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Martin Prado Is Done for the Season

The Braves' push to make the playoffs got a little more difficult on Tuesday when it was revealed that Martin Prado is finished for the 2010 season. Prado left Monday's game after a swing in the fifth inning and had an MRI Tuesday that showed a torn external oblique muscle in addition to a hip pointer. Doctors said that...

Braves' Martin Prado Leaves Game With Hip Pointer

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Braves third baseman Martin Prado left the game after getting hurt while swinging at a pitch in the fifth inning of Monday night's game against the Florida Marlins. Prado swung at a 1-1 pitch with runners at first and third and two outs, and hit it back to Florida right-hander Alex Sanabia. Prado...

Steve Phillips' Three Down: Braves' Offense, Rangers' Health, Cardinals

In this installment of Three Down by FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips, we take a look at three teams that had a good spring and summer, but who, as fall gets closer, have issues that could put their October chances in peril.

Braves Activate Martin Prado from DL

Martin Prado was activated from the disabled list to play third base for the Braves Tuesday after his right pinky finger made it through batting practice unscathed. Prado is no stranger to playing third -- he's done so 76 times in his major league career -- but he's only seen action four times this season at the hot...

Damage Control: Nelson Cruz's Hammy Not Cooperating

Nelson Cruz is hitting .320 with 16 homers, 64 RBI, and 15 stolen bases in 2010. He's the 25th-ranked outfielder in standard 5X5 formats. That's a fine season by virtually every measure, but just imagine what kind of numbers he'd have or where he'd be ranked if he hadn't missed almost 40 games (and counting) with...

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05/21/12 FanGraphs: Power Rankings: Rangers reclaim No. 1; Nats... Source: Sports Illustrated The Rangers' offense boasts the second most home runs in baseball, a stat that's somewhat stunning given their second-best position player has just one homer all season.
05/21/12 The Lineup: Lucroy explodes, Yu vs. King Felix on tap... Source: CBSSports.com The Brewers catcher is having himself some kind of season.
05/19/12 Prado, Heyward get first exposure to AstroTurf Source: MLB - Atlanta Braves Martin Prado played on artificial turf for the first time in his Major League career on Friday at Tropicana Field.
05/18/12 Prado helps Braves slip past Rays Source: The Sports Network With two hits, including a solo home run, Martin Prado registered his sixth consecutive multi-hit game to go with three runs scored, and the Atlanta Braves downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, in the opener of a three-game interleague set.
05/18/12 Braves 7, Marlins 0 Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Brandon Beachy threw a five-hit shutout, the first of his career, to improve the major leagues' lowest ERA and Atlanta beat Miami.