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7:35 pm EDT Fri Aug 13, 2010

The Atlanta Braves’ return from a successful road series was tempered by the news of Chipper Jones’ potential career-ending knee injury. Another superb outing from Tim Hudson could put the short-handed Braves in a more positive mood. The right-hander will try to win his fifth consecutive start as the NL East leaders open a seven-game homestand Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves earned their third consecutive series victory Wednesday with an 8-2 victory in 10 innings over Houston. They’ve won six of eight and enter this four-game set two games ahead of Philadelphia in the division. The Braves, though, lost Jones for the season when he hurt his left knee Tuesday. The 38-year-old third baseman was diagnosed with a torn ACL following an MRI exam Thursday.

The injury comes at a time when Atlanta already had one of its top hitters, Martin Prado, on the disabled list with a fractured finger. Plus, the status of rookie outfielder Jason Heyward is unclear after a sore right knee forced him to miss the last two games. At the time of his injury, Jones was hitting .307 in his previous 44 games and was 11 for 23 in his last six. Omar Infante and Brooks Conrad are expected to split time at third in his place, though Prado could shift to that spot from second base upon his expected return early next week. Fortunately for Atlanta, Hudson has been at his best lately. The right-hander has a 0.63 ERA in his last four starts and yielded three hits over eight innings in Saturday’s 3-0 win over San Francisco.