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--SS Yunel Escobar will have an MRI on his jammed left shoulder Monday in Atlanta. Escobar did not start in the final three-game series of the first half, against the Padres in San Diego.
--RF Jeff Francoeur was two for 20 with the bases loaded before his sixth-inning single against the Padres July 12. That record was the most glaring reason for his Class AA Mississippi assignment.
--3B Chipper Jones said he wasn't seeing pitches down the middle, which accounted for going two for 37 in July before his 3-for-4 night against the Padres July 12.
BY THE NUMBERS: 5 -- Games back of the division leaders by the All-Star break that general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox thought, two weeks ago, was a reasonable gap to overcome. The Braves are 6 1/2 behind the Phillies.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We just haven't been able to overcome the early-season injuries. Slowly but surely, we're starting to get exposed." -- 3B Chipper Jones, on the state of the team at the All-Star break.
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