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Paul Maholm - S - Braves

Paul Maholm allowed just an unearned run over 7 1/3 innings in defeating the Twins on Wednesday.

Unfortunately, Maholm's two bad starts this year were really bad, because he's given up just nine earned runs in the other eight. This is the fourth time he's gone without allowing a single earned run. Overall, he's 6-4 with a 3.38 ERA.
May 22 - 3:41 PM
Evan Gattis - C - Braves

Making his first start in eight days, Evan Gattis hit his first grand slam Wednesday against the Twins.

Gattis had two homers off the bench since his previous start on May 14. He has 10 homers in just 122 at-bats on the season. It's hard for the Braves to find playing time for him with Brian McCann and Jason Heyward back, but they have to do a better job than this of mixing him in.
May 22 - 3:38 PM
B.J. Upton - OF - Braves

B.J. Upton hit his first homer since April 23 off the Twins' Vance Worley on Wednesday.

It gave him just his second RBI in May. Facing Twins pitching got B.J. going just a little; he's 3-for-7 the last two days. It's just the second time in a month that he's had three hits in a series.
May 22 - 3:37 PM
Andrelton Simmons - SS - Braves

Andrelton Simmons is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Twins.

He's just getting the day off. Ramiro Pena will fill in at shortstop.
Related: Ramiro Pena
Source: Kevin McAlpin on Twitter
May 22 - 9:57 AM
Justin Upton - OF - Braves

Justin Upton is not in the Braves' lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

The Braves have a scheduled off-day on Thursday, so Upton will essentially get two days to recharge his batteries. Jordan Schafer will start in left field.
Related: Jordan Schafer
Source: Kevin McAplin on Twitter
May 22 - 9:52 AM
Brian McCann - C - Braves

Brian McCann is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Twins.

He'll take a seat with the day game after the night game. Evan Gattis, who hit a game-tying homer on Tuesday, will start behind the dish.
Related: Evan Gattis
Source: Kevin McAlpin on Twitter
May 22 - 9:50 AM
Brian McCann - C - Braves

Brian McCann went 3-for-4 with a home run Tuesday in the Braves' 5-4 extra-innings win over the Twins.

Freddie Freeman also had a big game, hitting an RBI double to get Atlanta on the board in the first inning and a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. McCann singled twice and hit a solo shot in fourth. He is now batting .282/.383/.590 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 12 games since returning from the disabled list.
May 22 - 12:05 AM
Evan Gattis - C - Braves

Evan Gattis hit his ninth home run of the season in the Braves' late win over the Twins on Tuesday.

It was another pinch-hit home run and it sent the game to extra innings. Gattis still has a weak .302 on-base percentage and doesn't play enough anymore to carry relevance in mixed fantasy leagues, but he should remain a dangerous bat off the Atlanta bench all year.
May 22 - 12:00 AM
Tim Hudson - S - Braves

Tim Hudson held the Twins to two runs over five innings Tuesday in the Braves' extra-innings victory.

Holding the Minnesota offense to two runs is no great feat, but it was a refreshing outing nonetheless from the struggling veteran right-hander. He did not walk a batter and struck out five, and now has a 4.98 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 44/15 K/BB ratio in 56 innings this year. He'll try for another solid start next time out in Toronto.
May 21 - 11:58 PM
Jordan Walden - R - Braves

Jordan Walden (shoulder) will not be ready to be activated from the disabled list next Monday.

That's the first day he's eligible to return, but the right-hander is not quite far along enough. Walden will throw a bullpen session later this week and then head out on a short minor league rehab assignment. He should be ready for activation just before the end of May.
Source: David O'Brien on Twitter
May 21 - 5:21 PM
Julio Teheran - S - Braves

Julio Teheran allowed one run over 8 1/3 innings in the Braves' 5-1 victory over the Twins on Monday.

Teheran had a shutout going until Josh Willingham spoiled it by homering with one out in the ninth. It was the first time in 12 major league starts that he pitched beyond seven innings. He's allowed just nine runs over 33 2/3 innings in his last five starts, and the Braves are now 7-1 in his outings this season.
May 20 - 10:27 PM
Cory Gearrin - R - Braves

Cory Gearrin got a one-out save in a four-run game against the Twins on Monday.

Gearrin came in with the tying run on deck and two outs and got Oswaldo Arcia to foul out to left. Gearrin has allowed just two runs in 20 innings this season. He's going to be pitching with the lead or in tie games a lot more going forward with Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty down.
May 20 - 10:25 PM
Eric O'Flaherty - R - Braves

Eric O'Flaherty will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn left ulnar collateral ligament.

It was inevitable after an MRI over the weekend revealed the bad news. In addition to obviously missing the rest of this season, O'Flaherty will likely be sidelined for the first couple months of the 2014 campaign, as well.
Source: David O'Brien on Twitter
May 20 - 8:53 PM
Jordan Walden - R - Braves

Jordan Walden said his right shoulder felt "pretty good" after he played catch on Monday.

It's the first time he's played catch since landing on the disabled list. Walden is shooting to return next Monday when first eligible, but we won't know if that's a realistic goal until he throws from a mound. "That’s what we’re shooting for, but it’s got to be feeling good," Walden said. "…I just need to make sure I’m fully healthy when I come back because we already have great guys down there still. I just want to be part of it down there. I want to be able to help out Craig (Kimbrel) a little bit."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 20 - 7:31 PM
Brian McCann - C - Braves

Brian McCann is not in Monday's lineup against the Twins.

He'll take a seat after catching three straight days. Gerald Laird is paired up with Julio Teheran once again.
Related: Gerald Laird
Source: MLB Lineups on Twitter
May 20 - 5:20 PM

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