Tim Hudson News

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tim Hudson works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, May 25, 2012, in Atlanta.

The Braves sent ace Tim Hudson to the mound Friday night to put a stop to their four-game losing streak, going against the Nationals team, a team he had owned throughout his career.

Marlins : Josh Johnson tries to silence the Giants bats after a 14-7 drubbing by the Giants Thursday night.

"They made plays we didn't," Davey Johnson told reporters after last night's loss to the Philadephia Phillies.

The two teams are jockeying back and forth for first place in the National League East, and Friday will be the first clash of the clubs this season.

General managers have to be able to focus on the present while looking at the future and learning from the past all at the same time.

MLB Trade Rumors just completed their look into end of year contract issues and the Braves certainly have their share.

MLB.com ATL Recap "I felt pretty good in the 'pen with it, and then I was just locating down in the zone, [keeping] them off balance.

Cincinnati right-hander Mike Leake makes his eighth try at a first win of 2012 tonight when the Reds host the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.

On a day where the Rays lost in frustrating to Tim Hudson and the Braves, the frustration was magnified by two walk-off losses in the system.

The way it is going right now, the ball is hitting Carlos Pena more than he is hitting the ball.

The Tampa Bay Rays played The Texas Rangers on October 4, 2011. The Rays ended their AL wild-card streak, losing 4-3. View Gallery The Tampa Bay Rays play the Texas Rangers for Game 2 in Texas! Final score: 6-8 View Gallery Tim Hudson and a pair of relievers combined on a five-hit shutout, and David Ross gave the Atlanta Braves all the offense ... (more)

Max Scherzer struck out 15 - the most by a Detroit pitcher in 40 years - and the Tigers rallied for him with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.

After winning 5-3 against Tampa Bay on Friday, the Braves completed their 40th game of the season, which puts them a quarter of the way through.

David Price grew up a die-hard Braves fan, as you can tell by the David Justice jersey hanging in his locker and his unabashed excitement about meeting Terry Pendleton on Friday while taking out the lineup card.

On Cobb: Called up to replace injured RHP Jeff Niemann, Cobb went 3-2 with a 3.42 ERA in nine starts for the Rays last year.

When it comes time in mid September for talking heads to start complaining about unbalanced inter-league schedules, don't let anyone say that the Rays had it easy.

The past week wasn't the best one for early NL Cy Young Award favorites. Four of the five pitchers we had listed as top contenders a week ago had their worst starts of the season.

Not so long ago, some believed the National League East had grown too tough for the local nine.A Sports Illustrated even picked this club to finish fourth in a five-team division .

Third-year right-hander Mike Leake tries again for a first win of 2012 tonight when the Cincinnati Reds head to Citi Field for the opener of a two-game series with the New York Mets.