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ST. LOUIS -- Third baseman Chipper Jones, batting in the No. 2 spot in the Braves' order for the first time in 15 years, went 3-for-9 in Thursday's doubleheader, with a home run and three RBIs.Manager Fredi Gonzalez said he had been thinking about moving his six-time All-Star up in the order for quite some time. He finally pulled the trigger on Thursday."Every once in a while, I would mention it football shirts to him," Gonzalez said. "It was just a matter of getting some of the high percentage on-base guys up there [in the order]." Like any superstitious manager, Gonzalez is not going to mess with success. Jones batted in the second spot on Friday and may stay there, "forever," joked Gonzalez. "Got to go with what works," the skipper added.It marked the fifth time Jones has batted second and the first s football shirts ince 1996 when he did it four times. He also hit second for the National League in the 2000 All-Star Game. All told, Jones had hit third 1,776 times followed by fourth (470 times), fifth (22) and sixth (8) during his 18-year Major League career. "He doesn't change his approach no matter where he's hitting, third, fourth or sixth," Gonzalez said. "He could care less. Chipper, for all he's done in t football shirts his game, he's a team guy. He's an old-school guy. He respects the coaches. Whatever we ask him to do, he does." Jones tied Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski for 33rd on the all-time homer list with his 452nd on Thursday. Teheran receives accolades following first win ST. LOUIS -- Julio Teheran could hardly believe his eyes.The rookie right-hander was overwhelmed by the amount of text messages football shirts and calls waiting for him when he picked up his cell phone late Thursday night following his first Major League victory -- a 5-1 Braves triumph over the Mets in the second game of a doubleheader."Everybody was watching on their computers back home," Teheran said. "It made me feel good."Teheran allowed five hits and one run over 5 1/3 innings to lead the Braves to a twin-bill sweep. He struck out t football shirts hree, walked two and threw 90 pitches. After a slow start, Teheran settled down. He retired five hitters in a row on two separate occasions before leaving in the sixth inning after a pair of walks.The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder lives in Cartagena, Colombia, the fifth-largest city in the country. Most of his extended family and friends gathered together to watch the game. "I wasn't worried -- I felt co football shirts nfident," he said through his interpreter, bullpen coach Eddie Perez. Teheran's effort continued a strong run by Atlanta rookie starters. Mike Minor turned in a solid effort in the opener on Thursday. Brandon Beachy allowed just one earned run in a 3-2 loss at Philadelphia on Wednesday. "We could talk about a young guy every night," said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez. "They've done a terrific football shirts job keeping us in ballgames and giving us a chance to win." Teheran was making his third appearance of the season. He struggled in a pair of May efforts, giving up five earned runs in 8 2/3 innings for a 5.19 ERA.He caught fire after being sent to the Minors compiling a 15-3 record at Triple-A Gwinnett. Teheran was selected as the Most Valuable Pitcher in the International League before being reca football shirts lled on Sept. 3. Teheran could possibly see some relief duty down the road. Another spot start is not out of the question. "I just want to go pitch and do the right things," he said. "I'll be ready for anything." Worth noting #149; The Braves have started four successive rookie pitchers, including Randall Delgado's start on Friday. The last time Atlanta started four rookies in a row was S football shirts ept. 2-5, 2008, when Charlie Morton, Jorge Campillo, James Parr and Jair Jurrjens did so."Here we are in the middle of a pennant race and we send out four straight rookies," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "It's a great experience for them. They've done a terrific job." #149; The Braves have been alone in second place in the NL East for 92 successive days dating back to June 7. #149; Right-hande football shirts r Tommy Hanson, who has been out since Aug. 6 with right shoulder tendinitis, will throw a side session off the mound on Sunday. "We're running out of time," said Gonzalez. "We don't want [his] first start to be Game 2 of the playoffs." Gonzalez said an ideal scenario would be to get Hanson some Instructional League work and then get him at least one start before the end of the regular seaso football shirts n. football shirts
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