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ATLANTA (AP) -- The San Diego Padres have activated right-hander Trevor Cahill from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Kevin Quackenbush to Triple-A El Paso. Cahill is scheduled to start in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves. Cahill Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 11:22:am EST

After giving up a home run on his only curveball, R.A. Dickey went back to his knuckleball. Winless at Turner Field, Dickey got a victory in his first appearance at SunTrust Park as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 Saturday night behind home runs from Brandon Phillips and Adonis Garcia. Atlanta won its third straight following a five-game losing streak, including its first two games at SunTrust Park. Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 10:37:pm EST

According to the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo, the Dodgers and Brewers are still in talks regarding a potential trade for Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun. The two sides initially had a trade in the works last August, when it was rumored that the Dodgers would receive the veteran outfielder in exchange for outfielder Yasiel Puig, right-hander Brandon McCarthy and two unidentified prospects. However, talks fell through prior to the August 31 deadline and discussions appeared to be tabled, though not entirely nixed. Now, both Cafardo and MLB.com’s Jon Morosi report that the clubs have started to revisit the deal. While it is unlikely that the two sides will finalize anything in the first month of Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 5:56:pm EST

The Cubs wasted little time getting on the board during Saturday’s matinee against the Pirates. Kris Bryant went deep on a 2-0 pitch against Pittsburgh starter Tyler Glasnow, sending the ball a projected 451 feet to score Kyle Schwarber for an early 2-0 lead. The ball grazed the video scoreboard in left field before falling into the stands. According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, only six home runs have managed to hit Wrigley Field’s monitor — unsurprisingly, Bryant is responsible for four of those shots. The rest of the inning was no less impressive, as the Cubs followed Bryant’s first home run of the season by boosting the score to 4-0 and hitting for the cycle with a Kyle Schwarber leadoff Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 2:53:pm EST

Terrapin Brewing has, quite literally, gone batty in finding inspiration for its latest beer. The Athens, Georgia based-brewery is marking its first year as a partner of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves and has a special offering for opening of the Terrapin Taproom, which is adjacent to SunTrust Park. On Friday, the ball park will open for the first time, and fans will be treated to the "Chopsecutioner" — an IPA beer aged on wood chips from Mizuno Maple Elite bats. "We approached Mizuno because they also have a partnership with the Braves and said, 'Hey wouldn't it be a cool idea if we could get the wood shavings or the wood bat chips from you guys so that we could age the beer on Mizuno Continue to Article

April 14, 2017 2:00:pm EST