--1B Mark Teixeira struck out four times -- three swinging, one looking -- in an 0-5 night.
--RHP Tim Hudson, the scheduled starter Tuesday against the Rangers, went directly from Anaheim to Arlington rather than make the one-day trip to Denver. It was 100 degrees in Texas, and Hudson was also getting a head start on hydrating. --LHP Mike Gonzalez ("Tommy John" surgery rehab) is scheduled to join the team in Arlington Tuesday and be activated Wednesday during the three-game series with the Rangers.
--LF Brandon Jones is 8-for-17 with four RBIs since being called up, giving the offense the jump start general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox were hoping for.
--CF Mark Kotsay stayed in Anaheim to take treatment on his back rather than make the trip to Denver for the one-game snow-out makeup. Kotsay will join the Braves Tuesday in Arlington for the series with the Rangers.
BY THE NUMBERS: 4 -- Months before RHP John Smoltz can throw a baseball.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "If it's meant to be, I am going to do it." -- RHP John Smoltz, on whether his career is over after right shoulder surgery found significant damage.
