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For an athlete, being labeled a bust might be worse than being labeled as bad or underwhelming because busts fall so far short of expectations that many wonder if they will ever turn back into themselves.

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.

The start of the Dodger road trip did not go well, but it was a predictable loss.

May 15, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starter Zack Greinke delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium.

Less than 24 hours earlier, the 20-year-old Washington Nationals slugger ran headfirst into the right-field wall while chasing a fly ball.

Clayton Kershaw scattered five hits while striking out 11 in 8 2-3 innings, and Andre Ethier delivered a two-run single as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Jordan Zimmermann made his way in from the visitors' bullpen at Dodger Stadium shortly before 7 p.m. on Monday evening.

It was a tale of two pitchers. Josh Beckett , looking to reinvent himself in Los Angeles, continues to fail miserably as he notched his fifth loss of the season on Monday night.

Shortstop Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dives for an errant throw by pitcher Javy Guerra as Bryce Harper #34 the Washington Nationals runs to second on a ground ball at Dodger Stadium on May 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Hoping to keep momentum going after winning two straight against the Miami Marlins , the Dodgers moved back to the loss column when the Washington Nationals topped them 6-2 in the first game of their three-game series on Monday night.

Well, the losing streak has finally subsided! We've seen Dee Gordon and Scott Van Slyke both make the jump to the majors this past week and provide their own sparks in a couple big games.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Tom Koehler throws to the plate during the first inning of their baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Los Angeles.

They were thankful for the Miami Marlins, one of only two National League teams to begin play Sunday with a worse record.

The Dodgers won their first series in almost two weeks by winning the rubber game of the three game set with the Fish by a score of 5-3 on Mother's Day.

Cardinals 3, Rockies 0: Adam Wainwright carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and was one out from St.

Paco Rodriguez fumbled for the words far too long before the Dodgers' 22-year-old rookie reliever just gave up and laughed.

In other words, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly certainly was not downplaying the end of an eight-game losing streak courtesy of a 7-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday in front of 42,208 at Dodger Stadium.

LOS ANGELES Kevin Slowey in spite of averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings through his first seven outings for the Marlins has said he's not a strikeout pitcher.

While the Loons continue to struggle, the bigger news is that Zack Greinke threw 80 pitches for the Quakes on Friday and even though the results weren't great, he appears ready for big league action Minor League Player of the Day Ryan Mount - 5 for 5, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI's . The 26 year old isn't much of a prospect, but after going 5 for 5 with a ... (more)

The Dodgers blew an early lead for the second straight game in equaling their longest skid since dropping eight in a row from Aug.