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Atlanta was off on Thursday but will look to notch its seventh-consecutive win on Friday when the Braves visit New York to take on the Mets. Kirs Medlen gets tonight's start on the road, where Atlanta has dropped 13 of its last 19.

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The Braves stretched their winning streak to six games Wednesday with a second straight series sweep, finishing off the Twins with a decisive 8-3 victory in Game 3. Evan Gattis hit another homer, and this time he made it a grand slam.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers won the rights to 2013's top overall draft pick Tuesday, with Orlando and Washington closing out the top three. The Cavs have won two of the last three draft lotteries.

Evan Gattis hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the ninth to send Tuesday night's game to extra innings where Freddie Freeman won it in the 10th, leading the Braves to their fifth straight win, a 5-4 victory over the slumping Minnesota Twins. Neither team gets much rest, however, as the two will be back at it in Game 3 Wednesday at 12:10. Paul Maholm takes on Vance Worley.

The Atlanta Falcons used Tuesday to announce that they have signed former Stanford tight end Levine Toilolo. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Atlanta will try to make it five wins in a row Tuesday night when Tim Hudson and the Braves take on the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of a three-game series. Hudson has struggled of late and will try to avoid losing three consecutive starts for the first time in three seasons

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The Braves won their fourth consecutive game Monday night, impressing the crowd at Turner with a decisive 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins. Julio Teheran got the start and pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, allowing just five hits and one run.

The Braves kick off a new three-game series with Minnesota Monday night and in doing so welcome the Twins to Atlanta for the first time since the 1991 World Series. Julio Teheran gets the start for Atlanta and has held opponents to three runs or less in each of his last four starts.

Jordan Schafer drove in two runs in a four-run eighth inning and the Braves rallied against the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen for a 5-2 Sunday victory as well as the series sweep. Atlanta has now swept four teams this season.

The Braves have dropped five of their last six contests and will try to rediscover their groove at home Friday night in their first of three games against the Dodgers. Also, Jason Hewyard should make his first start after he was placed on the disabled list April 23. Paul Maholm takes on Hyun-Jin Ryu at 7:30.

The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that reliever Jonny Venters has undergone a second major elbow operation and will miss the rest of the season

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Arizona used a four-run fifth inning Wednesday to rough up Tim Hudson and the Braves, defeating Atlanta 5-3 and taking the series two games to one. Hudson allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings of work

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After defeating Arizona with 10 runs on Monday, Atlanta's bats were silenced on Tuesday, managing just four hits and no runs in a 2-0 loss to the Diamondbacks. Arizona starter Patrick Corbin allowed just three hits in seven innings of work and joined Randy Johnson as the only left-handers in Diamondbacks history to win their first six starts.

The Braves are 6-0 in 2013 when Julio Teheran makes the start and they will look to make it 7-0 Tuesday night in Arizona when they take on the Diamondbacks. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40. Teheran takes on Arizona's Patrick Corbin.

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Top basketball prospect and Toronto native Andrew Wiggins signed a letter-of-intent to play his college basketball at Kansas on Tuesday. The Huntington Prep star averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season. What ye say: One and done? Future top overall pick? How good?

Stan should be the Man:should be the Manwww.790thezone.comQuite simply, landing Stan Van Gundy would be the best thing to happen to Hawks basketball since they traded for one Dominique Wilkins in 1982.

Justin Upton returned to Arizona Monday night as the enemy for the first time in his major league career and led Atlanta to a drought-snapping 10-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. Upton finished the night with four hits and a homer.

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After calling Arizona home for his first six seasons, Justin Upton is set to play his first game there as a visitor Monday night (9:40), when the Braves take on the Diamondbacks and attempt to snap a three-game losing skid. Mike Minor gets the start for Atlanta, Wade Miley for 'Zona.

Defending Champion San Francisco defeated Atlanta 5-1 on Sunday afternoon, taking three of four games from the Braves while winning each contest by four or more runs. Atlanta's Kris Medlen got the start and gave up eight hits and five runs in just over five innings of work.

Tim Hudson is 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA over his last 10 starts against the Giants. Does his dominance continue Friday night?

The Braves will try to get their fifth win in six games Friday night when they take on the defending champion Giants in San Francisco at 10:15. Huddy gets the start for Atlanta, Matt Cain for San Fran.

Brian McCann hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in his third game back from injury, helping the Braves beat San Francisco 6-3 on Thursday night. Atlanta, winners of four of its last five, still has three more games left in its four-game set with the Giants.

The Braves look to grab their fourth win in five games Thursday when they travel to San Francisco to begin a four-game series with the defending champion Giants. Julio Teheran gets the start for Atlanta, his first since April 29. Ryan Vogelsong takes the mound for San Fran.

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The Braves became the first road team this season to take a series from the Reds, as Atlanta went to Cincinnati Wednesday afternoon and grabbed a 7-2 win in Game 3. Mike Minor went 7 strong innings, Dan Uggla contributed two homers.

Atlanta's Craig Kimbrel was one strike away from closing out the Reds Tuesday night before giving up back-to-back homers and the win, as Cincinnati took home the 5-4 victory. Kimbrel is only one save away from No. 100 for his career, and blew a save last Friday as well when he gave up his first homer of the season against the Mets.

Atlanta's Andrelton Simmons is 5-for-9 with two doubles, two homers and four RBIs in the last two games, and he and the Braves look to make it three wins in a row Tuesday night when they take on the Reds. Speaking of Simmons, he has yet to make an error in 126 chances this season. Kris Medlen gets the start tonight, Homer Bailey does the same for Cincy.

Braves SS Andrelton Simmons homered twice and drove in a career-high four runs Monday night, leading Atlanta to a 7-4 victory that put an end to Cincinnati's three-game winning streak.

Paul Maholm and the Braves take center stage Monday night at 7:10 when they open a three-game series in Cincinnati against the Reds on ESPN. Bronson Arroyo gets the start for Cincy.

The home team has won every game in Atlanta's series with Indiana, and the Hawks will try to keep it that way tonight at 7:00 when they battle the Pacers in a must-win Game 6.

The Braves will try to get their bats going again Friday night at Turner, when Atlanta begins its three-game weekend series with the New York Mets. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30. Mike Minor takes on Shaun Marcum.

For the second night in a row, a Nationals pitcher befuddled Braves hitters, this time it was Dan Haren pitching eight innings and allowing just one run in Washington's 3-1 win over Atlanta Thursday. The Braves managed to get only three runners in scoring position over two nights.