Making his first start at catcher since Brian McCann returned from the DL May 6, Gattis hit a grand slam Wednesday against the Twins -- this coming on the heels of a pinch-hit go-ahead home run in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday, which itself came on the heels of a pinch-hit go-ahead home run in the bottom the eighth Saturday.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has said he'll look for ways to get Gattis' bat in the lineup, and with this most recent surge, I'm guessing he'll be even more invested in the idea going forward, giving occasional days off to each of the Braves' starting outfielders, as well as Freddie Freeman. Gattis won't play every day, but in leagues that require the use of two catchers, he'll remain valuable all year.

Gattis, who appeared for the fourth time in a row as a pinch-hitter, hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game into extra-innings. Atlanta would go on to win 5-4.

Despite losing his everyday role, Gattis has continued to impress his teammates, with his second pinch-hit homer in a week.

"It's awesome to see," said Braves starter Tim Hudson. "People around the league are scratching their heads, trying to figure out how to make sure he doesn't put the ball in the seats."

Gattis has nine home runs in 118 at-bats, with 23 runs driven in. Four of his home runs have provided the tying or go-ahead runs in the eighth inning or later. 

Gattis was the talk of baseball in April, hitting six home runs in his first month in the majors. Gattis only hit .250 during the month but has seen his average drop to .244 in May. His 24.2 percent strikeout rate is the main culprit. Gattis is working with a poor .263 BABIP, but we don't have enough data to know whether that number will rise. He has the type of skillset that could lead to lower BABIP rates. 

The Braves are trying to find playing time for Gattis, even though his on-base percentage has dropped to .297. Gattis can be a useful fill-in/backup player, but he might be stretched as a full-time player. Fantasy owners have enjoyed the power, but he could lose playing time if he doesn't show some growth. 

Gattis said Upton's advice was to avoid cutters that appeared to be bound for the middle of the plate because they would break off the plate. Gattis said Upton's instruction was to wait on a pitch "starting at you, or it looks like it's starting at you. That's going to be the one that you want."

"I remembered (Upton) said something about (Jansen) in the advance meeting, so I wanted to go to him to see what I could get," Gattis said. "Whatever I could get in an at-bat like that was going to help."

Gattis is batting .250 (10 for 40) with two home runs, four doubles and six RBI in 13 May games (10 starts).