ATLANTA - Needing to make a personnel move involving outfielder George Lombard, the Braves found a solution close at hand.<br>
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Atlanta traded Lombard to the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, about 90 minutes before the teams began the second game of their interleague series at Turner Field.<br>
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The Braves got relief pitcher Kris Keller, who pitched in one game this season for the Tigers before going on the disabled list May 31 with a strained right triceps.<br>
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The 26-year-old Lombard was taking batting practice with the Braves when he was told about the trade.<br>
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He flied out to right as a pinch-hitter for the Tigers in the eighth.<br>
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The oft-injured Lombard is an Atlanta native drafted in the second round in 1994.<br>
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He began the season on the disabled list with a strained right calf muscle. Last year, he had surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot.
