The Texas Rangers continue to hold the No. 1 spot in this week's cleveland.com MLB Power Rankings. The Indians climbed four spots to No. 6. cleveland.com's Glenn Moore reveals his Major League Baseball power rankings every Monday. cleveland.com MLB Power Rankings: Adrian Beltre and the Rangers have enjoyed the No. 1 spot the last couple weeks. (AP Photo) 1. Texas Rangers ...

Braves rookie Evan Gattis hit a go-ahead, two-run homer Saturday against the Dodgers, propelling Atlanta to a 3-1 win. Gattis took advantage of some last-second tips from teammate Justin Upton about how to approach hitting against reliever Kenley Jansen. Gattis said Upton's advice was to avoid cutters that appeared to be bound for the middle of the plate because they ...

Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen was dealt his first blown save Saturday against the Braves. Jansen entered the game in the eighth inning with a 1-0 lead and one inherited runner. Unfortunately, he was greeted by a two-run homer from Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons followed with a solo homer, sending Jansen (1-2) and the Dodgers to an eventual 3-1 loss.  ...

Braves outfielder Justin Upton came up big during Friday's series opener against the Dodgers Friday night.Down two runs in the sixth, Upton launched a grand slam off Paco Rodriguez that gave the Braves a two-run lead. He also grounded in a run in the third and finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and five RBI in an 8-5 ...

ATLANTA — Justin Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.Upton drove in five runs hitting behind Jason Heyward, who had two hits with a RBI in his first game back after having his appendix removed April 22.It was the first ...