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MIAMI -- If the Braves are going to make a run and put themselves back in legitimate playoff contention, they are going to need Chipper Jones. But when they go to Philadelphia for an important three-game series against the Phillies this weekend, they might be without their veteran third baseman. Jones exited Wednesday night's 9-4 win over the Marlins with a strained left hamstring, and he's ... [link]

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Chipper exits with hamstring injury | Braves.com
Published 7/24/2008 by gondeee at Talking Chop
Chipper exits with hamstring injury | Braves.com No words, but if he is out for any length of time, then that could be the trigger which causes the Braves to trade Mark Teixeira. On Braves Live after the game they reported that Frank Wren said the injury ...

Closing Time: Bronson bounces back
Published 7/24/2008 by Scott Pianowski at Roto Arcade
Bronson Arroyo's ERA has been much higher all season than the peripherals suggest it should be, making him an interesting buy-low target for much of the year. That said, after he bottomed out at Toronto on June 24 (getting rocked for 11 hits and 10 runs), you couldn't blame anyone who washed their hands of the crafty right-hander once and for all. A funny thing has happened since that horrible outing - Arroyo is turnng his season around. He captured his fifth straight win Wednesday over San Diego (7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K), and while he hasn't been dominant by any means over this stretch, it is encouraging that he's getting more ground balls and pounding the strike zone ...

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