Kris Medlen News

Whether they're a legitimate title contender, hovering around .500 or in the process of a full-blown rebuild, each MLB team faces a number of tough decisions throughout the course of a season.

Jeremy Hefner's next attempt at his first win of the season does not figure to be any easier than the previous eight starts.

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Almost daily, Mets manager Terry Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson have fielded questions regarding Ike Davis .

Perkins surrendered a pinch-hit homer to Evan Gattis with two outs in the ninth to send the game to extra innings, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 5-4 win in the 10th on Freddie Freeman's run-scoring blooper to hand the Twins their seventh straight loss Tuesday night.

Medlen was one of the breakout stars of 2012 but didn't join the Braves rotation until July 31.

The Mets rebounded from an 0-3 start to their road trip by taking three of their last four, including a series win in Chicago, their first series victory since taking two of three from Washington at Citi Field a month ago.

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.

Sunday sweep day? The Braves are looking to complete the three-game sweep against the Dodgers on Sunday in Atlanta.

Evan Gattis gets the hero's welcome back to the dugout, following his pinch-hit go-ahead home run against thea SDodgers.

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.

The Dodgers bullpen continues to struggle, and a pair of eighth inning homeruns by Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons stopped Kenley Jansen and the Dodgers in their tracks.

A certain trend is becoming increasingly apparent in the early part of the season for Braves right-hander Kris Medlen: home runs.

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.

ATLANTA — Braves right fielder Jason Heyward was activated from the disabled list and is starting against the Dodgers on Friday night, giving manager Fredi Gonzalez his full projected lineup for the first time this season.

Matt Magill gets the call in the series finale on Sunday in place of Josh Beckett, who was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday.

September 12, 2011; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Brandon Beachy pitches in the second inning of the game against the Florida Marlins at Turner Field.

Their assault on Philip Humber Saturday was vicious. 2. Cardinals : Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright completely overmatched the Rockies' lineup, and that's no easy feat.

Justin Upton spent his first six seasons in the major leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks until trade rumors this past offseason finally came to fruition.

Backed by solo home runs from Pablo Sandoval, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro, Lincecum looked in his best form so far in 2013 as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to wrap up an impressive homestand.

It's Mother's Day and breast cancer awareness day at AT&T Park, which means you'll probably be seeing a lot of pink on the field today.