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The Atlanta Braves acquired All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins on Tuesday in a trade for utility man Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn ...

The San Francisco Giants celebrated their first playoff win in eight years, then paused to honor the man whose career they had just ended.

Rick Ankiel's Giant-beating blast saves the Braves from an 0-2 hole.

The sellout crowd that had been waiting seven years for another playoff game roared when Tim Lincecum jogged back out to the mound to start the ninth inning. The way the Freak dominated in his postseason debut, there was no way manager Bruce Bochy would take the ball away.

Derrek Lee delivered the huge hit the Braves desperately needed from him, launching a go-ahead grand slam
in the seventh inning that sent Atlanta over the New York Mets 6-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Tim Hudson has agreed to a new three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves....