AP 3B Chipper Jones hurt his left thigh running out a ground ball in the fourth inning against Florida and left the game. The Braves are off today and said

MIAMI, July 23 (UPI) - Tim Hudson threw six shutout innings before leaving the game with elbow soreness Wednesday, helping Atlanta defeat Florida 9-4.
The Braves also saw third baseman Chipper Jones suffer an apparent hamstring injury in the fourth inning. He grabbed his leg and grimaced in pain as he ran to first base.
five runs on eight hits in five innings.

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com MIAMI - If Chipper Jones is the Braves' Marlins killer at the plate, then Tim Hudson is their assassin on the mound.
Entering Wednesday's game, the Braves' steady right-hander was 6-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 12 career starts against Florida, and he sported a 2.95 ERA at Dolphin Stadium.
e runs allowed were the most he's given up since June 5, against the Braves, and the outing was his shortest since that game, too.

Gregor Blanco went 4-for-5 with three runs and three RBI as the Braves topped the Marlins on Wednesday night.
Blanco drove in one run on a single, and he also hit a two-run triple. The four hits were a career-high for Gregor, and he's now hitting .267/.365/.326 on the season, with one homer and 25 RBI. Yunel Escobar also had a nice night: he drove in three runs and hit two doubles. Jul. 23 - 10:40 pm et

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Tim Hudson hurled six shutout innings, and Gregor Blanco and Yunel Escobar each drove in three runs apiece as Atlanta bested Florida, 9-4, in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Things weren't all rosy for the Braves, however. Hudson (11-7) was forced to exit the game after six innings with tightness in his left elbow and third baseman Chipper Jones, who leads the major leagues with a .369 batting average, left the contest in the fourth with an apparent left hamstring injury. The All-Star grounded to third base and grabbed the hamstring while grimacing in pain as he passed the bag at first.
th a two-out RBI single and Escobar followed with a run-scoring double to make it a 5-0 game.

MIAMI (Ticker) - Yunel Escobar and Gregor Blanco drove in three runs apiece and Tim Hudson tossed six scoreless innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.
Escobar doubled in a run in both the third and fourth innings and Blanco finished with his second career four-hit game while scoring three runs for the Braves, who took two out of three in the series.

MIAMI (AP) - By the time Chipper Jones pulled up lame, the Atlanta Braves already had plenty of runs for Tim Hudson. Then Hudson departed with a tender elbow.
Jones strained his left hamstring, and Hudson left after six innings with tightness in his right elbow, tempering the glow of the Braves' 9-4 victory Wednesday night over the Florida Marlins.
starting an important series Friday in Philadelphia.

By Mark Bowman / MLB.com MIAMI - Whenever it's seemed appropriate to close the casket on their postseason hopes, the Braves have managed to prove they still have life. Now they find themselves with the task of finishing this ever-important road trip as auspiciously as it started.
Tim Hudson provided six scoreless innings and Gregor Blanco produced a career-high four-hit game that helped the Braves claim a 9-4 win over the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Fans have been treated to some brilliant pitching in this week's Braves-Marlins game in Florida.
Jorge Campillo and the Braves shutout the Marlins 4-0 Monday night... the Marlins getting only 2 hits. Rick VandenHurk and the Marlins combined on a 1-hitter in their 4-0 win Tuesday night.
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AP MIAMI: Braves slugger Chipper Jones hurt his left thigh running out a ground ball in the fourth inning against Florida and left the game Wednesday night.