, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman shakes hands with catcher Evan Gattis after he delivered the game winning hit against the Minnesota Twins during the tenth inning at Turner Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin, Freddie Freeman, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Evan Gattis

Wed May 22, 2013

Atlanta Braves

'Suffer' shirts fit Braves to a tee

The Atlanta Braves, known for not wearing their emotions on their sleeves, have found a solution.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin, Anthony Varvaro, Eric O'Flaherty

Minnesota Twins

Plouffe exits game after getting kicked in head

Third baseman Trevor Plouffe left Tuesday's game against the Braves in the 10th inning after being kicked in the head by second baseman Dan Uggla while trying to break up a double play.

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Related Topix: Sports, Trevor Plouffe, Baseball Players, Dan Uggla, Andrelton Simmons, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball

Sports Network

Braves overtake Dodgers with late surge

The Atlanta Braves had a four-run rally in the eighth inning and swept a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-2 win on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Freddie Freeman, Baseball Players, Mike Minor, Jordan Schafer, Andrelton Simmons

Tue May 21, 2013

Rome News

Clutch work: Gattis, Freeman, McCann come up big

With seemingly every swing of his bat, the popularity of Evan Gattis continues to grow.

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Related Topix: Sports, Evan Gattis, Baseball Players, Freddie Freeman, Brian McCann, Brian Duensing, Jason Heyward

Mon May 20, 2013

The Jackson Sun

Injuries pose question of overuse of Braves bullpen

The idea for Anne Churchill's first book came after she 'fell in love' with a donkey with a cross... Braves reliever Eric Oa??Flaherty, who pitched in a combined 142 games the past two seasons, likely is done for the season with an elbow injury.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin, Baseball Players, Anthony Varvaro, Atlanta Braves

Twinkie Town

Twins at Braves: News and Notes

As I'm sure you're aware, this is Minnesota's first visit to Atlanta since the 1991 World Series.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Baseball Players, Chris Parmelee, Jonny Venters, Minnesota Twins, Eric O'Flaherty

Major League Baseball

Still improving, Medlen looks to decrease walk totals

Kris Medlen certainly had reason to be encouraged after limiting the Dodgers to two hits and one unearned run in seven innings of Saturday night's 3-1 win at Turner Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Kris Medlen, Baseball Players, Brandon Beachy, Major League Baseball

Sun May 19, 2013

Rome News

Atlanta Braves: Schafer knocks in two runs in rain-delayed win against Dodgers

Ramiro Pena got a fierce wakeup call with the bases loaded and the scored tied in the eighth inning.

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Related Topix: Sports, Freddie Freeman, Baseball Players, Mike Minor, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Jordan Schafer, Kenley Jansen

CBS Sports

O'Flaherty to DL

The Atlanta Braves have placed left-handed reliever Eric O'Flaherty on the disabled list with a left elbow strain, the club announced Saturday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonny Venters, Cory Gearrin, Baseball Players, Eric O'Flaherty, Cory Rasmus, Luis Avilan

Sat May 18, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Back-To-Back Homers Lift Braves Over Dodgers Saturday

Evan Gattis added to his legend with a two-run, pinch-hit home run off Kenley Jansen, and Andrelton Simmons followed with a home run of his own to cap a three-run eighth inning that provided the Braves a 3-1 win over the Dodgers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Kenley Jansen, Evan Gattis, Andrelton Simmons, Brian McCann, Jason Heyward

Tomahawk Take

Braves Bullpen Slowly Vanishing

As you probably know the Braves put lefty Eric O'Flaherty on the 15 day DL with a tear of his UCL and called up Cory Rasmus from Gwinnett.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonny Venters, Cristhian Martinez, Kris Medlen, Brandon Beachy, Baseball Players, Mike Minor

BleacherReport

Atlanta Braves: 5 Things We Learned Through the First Quarter of the Season

A red-hot start propelled the Atlanta Braves to the best record in baseball. Holding that distinction over the course of an entire season proved to be an unrealistic expectation.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Evan Gattis, Brian McCann, Devin Mesoraco, Dexter Fowler

Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

Upton's grand slam lifts Braves past Dodgers 8-5

Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Dee Gordon, Kris Medlen, Baseball Players, Jason Heyward, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Brian McCann

Thu May 16, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Road-weary Braves expect Heyward to come off DL

The Atlanta Braves are ready to put their suitcases away and take their first look at the lineup they envisioned before the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Jonny Venters, Brandon Beachy, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Jason Heyward

The Review

Braves' Venters undergoes 2nd Tommy John surgery

Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters has undergone the second major elbow operation of his career and will miss the rest of the season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonny Venters, Baseball Players, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball

Wed May 15, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Reyes Regains Standing As Top Infield Prospect

Following the 2010 season, one man stood above all others as an infielder to watch in the Atlanta Braves' farm system.

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Related Topix: Sports, Arodys Vizcaino, Freddie Freeman, Brandon Beachy, Baseball Players, Randall Delgado, Mike Minor

Mon May 13, 2013

Atlanta Braves

Prado happy trade has worked out for Braves

Martin Prado was crushed when he learned that he was included in the January trade that sent Justin Upton from Arizona to Atlanta.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonny Venters, Baseball Players, Martin Prado, Eric Hinske, Brian McCann, Eric O'Flaherty

Dawg Sports

Diamond Dawgs in the Pros: Getting off on a good foot

Every month over the summer, we'll try to bring you an update on how the 16 former Diamond Dawgs are doing in the major, or minor, leagues.

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Related Topix: Sports, Justin Grimm, Baseball Players, Mitchell Boggs, Jason Motte, Gordon Beckham, NCAA Sports, University of Georgia NCAA

Rant Sports

Review and Analysis of Series Between Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants

The Atlanta Braves traveled to take on the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants and were only able to take one in the four-game series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Kris Medlen, Baseball Players, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Brian McCann, Julio Teheran