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| Chipper Jones got three hits in six at-bats, but it was not enough, as the Braves fell to the Nationals by the score of 7-4. |
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| Kelly Johnson kept his hot streak going on Saturday against the Nationals. He had two hits and two RBI while batting number two in the order. |
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| Mike Gonzalez managed just one out while yielding three runs in the tenth inning against the Nationals on Saturday night. It was his second loss of the season. |
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| Mike Hampton managed to give up four home runs to the Nationals in seven innings on Saturday night. He managed to avoid the loss as the Braves made a comeback late. |
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| Jair Jurrjens picked up his first win since August 9th on Friday night against the Nationals. It took him 98 pitches to get through five innings, after which he was pulled. He gave up six hits and one run while walking three and striking out six. |
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| Kelly Johnson continued his hot September with three more hits on Friday night. He recorded two runs and two RBI. In five September games, he is hitting .571 with six runs and eight RBI. |
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| Jeff Francoeur left Friday night's game after being hit by a pitch on his hand. |
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| Charlie Morton may be done for the season. MLB.com reports that the right-hander has been shut down for at least 10 days after complaining of back discomfort. |
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| Kelly Johnson had two hits in four at bats on Thursday out of the second hole in the order for the Braves. |
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| Mike Gonzalez picked up his ninth save on Thursday night with a one inning, three strikeout performance against the Nationals. This was his 39th straight save conversion, the longest current streak in the majors. |
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| James Parr, in his major league debut, hurled six scoreless innings to defeat the Nationals on Thursday night in the Braves 2-0 victory. |
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| It turns out that Yunel Escobar won't need much time off after injuring his shoulder on Wednesday night as he showed up on Thursday, took batting practice, and said he was ready to go, according to MLB.com. |
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| Updating an earlier story, Chipper Jones did indeed return to the lineup on Thursday night for the Braves after he awoke with little swelling in his injured knee, according to MLB.com. "I don't have any fluid in my joints," said Jones. The pain has subsided pretty quickly." |
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| Jo-Jo Reyes will have his next start pushed back to Sunday after he spent some time away from the team for the birth of his first child., according to MLB.com. James Parr will start in his place on Thursday night against the Nationals. |
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| Yunel Escobar had to leave Wednesday's game after injuring his shoulder, but the malady is not serious, and he could return by the weekend, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| Braves third baseman Chipper Jones could return to the lineup on Thursday, as his injured right knee is healing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| Brian McCann had a tough day at the plate in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins, as he went 0-for-4 while stranding three men on base. |
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| Kelly Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins. He hit a single and a triple, his fourth of the season. |
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| Jeff Ridgway will join the Braves as he has been called up from Triple-A Richmond, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Yunel Escobar was forced out of Wednesday's game in the fourth inning due to an apparent left shoulder injury, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
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| A three-run home run was the contribution made by Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur in the Braves 16-14 win over the Marlins. He was 1-for-5 and scored twice. |
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| Kelly Johnson and the Braves combined with the Marlins to score 30 runs and accumulate 36 hits in the Braves 16-14 win. Johnson had four of those hits and drove in four of the runs. |
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| Ruben Gotay was activated from the DL on Monday, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Casey Kotchman, who had missed the past 11 days while tending to his ailing mother, has been activated from the list, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Braves catcher Brian McCann had a difficult day on Monday, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his team's 4-3 loss to the Marlins. |
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| Braves reliever Mike Gonzalez showed an uncharacteristic lack of control, walking three Marlins in the bottom of the ninth inning before giving up a sacrifice fly to John Baker, as the Braves lost to Florida, 4-3. |
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| Atlanta hurler Mike Hampton will be a free agent after the season, and he has expressed his desire to pitch for the Braves next season, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I’d like to think there’s an opportunity to pitch for the Braves again. There are a lot of question marks for this team next year," Hampton said. |
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