Evan Gattis is not in the Braves' lineup Friday. It's just a day of rest. Gerald Laird is catching Mike Minor's season debut Friday. Dan Uggla is also sitting out, as Ramiro Pena is at second base.

Evan Gattis went 2-for-3 with a walk and a go-ahead solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Marlins Gattis took Henderson Alvarez deep to left field for a solo homer in the sixth inning, putting the Braves up 4-3 at the time. Gattis now has seven home runs, tied for fourth-most in the National League, and tops among catchers. His slash line improves to .286/.313/.597.

Evan Gattis is not in the Braves' lineup Sunday. It's just a day off. Gerald Laird is behind the plate Sunday in Gattis' place.

Evan Gattis doubled in the winning runs in the eighth inning with a pinch-hit double in Wednesday's win over the Marlins. The Marlins removed Mike Dunn after Dan Uggla reached with a two-out, infield single. A.J. Ramos then came on an allowed a booming two-run double down the left field line to Gattis that put the Braves ahead for good. It came after Gattis beat the Marlins with a walk-off homer in the 10th inning of Monday's contest. "El Oso Blanco" is now batting .298/.322/.614 with five homers and 11 RBI on the season.

Evan Gattis launched a walkoff homer off Arquimedes Caminero in the 10th inning Monday as the Braves beat the Marlins 4-2. Gattis snapped an 0-for-12 skid by going 2-for-4 with a walk tonight. It's odd that the Braves' third and fourth best hitters in the early going -- Gattis and Andrelton Simmons -- are batting seventh and eighth in the lineup. Simmons homered, too, tonght, and those two combined for three of the Braves' four runs scored and three of the RBI.

Evan Gattis is not in the Braves' lineup Sunday. He's getting a breather while Gerald Laird catches David Hale. Gattis is hitless in his last nine at-bats after going 9-for-13 with three homers in the three games prior.

Evan Gattis is not in the Braves' starting lineup for Thursday's series-finale against the Phillies. Gerald Laird is starting behind the plate. Gattis, who's batting .375 with a 1.135 OPS and four home runs in 10 games this season, is simply getting a day of rest.

Evan Gattis was all the offense the Braves needed, going 4-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Phillies. Gattis knocked in the only run of the game when he hit a wall-scraping home run to left field off of Cliff Lee in the fourth inning. He also singled three times, bringing his average up to .378. Gattis now has six hits and three home runs in his last two games, both against the Phillies.

Evan Gattis hit his second and third homers of the year Monday against the Phillies. We're skeptical about Gattis's ability to hit for average, but there's no doubting his power; he's up to 24 homers in 386 at-bats since he debuted last year. Plus, he is hitting .303 in the early going this season, so enjoy it while it lasts.

Evan Gattis (illness) is back in the Braves' lineup Tuesday. Gattis hasn't played since Friday due to a stomach bug, which caused him to lose seven pounds. "It feels good to get over that, and it feels good to be back home," Gattis said. The catcher has just two hits in his first 12 at-bats this season, but one of them was a homer.