National League East News

Mike Minor threw 7.1 innings of scoreless baseball and hit a two-run homer for the Braves in a 6-0 win over the Mets.

Michael Young scored the go-ahead run from first base on a single in the eighth inning, and Domonic Brown homered and hit an RBI double as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 Saturday night.

Michael Young scored the go-ahead run from first base on a single in the eighth inning, and Domonic Brown homered and hit an RBI double as the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals, 5-3, Saturday night.

Piecing together a new group for tomorrow's Philadelphia Phillies begins with player 1 or Freddy Galvis.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Ouch! Injuries can do more than just the baseball player affected - they can throw off a team for weeks, even months at a time.

May 17, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee celebrates with manager Charlie Manuel after defeating the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

The Cincinnati Reds have been dominant on the road recently, and with the slumping Chicago Cubs coming to Cincinnati this Friday night, it seems likely that their momentum will slow down any, if at all.

The Washington Nationals haven't been nearly as dominant as many people thought they would be to start the 2013 MLB season.

The Washington Nationals are finding out the difficulties that come with earning front-runner status.

The last time the Phillies were here, they were relinquishing a five-year reign in the NL East to the hometown Nationals, who once were like kid brothers to the Phillies in the division.

The first-place Atlanta Braves are getting closer to being even stronger in the starting rotation.

For anyone who was concerned that Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels would not be able to match his incredible rookie season following a slow first month of the season, his recent performances should put an end to any doubt.

They sucked themselves into two can't miss prospects in Steven Strasburg and Bryce Harper, who happens to be total douche in his own right.

The Atlanta Braves will take their current six-game winning streak to the road and haven't played so well away from Turner Field.

Ike Davis has heard the talk, the quotes, the sound bites and the opinions about what the Mets should do with him.

May 5, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; New York Mets catcher John Buck blocks a pitch in the dirt against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning at Turner Field.

The 2013 draft is almost upon us, and we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and look at what each organization needs.

A report today by CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler mentioned the possibility of current Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Don Mattingly potentially succeeding Davey Johnson if Mattingly were dismissed from his role on LA's bench, but that's really getting ahead of ourselves... Davey Johnson told reporters there was "unfinished business" he had to attend to ... (more)

The Nationals didn't arrive back home from a grueling 10-game West Coast trip until around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, but several players still turned out to Nationals Park to support Ryan Zimmerman's fourth annual "A Night at the Park" fundraiser.