--3B Chipper Jones aggravated his sore right quad scoring the Braves' first run in the fourth inning. He came out of the game after the seventh, unable to move laterally. He says the injury hurts more than it ever has and he expects to miss a couple of days.
--SS Yunel Escobar strained his right hip flexor scoring when he slid home in the sixth inning. He is day to day. --CF Mark Kotsay (strained lower back) took 30 swings in the indoor batting cage and shagged balls in the outfield during batting practice, his first such work since going on the 15-day disabled list.
--LHP Mike Hampton (strained left pectoral muscle) is scheduled to throw some simulated innings Saturday at the Braves' spring training complex near Orlando, and if that goes well, he could begin a minor league rehab assignment next week.
--2B Kelly Johnson got a rare day off Friday; Ruben Gotay got the start at second base. Johnson took over at second in the eighth inning when Gotay moved to third base, replacing Chipper Jones, who left the game after aggravating his sore right quad.
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.
