Atlanta Braves Making Wild Card Push

Not long ago, the Atlanta Braves appeared to be out of the NL Wild Card race. Now, after seven straight wins, the Braves are right in the thick of things. They trail the Colorado Rockies by only two games for the Wild Card playoff berth.

Monday’s win came against the Florida Marlins. Winners by a final score of 4-0, the Braves got five strong innings out of starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens. Jurrjens went seven innings and gave up only five hits and one walk to improve his record to 14-10 and lower his ERA to 2.61.

At the plate, Chipper Jones went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run. It was only Jones’ second home run in the month of September, as the hitting star has been slowed by injuries.

While the Braves don’t have much time to close the gap in the 2009 NL Wild Card race, the good news is that they play the Washington Nationals in four of their final six games. The Rockies, on the other hand, still have to face the Los Angeles Dodgers three more times.

Jair Jurrjens - Atlanta Braves (Image: Zuma Press)