Series preview: Mets vs. Braves

USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) Kris Medlen, Mike Minor and Julio Teheran this weekend at Citi Field. METS (17-27, fourth place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (28-18, first place/NL East) Friday: RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-5, 5.

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Twins 3B Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL

The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play.

Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL

Don't dismiss Adam Dunn, Dan Uggla

Relying on batting average drains such as Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn and Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla can be painful for any fantasy owner, but when they're hitting for power -- like they were Monday night -- they can still help a team.

Uggla Did What?

Dan Uggla hit Monday evening's most unlikely home run, driving in three runs in the first inning of the Braves' 5-1 win over the Twins. Uggla, who homered off a slider from Kevin Correia, had only four hits in 68 previous at-bats that ended on an off-speed pitch this season. He had only nine hits in his last 69 ABs in the first inning, dating back to August 2011.

Teheran, Braves stifle Twins

Closer Report: Will Madson get saves?

The last time Los Angeles Angels right-hander Ryan Madson threw a pitch in a big league regular-season game was late September 2011, in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves.

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Uggla And Francisco Lead The Braves

Dan Uggla hit two homers and Juan Francisco hit a grand slam in the Braves' win over the Reds in Cincinnati. This was the third time since 2005 that the Braves had a game in which one player hit two homers while another hit a grand slam and all three were played in "The Queen City". Kelly Johnson (2 HR, 1 grand slam) and Andruw Jones (2 HR) did it on June 17, 2005; and Mark Teixeira (2 HR) and Brian McCann (slam) did it on August 20, 2007.

MLB -- Uggla With a Thing of Beauty

Dan Uggla: 2nd solo HR (7) of game vs Reds >> 17th career multi-HR game (1st since June 5, 2012 - at Miami) >> Has never hit 3 HR in a game >> 10 career HR at Great American Ball Park (1st multi-HR game there)