The Braves designate Juan Francisco for assignment

By Craig CalcaterraMay 30, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT
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Atlanta had to make a roster move today to make room for Alex Wood. And to do so they blew up their 3B platoon:

 

Chris Johnson will be the everyday third baseman now.

Francisco was hitting .241/.287/.398 with five homers in 35 games, but had fallen off pretty sharply in May.  Johnson is hitting .346/.380/.492 with three homers, though obviously that’s not sustainable. A tough decision for the Braves to lose a lefty with some pop, but it’s probably the decision I’d make too if forced to choose between them.

Brewers-Pirates game postponed

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By Bill BaerJun 20, 2018, 9:24 PM EDT
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Wednesday night’s game at PNC Park between the Brewers and Pirates has been postponed, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. No makeup date has been announced yet. As Brink points out, the two clubs meet again in Pittsburgh September 21-23 and both have an off day on the 20th, so that could be a potential makeup date.

Brent Suter and Chad Kuhl were scheduled to square off on the mound. Their starts will likely be pushed back to Thursday. The Pirates will host the Diamondbacks and the Brewers will host the Cardinals.

The Cubs won on Wednesday afternoon, so the Brewers are tied with the Cubs for first place in the NL Central. The Pirates are seven games back in third place.