 | Chipper's return a surprise |
 The AJC is reporting Chipper Jones said his back was still sore, but not too sore to play.
The veteran third baseman returned to the Braves lineup for Monday night’s series opener at San Diego, after missing a three-game weekend series at San Francisco with a strained oblique muscle in his right side and, most recently, back spasms.
He went 0-for-3 and lined out once in six innings Monday before manager Bobby Cox took Jones and catcher Brian McCann out in the sixth inning after the Braves fell too far behind to catch up in a 17-2 loss.
“My back’s still bugging me a little bit,” said Jones, who had back spasms Sunday in San Francisco while he was hitting to test his strained side. “[But] I got out in front and overextended on a change-up [Monday], first swing of second at-bat, and it felt alright. I was just trying to stay within myself, not try to do too much, and made it through.
“We’ve got tomorrow [off] and I’ll be ready to go Wednesday.”
The Braves and Padres are off Tuesday before resuming the three-game series Wednesday.
Jones hit from both sides of the plate in the indoor batting cage Monday before the team’s regular batting practice, and said both his back and side had improved enough that he wanted to play.
“I’ve still got some pain in my back from the spasm,” he said before Monday’s game. “The side feels a lot better.”
To read more..
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/04/12/chippers-back-in-lineup-at-san-diego/
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