Mike Pelfrey

The Atlanta Braves continue to take advantage of their home games, winning 13 of their first 18 to maintain a lead in the National League East. The Braves, who have played three fewer at home than any other team in the NL, host the struggling Minnesota...

MLB Team Report - Atlanta Braves - INSIDE PITCH As younger brother Justin is surrounded by the media after another big game, B.J. Upton is ignored as he sits at the neighboring locker. There hasn't been much positive for him to talk about this season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Darin Mastroianni can't catch a break. He did sustain a break in his ankle earlier this season, and hasn't had much luck since then. Now his injured ankle will require surgery, so his...

1B Freddie Freeman is hitting .466 (14-for-30) with runners in scoring position and less than two out. Freeman had an RBI single in that situation on Monday, his 20th. RHP Tim Hudson (4-3, 5.12) is trying to break a two-game losing streak and keep his...

LHP Pedro Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Rochester when the Twins recalled LHP Caleb Thielbar. Hernandez allowed three runs on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings in his last outing Sunday against Boston. He's 2-1 with a 5.85 ERA for the Twins this year....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The leadoff spot for the Minnesota Twins has been troublesome this season. All season long, no matter who has batted there, the team has struggled to get men on base out of the position...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH There is no question that Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau make up the machine that drives the Twins offense. For years, the Twins go as the M&M Boys go. But in recent years, injuries...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is a strong proponent of good defense on his teams. And even though his current squad has several new players in the field, it has shown that it is...

RHP Dylan Axelrod allowed three runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four in 5.1 innings to earn his first win of the season, and first win since Aug. 29, 2012 at Baltimore. He gave up some early hits and a homer, but battled back and pitched...

MLB Team Report - Chicago White Sox - INSIDE PITCH Jeff Keppinger still has time to change some minds, but he continues running out of time as far as getting everyday playing time, as the free-agent signee has fallen under the bust category so far...

MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Managers and general managers often have tough personnel decisions to make. But it's nice when players perform in such a way that they help make those decisions easier. Rookie outfielder Oswaldo Arcia...

WHITE SOX-TWINS Dunn's 2 HRs, 5 RBIs lead White Sox over Twins MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Dunn homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, powering the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday. Dunn hit a pair of two-run...