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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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Jonny Venters hoped for the best. So, obviously, did the Braves. But it appears that the left-handed reliever may be headed to a second Tommy John elbow surgery. Venters will see Dr....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH If Julio Teheran keeps pitching as he has in his past three starts, it will be hard for the Braves to take him out of the rotation when Brandon Beachy returns from Tommy John surgery...

P Mike Minor faces the Diamondbacks for only the second time in his brief career. Minor went eight innings against Arizona a year ago, April 2012, and pitched a 1-0 shutout. This year in seven starts, he is 4-2 overall with a 3.96 ERA and may be the one...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Justin Upton got off to a blazing start with his new team, smacking five homers in his first five games. But the Braves outfielder has cooled considerably as he arrives in Arizona to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH Once, the Braves couldn't lose with Kris Medlen starting. Now, they can't seem to win. It really isn't the right-hander's fault, though. Medlen has five quality starts in seven outings...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange Giants 8, Braves 2 SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants looked like the World Series champions they are, blending beautiful pitching by Matt Cain and their biggest offensive inning of the year...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH His average at .163 after another hitless game on May 1, Dan Uggla had almost nowhere to go except up. Seven games later, the Braves' second baseman is finally on the high side of the...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Braves 6, Giants 3 SAN FRANCISCO -- Brian McCann drove in three runs with three hits, including his first home run of the season, and the Atlanta Braves overcame two early deficits to beat the...