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Jair Jurrjens has been rounding into form after getting off to a slow start to the season and spending time on the disabled list. He feels like he's coming off his best start of the year, and that doesn't bode well for the Florida Marlins.

 

Jurrjens looks to win his fourth consecutive decision and help the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves take two of three from the Marlins in Sunday's series finale.

 

Jurrjens (3-3, 4.25 ERA) emerged has one of Atlanta's top pitchers in 2009, winning 14 games and leading all starters with a 2.60 ERA. The right-hander opened this season 0-3 with a 6.38 ERA in his first five starts, though, and was placed on the DL May 5 with a strained left hamstring.

 

Since returning to the rotation June 30, Jurrjens has regained his dominance, going 3-0 with a 2.19 ERA in four starts. Against NL West-leading San Diego on Tuesday, he gave up one run and five hits while striking out seven over seven innings in a 4-1 win.

 

"(Tuesday) was the best day in the whole season (for me)," Jurrjens told the Braves' official website. "Everything was working."

 

This will be Jurrjens' first game against the Marlins this year after going 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in three starts against them in 2009.

 

The Braves (57-40) defeated Florida 10-5 on Saturday behind an eight-run eighth inning highlighted by Brooks Conrad's second pinch-hit grand slam of the year. It was the most runs in an inning for Atlanta, which has won four of six and owns a six-game lead over Philadelphia atop the division.

 

"It was awesome. It was great. It was huge," Conrad said. "It's the perseverance we have this year. No matter what the situation or how we're playing, we're always going to play hard until the end."

 

Braves All-Star second baseman Martin Prado led off Saturday's game with his 13th home run. He's homered in each of the first two games of this series and is batting .421 with seven RBIs in eight games against the Marlins (48-49) this season.

 

Florida's collapse came with the club on the verge of winning for the seventh time in eight games and moving over .500 for the first time since it was 28-27 on June 3.

 

"It just so happens they stole one from us," said Dan Uggla, who homered and drove in three runs. "That's baseball."

 

Uggla homered in Friday's series opener and is 8 for 17 with three home runs and eight RBIs in his last four games against the Braves. He is also 7 for 17 with three doubles lifetime against Jurrjens.

 

The Marlins counter with Chris Volstad (4-8, 4.78), who is expected to get called up from the minors.

 

Volstad began the year with Florida, and was 3-2 with a 4.12 ERA in his first six starts before going 1-6 with a 5.22 ERA over his next 11 outings with the Marlins losing 10 of those games. The right-hander was sent to Triple-A New Orleans after yielding five runs in three innings of a 7-3 loss to the Dodgers on July 6.

 

Volstad, 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA in four career starts against the Braves, will be taking the spot in the rotation of Nate Robertson, who was designated for assignment Wednesday.

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Please take the series.

Cantu getting a scheduled day off, Helms making the start at 3B. Davis behind the plate. Otherwise, normal lineup.

Let's Go Fish!!

 

 

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Let's Go Fish!!!

 

 

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Let's Go Fish!!!!

 

 

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Let's Go Fish!!!!!

 

 

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Cantu getting a scheduled day off, Helms making the start at 3B.

Cantu getting a scheduled day off, Helms making the start at 3B. Davis behind the plate. Otherwise, normal lineup.

 

Yeah, took me a sec to get the images up. Admin always on top of stuff as usual.

Damn he's already starting to throw a bunch of pitches, he probably won't last more then 5 or 6...

freaking Fish.

Volstad is useless

Right now this is batting practice :confused

It's funny how the pitchers in this series can't throw strikes to Heyward

Sinker is staying up... Balls flying into the outfield.

Is there any doubt now that his rookie year was a fluke?

Volstad is useless

 

 

He may very well be DFA again. He is pitching on 3 days rest though...

An Infield Mound Visit. That's nice to see to encourage your pitcher that you have his back.

Volstad is useless

 

 

He may very well be DFA again. He is pitching on 3 days rest though...

 

Yeah, I realized. He was getting lit up in the minors regardless, and what choice do we have other than him?

 

Also, where's the insight? If we were gonna need a 5th starter, why did he pitch 3 days ago?

Anybody close to the stadium??? I live 7 miles basically north and it looks really cloudy south of me. A rainout??? :mis2

Why did we call him instead of West again?

Is there any doubt now that his rookie year was a fluke?

 

 

No, he was very solid at times when he was up here early in the season just has had games with terrible run support.

At this rate the BP is gonna be f***ing useless come the SF series tomorrow.

Volstad is useless

 

 

He may very well be DFA again. He is pitching on 3 days rest though...

 

Yeah, I realized. He was getting lit up in the minors regardless, and what choice do we have other than him?

 

Also, where's the insight? If we were gonna need a 5th starter, why did he pitch 3 days ago?

 

Did he get DFA'ed or just demoted??

I'm glad that Mr. Volstad was able to work out all of his problems in New Orleans over the last week.

Why did we call him instead of West again?

 

 

Because he hasn't been exactly great in NOLA as of late and he's never proved to be good at the MLB level.

Anybody close to the stadium??? I live 7 miles basically north and it looks really cloudy south of me. A rainout??? :mis2

 

 

Dude, it always rains at the stadium.

VolStud!

 

Way to come back and limit the damage Chris.

 

Offense, lets go to work.