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Atlanta Braves Place Evan Gattis on DL, Call-up Tyler Pastornicky
June 18th, 2013 at 10:27 AM
The Atlanta Braves have played catcher Evan Gattis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique, and called-up utility infielder Tyler Pastornicky from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his place. Gattis, who started game one of the Braves' five-game series against the New York Mets, was set to be replaced by...

Freddie Freeman Hits Game-Winning Single in Atlanta Braves’ Walk-off Win Over San Francisco Giants
June 15th, 2013 at 9:14 PM
It only took them six innings, but when their comeback was complete, the Atlanta Braves found themselves beneficiaries of a walk-off single that was courtesy of Freddie Freeman. The 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field on Saturday snapped their four-game losing streak. Down by a run entering...

Atlanta Braves Rally in Ninth Falls Short to San Diego Padres
June 11th, 2013 at 8:48 AM
The Atlanta Braves showed that they don't quit on games that seem out of reach Monday in the series opener with the San Diego Padres. Trailing by six runs at Petco Park, the Braves scored one in the eighth inning and four in the ninth but fell just short in...

Atlanta Braves Sweep Pittsburgh Pirates, Julio Teheran Takes No-hitter into Eighth
June 5th, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Brandon Beachy's return to the Atlanta Braves will give them all kinds of problems in deciding what to do with their rotation. Julio Teheran threw an absolute gem in the series finale with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a 5-0 win. ***PHOTO1*** Teheran was...

Evan Gattis Stars in MLB Fan Cave Feature
June 4th, 2013 at 12:00 PM
The legend of Evan Gattis is apparently more impressive than we thought. The Atlanta Braves rookie was recently featured in an MLB Fan Cave video. ***VIDEO1*** Apparently, all of Gattis' odd jobs during his absence from baseball were really just a cover for his real job as a secret agent protecting the world...

Evan Gattis Named National League Rookie of the Month Second Time in a Row
June 3rd, 2013 at 7:32 PM
After two months of the 2013 season, Evan Gattis has taken his second National League Rookie of the Month recognition for the month of May, according to the official Atlanta Braves Twitter, @Braves. ***PHOTO1*** Gattis led Major League rookies with 16 RBIs in May and he was tied for the rookie lead...

Atlanta Braves not Fooled by Knuckleball, Blow Out Toronto Blue Jays
May 31st, 2013 at 7:35 AM
Fredi Gonzalez sat Dan Uggla, B.J. Upton and Jason Heyward for the series finale with the Toronto Blue Jays at Turner Field, and the Atlanta Braves ended up with a big 11-3 win. ***VIDEO1*** The new-look lineup provided a season-high 16 hits and a career-high four RBIs from Ramiro Pena as the...

Atlanta Braves Win Over Toronto Blue Jays as Brian McCann Hits Two Homers in 10-Inning
May 28th, 2013 at 7:01 PM
The Atlanta Braves will have a happy flight back to Turner Field after Brian McCann hit two go-ahead home runs in a 7-6, 10-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday. ***VIDEO1*** McCann's ninth career multi-homer game came at the expense of Toronto reliever Thad Weber, who...

Atlanta Braves V. New York Mets Game Suspended After Eighth Inning
May 25th, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Heavy rain forced the suspension of the series opener between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets after a wild eighth inning that saw the Braves take the lead, only to give it right back. As it stands, the clubs are tied 5-5 going in to the ninth at Citi...

Atlanta Braves Blow Past Minnesota Twins with Evan Gattis Grand Slam
May 22nd, 2013 at 4:29 PM
The legend of Evan Gattis refuses to fade. The day after he hit a game-tying home run, Gattis hit his first career grand slam to power the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win and a three-game of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon at Turner Field. ***VIDEO1*** The Braves teed off on...

Freddie Freeman’s Walk-off Single in 10th Gives Atlanta Braves Win Over Minnesota Twins
May 22nd, 2013 at 8:49 AM
The Atlanta Braves delivered even more late-inning heroics Tuesday night at Turner Field, despite a 77-minute delay due to rain and power outages. Evan Gattis and his game-tying homer in the ninth and a walk-off single by Freddie Freeman pushed the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins...

Atlanta Braves Beat Los Angeles Dodgers Due to Hits Made by Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons
May 19th, 2013 at 12:26 AM
In what looked like another shutout loss by the Atlanta Braves, Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to propel the Atlanta Braves past the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 3-1 final Saturday at Turner Field. ***VIDEO1*** Down 1-0 going into the eighth inning, Gattis hit a...

Atlanta Braves Likely to Use Six-Man Bullpen
May 16th, 2013 at 6:00 PM
With Jason Heyward likely coming off the disabled list on Friday, the Atlanta Braves are faced with the tough decision on who to jettison from the 25-man roster, and it looks like they'll go with the now unconventional six-man bullpen. The plan would work better if Atlanta's starting pitchers go deep...

Dan Uggla Homers Twice, Juan Francisco Hits Grand Slam in Atlanta Braves Win Over Cincinnati Reds
May 8th, 2013 at 4:54 PM
The Atlanta Braves were back to their home run happy ways Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ballpark. Dan Uggla hit two solo homers and Juan Francisco broke open the game with a grand slam in a 7-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. ***VIDEO1*** The homers gave Uggla seven for the year in the...

Andrelton Simmons’ Two Homers Power Atlanta Braves Past Cincinnati Reds
May 7th, 2013 at 9:03 AM
Monday's series opener with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark couldn't have gone any better for the Atlanta Braves. They rode a solid start by Paul Maholm and two home runs by Andrelton Simmons to a 7-4 win. ***VIDEO1*** Simmons went 3-for-4 with two homers and a career-best four RBIs in...

Brian McCann Comes Off Disabled List, Atlanta Braves Option Tyler Pastornicky to Minors
May 6th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
With All-Star catcher Brian McCann coming off the disabled list in time for the series opener with the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta Braves have made room for him by optioning Tyler Pastornicky to Triple-A Gwinnett, ajc.com reports. McCann appears ready after offseason shoulder surgery, having gone 8-for-23 with a double and...

Evan Gattis Named National League Rookie of the Month
May 3rd, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Tack another happening to the crazy story of Evan Gattis. The Atlanta Braves catcher has been named the National League Rookie of the Month for April. ***VIDEO1*** Gattis led Major League rookies with six home runs, 16 RBIs, a .566 slugging percentage and 43 total bases while hitting .250. He also led the...

Evan Gattis on Past: “All I Could Think About was Killing Myself”
April 30th, 2013 at 8:53 PM
The 26-year-old Evan Gattis is in the middle of a storybook rookie season for the Atlanta Braves, and while the generalities of his story are widely known, he delved into more detail with USA Today on Tuesday. ***VIDEO1*** Bob Nightengale dwells on the few days in 2007 when Gattis hit rock bottom. "I...

Atlanta Braves Hit Three Homers, Take Game One from Colorado Rockies
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:20 PM
The Atlanta Braves ended their three-game losing streak by blasting three homers at Coors Field en route to taking the first game of a doubleheader from the Colorado Rockies, winning 4-3 in bitterly cold conditions. ***VIDEO1*** The Braves scored all four of their runs off Rockies starter Jeff Francis, who currently holds...

Evan Gattis Hits Go-ahead Homer in Eighth Inning, Atlanta Braves Beat Pittsburgh Pirates
April 19th, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Evan Gattis added to his storybook rookie season with the Atlanta Braves in the series opener on Thursday at PNC Park. Though he wasn't in the starting lineup with fellow rookie Julio Teheran on the mound, Gattis hit a pinch-hit go-ahead homer to lift the Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. ***VIDEO1*** The...