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WHAT IT MEANS: On a soggy Fireworks Night at Citi Field, the Mets and Braves never got that far. The game was suspended with the score tied at 5 entering the ninth inning. It will resume at 6:10 p.m. Saturday, followed by the regularly scheduled g...

Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New York were suspended by rain with the score 5-5 Friday night.

Here are the lineups for Friday's series opener against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. The Mets will attempt to avoid falling 11 games under .500 for the first time this early in a season since they were 14-28 on May 24, 1993. Mets Daniel Mu...

Danny Espinosa's .163 batting average makes a lot more sense. He's been playing with a broken wrist.

Some general managers would prefer that the non-waiver trade deadline be moved back until the end of August, especially now, when the addition of two more wild-card teams to the playoff format provides lingering hope for more teams. To those GMs, the...

Blog | May 24, 2013

They count the same on the scoreboard, but not all home runs are created equal. Justin Upton leads the National League with 14 home runs -- and not one of those came cheaply. All 14 of Upton's home runs has traveled more than 400 feet, including t...

A little more than a week ago with a man on second and two outs in the fifth inning of a 1-1 game, Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit a long drive near the 413-foot sign in right-center field of Chase Field that looked like it would put t...

David J. Phillip/Associated Press Justin and B.J. Upton came on board with the Braves last offseason after Atlanta built a strong nucleus from within. FIRST PITCH: The Atlanta Braves won 14 straight division titles until finally getting unseated by...

USA TODAY Sports This weekend at Citi Field, the Mets face (left to right) Kris Medlen, Mike Minor and Julio Teheran. METS (17-27, fourth place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (28-18, first place/NL East) Friday: RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-5, 5.00) vs. RH...

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Ted Turner was the "Mouth of the South," "Terrible Ted" and "Captain Outrageous," a brash, outspoken business mogul who had a golden touch. He launched the first successful cable news network with CNN, sailed to victory in the America's Cup and us...

Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top teams.

Kimbrel won the 2012 NL Rolaids Relief Man Award. Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel stops by to chat about the baseball season. Kimbrel, @kimbrel46, has led the National League in saves the last t...

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.

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 ...

Blog | May 22, 2013

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.