Jordan Schafer

The Dodgers have bullpen problems and hitting with runners in scoring position problems and health in the rotation problems. And one other little thing: They’re a lousy defensive team. This defensive trouble might come as a surprise. All three...

MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Brandon Beachy is right on schedule to make a return to the Braves almost exactly 12 months after Tommy John surgery. The right-hander pitched two innings in an extended spring training game in Florida on...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 8, Dodgers 5 Braves 8, Dodgers 5: Justin Upton launched a grand slam in the sixth inning and drove in five runs to power Atlanta past visiting Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series. Jason Heyward went 2-for-...

And there things were going so well. The Dodgers opened their six-game road trip Friday in Atlanta, survived a middling start by Hyun-Jin Ryu to jump out to a 4-2 lead after five innings. Then after a little bloop single and a fielding error by...

The Sports Xchange By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange Braves 8, Dodgers 5 ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start this season came through again on Friday night....

Upton's slam blasts Braves past Dodgers ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves finally had their regular lineup intact, but the player who had carried them to a good start came through again on Friday night. Justin Upton hit a no-doubt grand slam in the sixth...

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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Ian Kennedy understands that his job every fifth day is to give his team a chance to win a game. Everything else is secondary. That did not mean that Kennedy did...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Just when Atlanta was ready to finally have its lineup intact for the first time this season, the Braves got the bad pitching news they feared. Left-handed reliever Jonny Venters will...

The Sports Xchange Diamondback 5, Braves 3 PHOENIX -- Eric Chavez had two hits and drove in three runs and Ian Kennedy won for the first time since Opening Day when Arizona beat Atlanta 5-3 in the rubber game of their series Wednesday afternoon. Chavez...

The Sports Xchange Chavez gets best of ex-teammate Hudson in Arizona win PHOENIX -- Eric Chavez calls Tim Hudson one of his best friends in baseball after the great seasons they spent in Oakland, but that did not keep Chavez from doing what had to be...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Diamondbacks third baseman Eric Chavez shares a special bond with Atlanta right-hander Tim Hudson from their time together in Oakland, but that did not stop Chavez from a big...