NL East

As the Atlanta Braves make their way through a long rebuilding season in 2016, the future of manager Fredi Gonzalez is sure to be a hot topic of conversation. 

Yoenis Cespedes gets the attention, as he should. But the New York Mets' 12-run third inning got going Friday night when Michael Conforto doubled home the game's first run.

Cespedes' recent power surge has made the Mets look unbeatable. But the Mets' surge really began when manager Terry Collins put a 23-year-old kid into the third spot in the batting order.

Miami Marlins pitcher Adam Conley was four outs away from a no-hitter in just his 16th career start.

But with Conley's pitch count at 116, manager Don Mattingly opted to protect the 25-year-old's arm, taking him out of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning for reliever Jose Urena with Miami leading the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0.

Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances, Major League Baseball announced Friday morning. 

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Charlie Morton will miss the remainder of this season after suffering a hamstring injury on April 23.   

The Phillies announced that Morton's MRI revealed a torn left hamstring that will keep him out for six to eight months. 

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The New York Mets announced Tuesday they placed catcher Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list with a right rotator cuff strain. 

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Collins Comments on d'Arnaud's Status 

Tuesday, April 26 

Marc Carig of Newsday provided comments from Mets manager Terry Collins:

After three weeks of watching their new second baseman, Neil Walker, crush baseballs, New York Mets fans may be asking themselves a simple question: "Daniel who?"

The Atlanta Braves have reportedly been trying to trade left fielder Hector Olivera since his arrest for allegedly assaulting a woman.  

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Barry Bonds needed San Francisco, back when he didn't really have anywhere else.

He needed San Francisco, because nobody should have to deal with being hated everywhere. He still needs it now, even if so much of that hatred seems to have faded into history.

"That's my home," Bonds said. "Nothing in the world takes that away from me. Those are my people, my friends, my family, my history."

Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins after suffering a hamstring injury Wednesday night.

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