Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens, right, beats St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus to first base after Rasmus hit a grounder to Braves first baseman Adam LaRoche and LaRouche flipped the ball to Jurrjens for the final out of the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in St. Louis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens, right, beats St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus to first base after Rasmus hit a grounder to Braves first baseman Adam LaRoche and LaRouche flipped the ball to Jurrjens for the final out of the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in St. Louis.

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