ATLANTA - Wandy Rodriguez, theAstros' best pitcher so far this year, knew the bullpen had been taxed a day earlier. 

Umpire Marty Foster was sick and missed Tuesday night's game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. 

TheYankees and Red Sox will begin a new chapter in their historic rivalry tonight, as the first game between the two will be played in the palatial newYankee Stadium. 

The team is in flux thanks to a few key injuries and a sputtering offense. 

--CF Jordan Schafer was dropped to eighth in the batting order for Sunday's game against Astros LHP Wandy Rodriguez. 

Constant rain and the attendant rain delays -- nearly six hours in three home games since the start of the season -- are taking their toll on spirits in the Braves clubhouse -- but not as much the offense's inability to score. 

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was around some great hitters during his days with the Cleveland Indians as a manager and hitting coach. 

Chipper Jones named his third son "Shea" for dad's fondness of the New York Mets' old ballpark, where theBraves third baseman did so much slugging. 

AfterBraves third baseman Chipper Jones castigated himself for his costly error in Saturday's loss against the Houston Astros, he warned that it's important for the strugglingBraves to not let emotions and frustration take a toll so early in the season. 

More than a month into the season, theBraves are still fumbling around, trying to put the pieces together. 

What part of this wasn't expected? 

 

The team is in flux thanks to a few key injuries and a sputtering offense. 

--3B Chipper Jones was originally charged with two errors Saturday, which would have been his first two-error game since March 31, 2003 at Montreal, when he was playing left field. 

Manager Bobby Cox is not in panic mode.