Braves and Blue Jays Switch Shortstops

In an effort to bolster their lineup midseason, the Atlanta Braves have swapped shortstops with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Braves also gave the Blue Jays left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes in the five-player deal, adding lefty minor leaguer Tim Collins and minor league shortstop Tyler Pastornicky.

Get Well Soon, Larry Wayne Jones

The future father of my children Chipper Jones re-aggravated his strained right quad during Friday's 10-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners and is expected to miss at least the next couple of games.

Jones, whose batting average dipped below .400 for the first time in 10 weeks after an 0-for-4 Thursday, left in the top of the eighth even though he hurt himself while scoring in the fourth. He leads the big leagues with a .390 batting average and has 16 homers and 45 RBIs over 67 games this season. Man, I love that guy.

Also injured in Friday's game was shortstop Yunel Escobar, who made his exit in the ninth with a strained right hip flexor. He's listed as day-to-day.

Update: There's no stopping Chipper Jones. He hits even when he doesn't play. Prime example: his pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth Saturday against the Mariners.

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Brought to You by the Letter W

It's been a little while since Tom Glavine enjoyed a victory in an Atlanta Braves uniform.

The 42-year-old veteran lefty pitched 5.2 solid innings to earn his first win for Atlanta in six years with an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. He surrendered 4 earned runs on four hits, fanning four and walking two.

Meanwhile, Chipper Jones (3 more!) Yunel Escobar and Kelly Johnson teed off on Brett Myers, each hitting solo shots while Brian McCann drove in three runs of support for Glavine, who hadn’t won a game with the Braves since beating who else, but the Phils on Sept. 19, 2002, just before his five-year hiatus in New York City.

[Talking Chop]