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Rookie Evan Gattis homers to lift Atlanta Braves past Los Angeles Dodgers

...primarily a catcher, also has played left field and first base. The recent returns of catcher Brian McCann and right fielder Jason Heyward from the disabled list might make it difficult for Gattis to find regular playing time, but he said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-05-18/rookie-evan-gattis-homer
Giants get rare win against Hudson

...Gonzalez and will do so again Saturday, with Gonzalez in Georgia to attend his daughter's college graduation. ... Right fielder Jason Heyward did not play Friday for Triple-A Gwinnett, one day after beginning a rehab assignment following his...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-05-11/giants-beat-braves-hudso
Ex-GreenJacket Madison Bumgarner baffles Braves in Giants' win

...hits.The Giants led 2-1 when they broke the game open with a four-run fifth, aided by the adventures of Braves right fielder Justin Upton.Upton let Marco Scutaro's liner skip past him for a one-out triple. After Pablo Sandoval, another...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-05-11/ex-greenjacket-madison-b
Andrelton Simmons powers Braves

...started and went 0 for 4 with a walk."Felt great," McCann said. "The first day couldn't have gone any better."Right fielder Jason Heyward also increased his workout activities while recovering from surgery to remove his appendix on April 22...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-05-06/andrelton-simmons-powers
Braves Heyward has apendectomy

DENVER - Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward has had an appendectomy. The team announced the news late Monday night, long after Atlanta's game at Colorado...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/braves/2013-04-23/braves-heyward-ha
Baseball Notes

...appeared to take Carrasco's history into account with the punishment, which included a $3,000 fine.MARLINS: Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was a late scratch from the Marlins lineup on Friday night with a sore left shoulder.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-04-12/baseball-notes
Major League Baseball notes

NATIONALS: Right fielder Jayson Werth is fine with manager Davey Johnson's plan to shuffle the lineup after the team dropped below .500 with its ninth...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-04-24/major-league-baseball-no
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says he will retire after this season

...practice in early May. Rivera said he would have retired at the end of last season if he had not gotten hurt.ORIOLES: Right fielder Nick Markakis, who is dealing with neck spasms, was expected to play Sunday, but the injury apparently flared up...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-03-09/yankees-closer-mariano-r
Dodgers pitcher Greinke diagnosed with inflamed elbow

...He has pitched five innings in two spring training starts, missing one turn because of flu. ORIOLES: Baltimore right fielder Nick Markakis had an MRI and hopes the neck spasms that he has been coping with since March 3 aren't anything serious...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-03-11/dodgers-pitcher-greinke-
Pirates bucking convention in batting lineup

...hitless in four at-bats against Chicago while Walker singled and hit a pair of line drives, including a screamer to right fielder Nate Schierholtz in the ninth. If the ball is hit 10 feet in either direction, it likely drops and the Pirates could...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2013-04-02/pirates-bucking-conventi