Forum: National League East

The New York Mets wanted more pop up top, and hoped Daniel Murphy could provide it. He delivered, hitting a tiebreaking home run in the eighth...

Freddy Galvis has a memory to cherish forever, and Cliff Lee feels a lot better because Galvis does. Galvis and Erik Kratz each homered off closer...

Ramiro Pena had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a four-run eighth inning, Jordan Schafer drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves rallied against the...

Ricky Nolasco followed his worst outing of the season with his best. It resulted in a rare win for the Miami Marlins. Nolasco struck out 11 and...

The Braves already knew rookie Evan Gattis is an impressive power hitter. He's also proving a quick learner. Gattis took advantage of some...

Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. The loss of...

Chad Tracy has two hits in 18 days. The last one cleared the veteran's troubled mind. The pinch hitter slammed a game-winning home run in the 10th...

Justin Upton was still the main man for Atlanta, even when the Braves finally had all their sluggers together. Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a...

The Philadelphia Phillies turned to small ball after the long ball hurt them. Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in...

Having already impressed with his arm, Matt Harvey got to show off his bat. The 24-year-old right-hander won his fifth straight decision, allowing...

Stephen Strasburg had quite the homecoming. Pitching in front of about 50 family members and friends, Strasburg lasted a career-high eight innings...

To compensate for early exits, Jonathan Niese did some extra throwing in his bullpen session. Besides the work, manager Terry Collins thought it was...

Yovani Gallardo has spent much of his career toying with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On Wednesday night, the Pirates finally found a way to flip the...

With each start, Jonathan Pettibone is building a strong case to stay in the majors. Pettibone pitched neatly into the seventh, Kevin Frandsen and...

Justin Upton put on quite a show in his return to Phoenix. Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Braves snap a...

Bryce Harper put a scare into himself and his Washington Nationals teammates after his latest violent collision with an outfield wall. He received...

On pace for historically low production from their outfield, the New York Mets signed Rick Ankiel on Monday and intend to use him as part of a...

After rallying to tie the game in the ninth inning, the Philadelphia Phillies had just the man they wanted up with two on in the 10th: Ryan Howard. ...

With his team struggling to score runs behind him, Cliff Lee pitched in himself. Lee threw seven scoreless innings and helped out with three...

Derek Dietrich will always remember his first major league home run, and the fact that it was a timely hit for the Marlins was a bonus. Dietrich...

Bryce Harper sat out after a procedure to fix an ingrown toenail. Jayson Werth has been sidelined for a week with a bad hamstring and the plan is to...

Brian McCann spent the first month of the season in Florida rehabilitating his surgically repaired right shoulder. He hardly watched the Atlanta...

Once Juan Lagares saved the game with his glove, he gladly let Mike Baxter win it with his bat. Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit...

Rafael Soriano has been so successful closing games for Washington that his teammates want to follow his lead, right down to the untucked jersey. ...

Washington pitcher Jordan Zimmermann allowed a run. Still, the result was the same in the end. After pitching 17 shutout innings in his prior two...