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Upton smacked a no-doubt, go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set.

Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and joined Randy Johnson as the only left-handers in team history to win their first six starts, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.

In a rotation expected to be led by Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu has been a surprising and consistent contributor for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

An obvious sense of discouragement was displayed as the Braves packed their bags and prepared to exit Arizona's Chase Field late Wednesday afternoon.

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

With the Diamondbacks trailing 3-1 and one out in the fifth, Jason Kubel pinch-hit for Ian Kennedy and walked.

Julio Teheran pitched well enough to win, his only trouble coming after a mix-up with first baseman Freddie Freeman led to an infield double.

Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Braves snap a three-game losing streak.

The outfielder, traded by the D-backs to the Braves this offseason after nearly two years of trade rumors, returns to Chase Field on Monday for the first time as a visitor when the D-backs and Braves begin a three-game series.

B.J. Upton did not remember having much success while utilizing a pink bat during each of the previous games he had played on Mother's Day.

If you've watched any of the Atlanta Braves' games so far this season, you're likely wondering if every player is masquerading as Rob Deer - a career .220 hitter who led the league in strikeouts four times during his playing days with Detroit and Milwaukee in the 1980s and 1990s.

March 04, 2013; Port St Lucie, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward and center fielder B.J. Upton before the spring training game against the New York Mets at Tradition Field.

It started when Blue Jays broadcasters Dirk Hayhurst and Jack Morris suggested that Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz was doctoring the baseballs he used while throwing seven shutout innings against Toronto on May 1 at Rogers Centre.

They turned the tables Friday night in an 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves , beating the veteran right-hander for the first time in seven years.

Freddie Freeman and B.J. Upton both drove in a run to help back Julio Teheran , who pitched seven efficient innings in his 10th career start after his last scheduled outing was rained out Saturday against the Mets.

April 18, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park.

Goodbye Brian McCann, hello Jason Heyward. The Gwinnett Braves have announced that Heyward, a starting outfielder for several years with the Atlanta Braves, will begin an injury rehab stint at Coolray Field beginning Thursday .

Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo hit back- to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in the middle test of a three-game series.

It turns out Saturday's unexpected day off -- a result of a rainout -- may have been all the Braves needed to snap out of a recent funk.

The Braves brought their power stroke to Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, getting two home runs from Dan Uggla and a grand slam from Juan Francisco to beat the Reds, 7-2, and win the rubber match of a three-game series.