Braves veterans reign in blowout win
Published 4/18/2008 by Mark Bowman at Major League Baseball News
The Braves snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday with a convincing 8-0 win over the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. Providing their veteran leadership, Chipper Jones contributed a four-hit, two-homer performance and John Smoltz moved closer to history with an impressive 10-strikeout outing.
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