Hudson leads Braves as they get closer to Nationals

The Braves desperately needed someone to fill in the gap left by Brandon Beachy once he went on the DL for the rest of the year, and Tim Hudson has done exactly that for the team to this point in the season.

On August 26 Hudson went seven strong innings while giving up only one run on five hits to go along with three strikeouts as well, and he pitched about as well as one could expect out of him.

Hudson was able to keep the ball down throughout the entire night with velocity in the low-90s, and as a result induced more than a dozen ground balls for the game.

Hudson dominates as Braves inch closer to Nationals

Chipper Jones not the oldest of the Braves anymore

Chipper Jones and his surgically repaired knees were out of the Braves lineup Saturday at San Francisco, the second game he missed through the first six on a 10-game trip that began in Washington.

“Just old,” said Jones, 40, as he suited up for the 1:05 p.m. game, the third in a four-game series against the Giants.

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Atlanta Braves blog by David O'Brien