{"id":1245,"date":"2008-07-24T06:36:34","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T10:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/07\/24\/braves-beat-down-continues\/"},"modified":"2008-07-24T06:45:35","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T10:45:35","slug":"braves-beat-down-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2008\/07\/24\/braves-beat-down-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves beat-down continues."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Braves may have beaten the Marlines 9-4 last night, but at what cost? Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson both left the game<\/a> due to injuries<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Will Chipper have to park his NL leading .369 average?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Jones, the major league\u2019s batting leader at .369, was hurt running out a grounder in the fourth inning and immediately left the game. He said he hopes to avoid the disabled list but may miss the start of a series against division co-leader Philadelphia beginning Friday.<\/p>\n

Hudson (11-7) said he felt tightness on the inside of his upper forearm at the elbow, but he doesn\u2019t expect to miss a start.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wonder if Cox still thinks the Braves are buyers? At 48-53, the Braves are only 5 games under .500, but 6 games back of the NL East lead. The Braves need to realize that it is not going to happen this year.<\/p>\n

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