Atlanta Braves

Gattis, Braves hand Twins 8th straight loss

Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins 8-3 Wednesday.

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Braves Sweep Twins

Evan Gattis hit his first grand slam and B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered as the Braves beat the Twins 8-3 to complete the series sweep.

Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3

Pitchers on the Wire

Matthew Berry joins Prim Siripipat to talk pitchers on the waiver wire and top Orioles prospect Kevin Gausman.

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

Game 46 - Twins (18-24) @ Braves (27-18)

12:10 PM on Sports South Lineups Vance Worley Pitching in the Big Boy League hasn’t been fortuitous for Vance Worley. A solid pitcher in the NL, Worley’s K rate has dropped to 10% while having a 6% walk rate, and considering the average difference between these two is usually 8%, we have a problem.

No relievers available?

With contending clubs such as the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox running into injury problems with their bullpens, one expectation is for them to hit the trade market and seek such a fix.