Atlanta Sports

The Rays will send southpaw David Price to the mound to face right-hander Tim Hudson of the Braves in the Interleague series finale on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

Randall Delgado gave up four runs and five walks over four innings, including Matt Joyce's decisive grand slam, as the Braves dropped the series' middle game to the Rays, 5-2, on Saturday at Tropicana Field.

Martin Prado played on artificial turf for the first time in his Major League career on Friday at Tropicana Field. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Prado had appeared in the second-most Major League games (564) among active players who had never played in a game on artificial turf, behind the Pirates' Nate McLouth (761).

The Braves have five players on the roster who grew up in Florida, and all of them planned to have family and friends visit St. Petersburg while the Braves were in town.

Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Chipper Jones would rest another day and probably miss Sunday's contest against the Rays, as well.

Right-hander Alex Cobb will take the ball for the Rays in the second of three games against the Braves in the Interleague series at Tropicana Field on Saturday. Atlanta will counter with righty Randall Delgado.

Tommy Hanson held Tampa Bay to two runs over seven innings and Freddie Freeman drove in a pair of runs on Friday as Atlanta took the Interleague opener, 5-3, at Tropicana Field.

Chipper Jones left Friday's 5-3 win against the Rays after the seventh inning with a left calf contusion he sustained after being hit by a B.J. Upton grounder in the third inning. Jones said he will not be able to play in the two remaining games against the Rays.

Chipper Jones said he would have 100 "mostly friends" in attendance at Tropicana Field on Saturday in what will be his last scheduled series in St. Petersburg.

Brandon Beachy joined some elite company after his start on Thursday, when he lowered his ERA to a Major League-best 1.33 to become just the third pitcher in Atlanta Braves history to post an ERA under 1.50 through the first eight starts of the season.

A look back at the 2011-12 season for the Atlanta Hawks.

A look back at the 2011-12 season for the Atlanta Hawks.

Major League ERA leader Brandon Beachy threw his first career complete game, and he drove in a run as part of a 12-hit Atlanta attack, as the Braves toppled the Marlins, 7-0, on Thursday night at Turner Field.

Thoroughly dominant during Interleague Play last season, Rays starter James Shields will be more than happy to take the hill on Friday as his team begins a three-game series against the Braves at Tropicana Field.

Jason Heyward's two favorite players growing up were Ken Griffey Jr. and Derek Jeter. On Wednesday, Heyward got to do his best impression of Griffey, playing center field in the Braves' 8-4 loss to the Marlins.

After reviewing the video of left-hander Mike Minor's fourth straight shaky start in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Marlins, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said the problem seemed to be a loss of control by Minor in the fourth inning.

It's fitting that Jair Jurrjens' rough outing for the Gwinnett Braves on Wednesday night took place in Buffalo, as his pitching line buffaloed manager Fredi Gonzalez and anyone who read the morning box score.

Georgia Tech's Labor Day game in prime time at Virginia Tech highlights the Atlantic Coast Conference's early-season football schedule. The conference unveiled times and television for the first three weeks of the season on Thursday.

The Hawks closed the season strong with five home games at the Highlight Factory.

The Hawks closed the season strong with five home games at the Highlight Factory.