No way the Braves were blowing this big lead. Not with Tim Hudson on the mound. Hudson struck out a career-high 13 and Martin Prado equaled his career best with five RBIs, powering Atlanta to a 12-3 rout of the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. Matt Diaz and Eric Hinske also homered for the Braves, who scored six runs in the second and snapped a four-game losing streak, their longest since April.

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Cameron Maybin went up to the plate ready to swing, and the Florida Marlins never let up. They're not giving up on the playoffs, either. Maybin homered on the first pitch of the game, Logan Morrison followed with his first career homer and Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings to lead the Marlins past the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Friday night.

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The Florida Marlins led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, and went on to beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-1 in the National League on Friday. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats, immediately ending Atlanta pitcher Tommy Hanson's streak of 47 2-3 innings without giving up a homer.

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Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball…

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Once it was thought power-hitting shortstops would rule baseball. It turns out Troy Tulowizki is part of a rare breed.

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Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.

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Maybe early in the season, Colorado manager Jim Tracy pulls his starters and puts in a pitcher for mop-up duty. Not now, not with the Rockies trying to stay in the playoff race. Down 10-1 in the third inning, the Rockies did everything they could to come back. And they did, matching the biggest rally in team history and stunning the Atlanta Braves 12-10 Wednesday on Troy Tulowitzki's go-ahead…

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Jorge De La Rosa and home cooking have the Colorado Rockies feeling confident again. They will have to take that on the road if they want to return to the postseason. De La Rosa pitched seven effective innings and Carlos Gonzalez hit his 26th home run to lead Colorado to a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

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The series between San Francisco and Cincinnati is looking like anything but a clash of National League pennant contenders, as the Giants hammered the Reds 16-5 on Tuesday to make it back-to-back routs. Pablo Sandoval homered and drove in four runs, and Buster Posey hit a three-run homer for San Francisco.

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Cubs manager Lou Piniella stepped down after Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Braves. Chicago has named third base coach Mike Quade manager for the rest of the season. Quade has been with the Cubs’ organization for eight years. The remainder of the coaching staff will remain intact, the team announced Sunday. "When I previously announced my intentions to retire at the end of the season, a primary reason for my decision was that it would allow me to spend more valuable time with my family," said Piniella in the announcement.

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