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8:05 pm EDT Mon Aug 9, 2010

Solid pitching has kept the Atlanta Braves in first place in the NL East. With a member of their rotation possibly facing season-ending surgery, they’ll turn to one of their top prospects to help keep them there. Mike Minor will make his major league debut when the Braves open a three-game series against the Houston Astros on Monday night. Atlanta took three of four from San Francisco over the weekend, winning 6-3 on Sunday to maintain a two-game lead over Philadelphia and complete a 5-2 homestand. Its next three games are on the road, where the club has dropped seven of 10. Ross hit a two-run homer and Omar Infante added a solo shot Sunday to back Derek Lowe, who gave up two runs in 5 1-3 innings before leaving with cramps in his right hamstring.

The Braves have posted a 1.73 ERA in their last eight games. Atlanta is fourth in the NL with a 3.50 ERA. A key contributor to that success was Kris Medlen, who was 6-2 with a 3.68 ERA before being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow. The Braves are waiting to see if he’ll need surgery. Although Medlen had replaced Kenshin Kawakami in the rotation, Atlanta chose to call up Minor instead of moving Kawakami back into a starter’s role. Minor, the seventh overall draft pick in 2009, was 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA in six Triple-A starts. Jones will try to help provide the left-hander with the kind of run support the Braves gave their pitchers during their last series with the Astros. Atlanta outscored Houston 21-4 in sweeping the three-game set April 30-May 2.