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--C Clint Sammons is hitless in his last 14 at-bats, but to keep that in perspective, he is with the Braves for his defense and receiving skills, and his offense is still a notch above that of C Corky Miller, whom he replaced.
--RHP Manny Acosta (strained left hamstring) allowed two hits but no earned runs and struck out two in two-thirds of an inning of his first rehab assignment with Class AAA Richmond.
--RHP Jair Jurrjens is 4-5 with a 2.81 ERA over his last 10 starts (67 1/3 innings, 21 earned runs). He has gone at least six innings in each of those starts.
BY THE NUMBERS: 29-9 -- Cumulative score of the Cubs' three-game sweep of the Braves Aug. 13-14.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Guys are just throwing me fastballs because they know I can't get the bat head there. I'm just late. I haven't driven a ball in three weeks. You miss that feeling. It's not like they're tricking me." -- OF Jeff Francoeur, who was hitting .231 through Aug. 17, including a .200 mark in August.
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