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May 24, 2008

Francoeur Clinches Game for Braves

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In the Ninth inning of the second game of the series against Arizona, Jeff Francoeur boosted Atlanta to victory with a walk-off home run to ensure a 3-1 win.  The Braves took the lead 1-0 in the Third before the Diamondbacks tied it in the Seventh after a controversial call by the umpire.  Then in the Ninth, Chipper Jones managed to get on base with a lead-off single, so when Francoeur came through with a homer off reliever Chad Qualls, he clinched the 3-1 win.  Braves starter Jorge Campillo had to leave early due to a blister on his right index finger after four scoreless innings, but even with a blister that caused concern amongst the Braves trainers the right-hander only allowed two hits.  At the plate, Chipper Jones went 2 for 4 and now has a .417 batting average.  Tomorrow night the Braves will look to win the third game of the series with veteran Tom Glavine (2-1) getting teh start on the mound against Micah Owings of the Diamondbacks.  The Braves are just one game behind the Marlins in the standings for the NL East.

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