Dodgers Swept Out Of Atlanta

Written by Jonathan on April 21, 2008 – 1:05 pm

Jair Jurrjens and the Braves completed the sweep of the Dodgers yesterday afternoon. The series score was 24-3 in the Braves favor, giving them 32 runs scored to only 3 allowed in their last 4 games. For an offense that has struggled to find their stride so far this season, this has been a welcome change. Mark Teixeira added 3 more RBIs and a home run to his season stats yesterday; is this a glimmer of hope that his slow start is starting to fade?

The downer on the day was Chipper Jones coming up gimp on a slide into second and promptly leaving the game in the next inning to be replaced by Martin Prado. He’s listed as day-to-day after reaggravating his injured quads. We’ll see how he comes along and hopefully he doesn’t miss any time as he has the best bat in the league right now.

Jurrjens looked strong and finally got the run support he needed to extend his record to 2-2. He pitched 7 solid innings, only giving up 1 run on 3 hits. He also struck out 8 batters. His one run came on a solo home run to Russell Martin in the 4th inning. The Braves look to continue their hot hitting and solid defense tonight against the Nationals.

Tags: Chipper Jones, Hiroki Kuroda, Jair Jurrjens, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira
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