Julio Teheran pitched five no-hit innings, bolstering his bid for the fifth spot in the Braves’ starting rotation, as Atlanta beat the Cardinals, 12-3, at Champion Stadium on Tuesday.

There’s more to Jayson Werth than just his beard. After signing a seven-year, $126 million contract with Washington, the outfielder has proven to be a influential player on and off the field.

Tuesday’s game against the Tigers marks the halfway point of the Phillies’ spring season. So far, the Phillies mostly like what they’ve seen, but so does every other team in March. Ruben Amaro Jr. sees strength and new possibilities in five key areas: defensive play, the bullpen, the outfield, players’ health and utility infielders.

Barry Zito is what you’d call a Renaissance man. Zito is many things: a musician and songwriter, an actor, an avid proponent of yoga and a philanthropist. He’s also a starting pitcher for the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants.

Finely tuned specialization and increased prospect awareness have undoubtedly altered clubhouse atmosphere as it relates to veteran and young players. But it’s still important for the experienced big leaguers to show the way.

Kalian Sams hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the Kingdom of the Netherlands into the 2013 World Baseball Classic semifinals with 7-6 victory over Cuba on Monday night at Tokyo Dome.

A supersized Spring Training, brought on by the World Baseball Classic, has had the Reds pacing themselves like there was a giant Thanksgiving turducken on the table with all the side dishes.

Dan Johnson and Juan Rivera are expected to challenge for the Yankees’ first-base job with Mark Teixeira injured, now Derrek Lee, a 37-year-old veteran who last played in 2011, can reportedly be thrown into the mix.

We’ve all heard that Spring Training statistics mean next to nothing, but certain numbers can at least point to a trend, from which a team can draw some sort of conclusion. Let’s explore what certain spring performances might mean for the near future.

With or without a healthy David Ortiz, the Red Sox have 17 home games in a 21-day stretch in April. For the Red Sox’s business chief, COO Sam Kennedy, those dates loom large, as the club’s streak of 793 straight sold-out games remains on course to end in April.

Zack Greinke was scratched from Monday’s scheduled start and will fly to Los Angeles to have his right elbow examined.

Detroit has all kinds of depth, but no one who has shown he can get the final three outs of a game. With so few questions in other areas, the lack of a closer has become a popular Spring Training question about the Tigers.

While the action at Spring Training is still building toward Opening Day, the World Baseball Classic is all about the here and now.

The man who has been called the Babe Ruth of broadcasters is embarking on his 64th season behind a microphone, bringing poetry, humor and never-ending insight to fans.

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte is an exciting, electric, multi-tooled player.

With bragging rights, as well as perhaps a more desirable opener in Round 2 against Team Italy, on the line, San Juan rocked as the Dominican Republic beat host Puerto Rico, 4-2, to win Pool C.

Fans attending Grapefruit League Spring Training games in Florida this week will also get a chance to see the Dominican Republic, Italy, Puerto Rico and the United States square off in World Baseball Classic action.