Updates on former Braves players around the majors:
Jason Heyward, OF
St. Louis Cardinals
Heyward hit .333 in the past week and raised his average to .260. But he only has six homers and 20 RBIs. His home run Thursday was his first since May 27.
Craig Kimbrel, P
San Diego Padres
He recorded his 17th save Thursday, striking out two in an inning. His ERA is dropping, down to 3.67 after being an uncharacteristic 5.74 a month ago. He’s fanned 40 in 27 innings.
Dan Uggla, 2B
Washington Nationals
The good news is he hit .500 in the past week; the bad news is he had only two at-bats. He hasn’t started a game since May 27. Uggla is hitting .225 with one homer and 12 RBIs.
Evan Gattis, OF-DH
Houston Astros
His .231 average is 32 points below last season’s. But he has 12 homers and 39 RBIs, putting Gattis on pace for career highs in homers (projected for 29) and RBIs (on pace for 94).
Justin Upton, OF
San Diego Padres
After flirting with .300 early in the season, Upton’s average has fallen to .275. He has 13 homers and 42 RBIs, but has one homer and four RBIs in 17 June games.
Brian McCann, C-1B
New York Yankees
The 31-year-old McCann is having a solid season. He’s hitting. 260 with nine homers and 40 RBIs. He likes Yankee Stadium, hitting .316 at home this season.
Tim Hudson, P
San Francisco Giants
He gave up eight hits in five innings (three earned runs) in his most recent start, a loss to the Mariners. Hudson is 4-6 with a 4.65 ERA. He’s allowed 89 hits in 79 1/3 innings.
Jeff Francoeur, OF
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies took some heat for letting Francoeur throw 48 pitches as a reliever in a blowout loss. Francoeur, hitting .262 this season, didn’t start in right field the next game.
Melvin Upton Jr. OF
San Diego Padres
He’ll play more since outfielder Wil Myers is back on the DL for at least two months. Upton had a triple Thursday, but is batting .176 with no RBIs in nine games.
Kris Medlen, P
Kansas City Royals
He’ll make his first start since elbow surgery when he begins a rehab assignment with Northwest Arkansas on Friday. He could be in the majors by the All-Star break.
