--SS Yunel Escobar was back in the starting lineup, thanks to a cortisone shot in his jammed left elbow administered on Monday's off day.
--LHP Mike Hampton is taking his minor league rehab assignments pitch by pitch, having been disappointed so often before. He won't set a date for his return, but the official projection is after the All-Star break. --INF Martin Prado, on standby for Tuesday's game in case the Braves had to put 3B Chipper Jones, SS Yunel Escobar or INF Omar Infante on the disabled list, was taking batting practice with the team Tuesday.
--RHP Charlie Morton, whose start against the Phillies on Tuesday lasted only 2-plus innings, says he had no life on his ball because of a dead arm. That happens to him in July, historically, after which his arm comes back much better.
--OF Gregor Blanco has five straight multi-hit games and has gone 12-for-21 (.571) in that span. His base hit Tuesday extended his hitting streak to six games.
BY THE NUMBERS: 2-10 -- The Braves' record in the first 12 games in which 3B Chipper Jones did not played this season. They were 4-12 in the first 16 games in which he did not start.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Everything he throws is funky. He throws a changeup that cuts, he throws a changeup that sinks. He's been awesome." -- C Brian McCann, on RHP Jorge Campillo.
