In six innings, the veteran Tom Glavine allowed two earned runs and six hits, but his solid performance once again was not enough. When Blaine Boyer came into the game to relieve Glavine, Boyer gave up four runs in the Seventh to give the Nationals the edge and win in a 6-3 loss. Chipper Jones recorded his eighth homer of the year, hitting the shot in the Sixth off of the Nationals’ Tim Redding. Glavine allowed back-to-back home runs in the Third, and Chipper’s homer helped keep the game within reach pulling the score even. However, it was enough following the surge by the Nationals against Boyer. Atlanta now drops to 12-14 and Glavine continues to look for his first win of the season. The Braves will take on the Nationals again tonight, and will once again turn to their clutch rookie Jair Jurrjens to lead the way on the mound against Shawn Hill. Also, in other Braves news right-hander Mike Hampton continues to be plagued by injury as he had to leave his Minor League rehab start in the fourth inning Wednesday due to his strained left pectoral muscle.
