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The Phillies' season-long 10-game homestand continues tonight as they begin a four-game, wraparound series with the Atlanta Braves. It's been about six weeks since the Phillies played the Braves and Atlanta looks a bit different these days. Freddie Freeman has played only three games against the Phillies this season because of a wrist fracture that kept him out from May 18 until July 4. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 11:16:am EST

The Atlanta Braves have optioned shortstop Dansby Swanson to Triple-A Gwinnett. It was a move that was a long time coming. It was probably overdue. Swanson had been relegated to a backup role since the All-Star break, and him neither (a) contributing to the club; or (b) getting regular work in order to develop as a player, was the least optimal of situations. Swanson has had a down, momentarily up, and then down again season. He batted .156 in April and .216 in May. He rebounded in June, batting .306, but his July has been a nightmare in which he has gone 6-for-48 with only five walks. He has started just six of the Braves 13 games since the All-Star break, losing time to Johan Camargo. Swanson, Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 7:41:pm EST

With Clayton Kershaw sidelined by injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in need of a dominant left-hander. Baseball's best team need look no farther than one locker past Kershaw's in the clubhouse. Alex Wood has been doing his best impression of the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner for the last several weeks. He won his first 10 decisions, the first Dodgers starter to do so since Don Newcombe in 1955, when the Brooklyn Dodgers won the first of the franchise's six World Series championships. "I'm trying my best to just stay in the moment and give our team a chance to win," Wood said. "As long as I can do that, I feel like I'm accomplishing what I'm trying to accomplish and it's been really good Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 2:19:pm EST

The Atlanta Braves have optioned shortstop Dansby Swanson to Triple-A Gwinnett. It was a move that was a long time coming. It was probably overdue. Swanson had been relegated to a backup role since the All-Star break, and him neither (a) contributing to the club; or (b) getting regular work in order to develop as a player, was the least optimal of situations. Swanson has had a down, momentarily up, and then down again season. He batted .156 in April and .216 in May. He rebounded in June, batting .306, but his July has been a nightmare in which he has gone 6-for-48 with only five walks. He has started just six of the Braves 13 games since the All-Star break, losing time to Johan Camargo. Swanson, Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 11:02:am EST