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Wrist injury sends Braves' 2B Johnson to DL

Wrist injury sends Braves' 2B Johnson to DL
PA SportsTicker, Jul 3, 2009
Struggling Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right wrist tendinitis. ...More
 •  Braves put Johnson on DL with tendinitis Jul 3 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)*
 •  Braves are awakening in time to make a run Jul 3 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)*
 • Braves complete sweep of Phillies, 5-2 - Jul 2 (AP)
 •  Braves sweep Phillies, only two back Jul 2 (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)*
 • Power Rankings: Angels are ascending - Jul 2 (Yahoo! Sports)
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Braves Team Report

Braves Team Report Jul 3, 2009

The Braves finally scored runs for Jair Jurrjens on Wednesday during an 11-1 win over the Phillies.

Jurrjens carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of the victory. Manager Bobby Cox would have had a difficult decision if the no-hitter had continued.

"It would have been interesting what I was going to do after the seventh because his last start he threw, I think, 114 (pitches), and back-to-back, to get the no-hitter he would have been in the 120s," Cox said. "It would have been interesting if I'd had to make that decision."

Actually, though, Cox already knew what he would have done. "The player's arm comes first," he said emphatically. Luckily, he added, "Bako helped me out," referring to the seventh-inning hit by former Phillies catcher Paul Bako, a former ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 K. Johnson 2B Jul 3, 2009 15-day Right wrist tendinitis
 J. Bennett RP/SP Jun 25, 2009 15-day Broken left hand
 G. Norton LF/1B Jun 11, 2009 15-day Strained right hamstring
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Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan(notes) (1) steals second against Atlanta Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar(notes), left, during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 3, 2009, in Washington.
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(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami(notes), of Japan, delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 3, 2009, in Washington.
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(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Washington Nationals starter Ross Detwiler(notes) delivers a pitch against the Atlanta Braves during the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 3, 2009, in Washington.
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(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Atlanta Braves pinch runner Jair Jurrjens(notes), center, is greeted at the dugout by Yunel Escobar(notes) (19) and Gregor Blanco(notes) after scoring on a Matt Diaz(notes) double in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Atlanta won 5-2.
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(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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 NL East Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Philadelphia 39 37 .513 -- 
 Florida 41 39 .512 -- 
 NY Mets 39 39 .500 1.0 
 Atlanta 38 40 .487 2.0 
 Washington 22 54 .289 17.0 
 Complete Standings
 Individual Leaders
Yunel Escobar - Atlanta BravesY. Escobar
#19, Shortstop/Third Base
Leads team with .294 Batting Avg
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGY. Escobar.294 
 HRC. Jones
 RBIY. Escobar40 
 RY. Escobar39 
 SBJ. Francoeur
 WD. Lowe
 SVM. González
 IPJ. Vázquez112.0 
 ERAJ. Jurrjens2.73 
Full: Batting Stats Pitching Stats Qualified Leaders
 Scores & Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Sat, Jun 27BostonL 0-1 
 Sun, Jun 28BostonW 2-1 
 Tue, Jun 30PhiladelphiaW 5-4 
 Wed, Jul 1PhiladelphiaW 11-1 
 Thu, Jul 2PhiladelphiaW 5-2 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, Jul 3at Washington6:35 pm 
 Sat, Jul 4at Washington1:05 pm 
 Sun, Jul 5at Washington1:35 pm 
 Mon, Jul 6at Chi Cubs7:05 pm 
 Tue, Jul 7at Chi Cubs8:05 pm 
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