1B Matt Adams enjoyed considerable success against Cincinnati pitching in his career, especially in Great American Ball Park. On Saturday, Adams hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 12th inning and his first career grand slam in the fifth, lifting the Braves to a 6-5 victory over the Reds. It was Adams' eighth and ninth career home runs at Great American Ball Park, giving him 13 home runs and 35 RBIs in his career against Reds pitching. "I see the ball well in this park," Adams said. "That helps with the confidence. I was just trying to put the barrel on some balls."

1B Matt Adams was not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels after hurting his right knee in Tuesday's game. With a day off Thursday, Adams will have two full days off and could be back in the lineup Friday against Cincinnati.

1B Matt Adams has 10 hits for the Braves since being acquired from the Cardinals in a trade May 20 to replace injured 1B Freddie Freeman. Six of those hits (three doubles, one triple and two homers) have gone for extra bases.

1B Matt Adams had a hit and a walk in four plate appearances in Friday's win over the San Francisco Giants. The hit was Adams' eighth in six games since the Braves acquired him from the St. Louis Cardinals. Because the hit was a single, Adams' four-game streak with at least one extra-base hit came to an end.

1B Matt Adams was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and the game-winning single on Tuesday. He has three extra-base hits in his three games with Atlanta since being acquired from St. Louis. Adams hit his second home run with the Braves, a long drive to right field that landed just short of the Chop House restaurant at the top of the stands. Adams is 5-for-13 with two homers and four RBIs since joining the team.

1B Matt Adams was 2-for-4 with two RBIs on Monday. He collected his first hit since being acquired by the Braves with a single in the fourth inning and hit his first homer with his new club in the fifth inning. The homer was a long blast to right field that cleared the Chop House restaurant built at the top of the right field stands.

1B Matt Adams made his Atlanta debut after being acquired from St. Louis on Saturday. He struck out three times on Sunday and lined into a rally-killing double play in the ninth inning.

1B Matt Adams' five-plus seasons with the Cardinals ended suddenly Saturday when he was dealt to Atlanta, which was desperately in need of a first baseman with Freddie Freeman on the shelf for 10 weeks after breaking his wrist Wednesday night. Adams was hitting .292 with a homer and seven RBI in 48 at-bats, and general manager John Mozeliak said it would be hard for him to earn steady at-bats. Adams should play well in SunTrust Park with its short right field.

1B/OF Matt Adams, batting .292 with a homer and seven RBIs, was obtained from the Cardinals for 19-year-old infield prospect Juan Yepez on Saturday, giving the Braves a veteran lefty hitter to help cover the loss of 1B Freddie Freeman (broken wrist). Adams, 28, has a .271 career average with 56 homers and 217 RBIs in 486 games, all with St. Louis. His salary is $2.8 million this season and is arbitration eligible in 2018.

1B Matt Adams was the beneficiary of 1B Matt Carpenter's suspension, getting his first start of the year at his natural position and going 0-for-2 before leaving after the sixth inning in a double-switch. Adams drew four early-season starts in left field after taking a crash course at the position, but struggled with running clean routes to balls and was eventually benched. Adams is hitting just .172, another reason why his playing time has been scarce lately.

1B Matt Adams was the beneficiary of 1B Matt Carpenter's suspension, getting his first start of the year at his natural position and going 0-for-2 before leaving after the sixth inning in a double-switch. Adams drew four early-season starts in left field after taking a crash course at the position, but struggled with running clean routes to balls and was eventually benched. Adams is hitting just .172, another reason why his playing time has been scarce lately.

INF Matt Adams recorded a pinch-hit RBI single Sunday but is still in search of regular playing time now that Matt Carpenter has moved across the diamond from third to first base. Since the start of the 2012 season, Adams had played 366 games at first but spent time in left this season in the hopes of staying on the field. He's started just three times this season, including twice as a designated hitter, and has appeared in 14 game overall, batting .185 with three walks and 11 strikeouts. "We've got to get Adams into that mix where he gets opportunities but he's still going to be a guy who's going to be coming off the bench every single day -- or, at least, a threat of coming in and changing the game with one at-bat," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.

INF/OF Matt Adams was the designated hitter for the second time Sunday. When the team returns to St. Louis, he will start working with former Cardinal Willie McGee to further improve, though the short turnaround following Sunday's game might make it difficult to start it Monday. Adams has made four starts as a left fielder this season after spending most of his career at first base. Adams was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Sunday. His second strikeout occurred with two on in the eighth inning when RHP Dellin Betances threw him three straight breaking balls.

ST. LOUIS -- Without taking the field on Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals still took a win.Shortly after their game with the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium was postponed due to the threat of severe weather, the Cardinals revealed that right fielder Stephen Piscotty successfully made it through concussion tests after a scary incident in Tuesday night's 2-1 loss.Piscotty left the game after scoring the team's only run in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was a painful run, as Javier Baez's wild throw drilled him in the left ear and left him lying behind the plate as a sellout crowd of 46,760 fell into library silence.Piscotty eventually walked off the field under his own power, although manager Mike Matheny removed him from the game prior to the top of the sixth. However, Piscotty came through protocol without a hitch and told reporters he could have played if needed Wednesday."I definitely didn't black out, but I was stunned and didn't realize what happened," Piscotty said. "After a few... [More]

1B Matt Adams (jammed wrist) did not play Sunday in the Cardinals' win over the Giants. Adams sustained the injury, which is not considered serious, while diving to first base to record an unassisted double play Saturday. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Adams was available to pinch-hit Sunday if needed.

1B Matt Adams jammed his left wrist diving into first base to complete a double play and had to be pulled from Saturday's win over the San Francisco Giants. The incident occurred in the second inning and came after he had lunged to his right to catch CF Denard Span's line drive. He then dove for the bag and beat Giants baserunner 3B Eduardo Nunez there, completing the double play. His status for Sunday's series finale is unknown.

1B Matt Adams was 1-for-3 with his 14th homer, a shot over the right field stands that bounced into the Allegheny River. "(Adams) absolutely destroyed that ball. That's one of the hardest balls we've seen hit," manager Mike Matheny said.

1B Matt Adams was reinstated from the disabled list Friday after he missed 19 games with right shoulder inflammation. Adams won't be rushed back into the lineup. "Object for us isn't to get guys at-bats, object is to win," manager Mike Matheny said. Adams, who is 10-for-27 with two homers and five RBIs this season as a pinch-hitter, will be used off the bench for the time being. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning Friday.

1B Matt Adams was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Friday by the St. Louis Cardinals. Adams, 28, had been sidelined since Aug. 10 due to right shoulder inflammation. He is expected to return for Friday night's series opener against the Reds in Cincinnati. In 95 games with the Cardinals this season, Adams is batting .249 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs.

1B Matt Adams (right shoulder) started a rehab assignment Thursday night for Triple-A Memphis, batting second and homering in his first at-bat. He finished 1-for-3. Adams has been sidelined since Aug. 10 after being scratched from a start when he experienced inflammation. There is no timetable for the length of Adams' rehab stint, although it probably won't last long since most minor league seasons end by Labor Day.