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Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen

Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.

In case you were busy trying to prevent the refrain from Close Encounters of the Third Kind from morphing into the theme from The Sting in your mind, here's what you missed in sports on Monday: The Bruins overcame a 4-1 third-period deficit befo...

Let's be honest here, Justin Upton's first game back in Arizona wasn't exactly Alex Rodriguez heading back to Texas or Roger Clemens returning to Fenway Park. When he stepped up in the top of the first inning on Monday, it was mostly a milquetoast re...

Braves-Diamondbacks Preview

Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona.

Braves-Diamondbacks Preview

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ATLANTA FIRST PITCH: After a rainout Saturday, the Mets complete a shortened series today at 1:30 p.m. at Turner Field. Jonathon Niese (2-2, 3.31 ERA) opposes Atlanta Braves right-hander Tim Hudson (3-1, 3.86). Matt Harvey instead gets pushed t...

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets' most reliable pieces -- David Wright, Bobby Parnell, Jordany Valdespin and John Buck -- all played starring roles as the Mets survived for a 7-5 win in 10 innings against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Turner Field. ...

If you're reading this blog, you're probably aware that the Mets' outfield is, um, underwhelming. And although their farm system is rich in some areas, such as right-handed pitching, it is bereft of outfield talent. In fact, Brandon Nimmo is the orga...

USA TODAY Sports The Mets are due to face (l to r) Mike Minor, Julio Teheran and Tim Hudson this weekend. METS (11-15, fourth place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (17-10*, first place/NL East) Friday: RHP Shaun Marcum (0-2, 7.94) vs. LHP Mike Minor...

Daniel Shirey/Getty ImagesJustin Upton left little doubt to each of the 12 home runs he hit in the first month of the season. The month of April ended in style when it came to home runs. There were 50 home runs hit on Tuesday, the most in a single d...

Atlanta Braves outfielder Justin Upton is off to an MVP start to 2013, finishing April atop the ESPN Player Rater and leading the majors in home runs with 12, while nobody else is in double digits. Of course, Upton's excellence hasn't exact...

Blog | May 01, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the issue with Justin Upton's curiously low RBI totals in relation to his tremendous home run totals.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2013

Jose Altuve just doesn't measure up to every other player in the majors. But the shortest man in the game sure does produce for the Astros.