Saturday June 21st, 2025 5:35PM

Chipper Jones scratched with twisted knee

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SAN FRANCISCO - Chipper Jones was scratched from the Atlanta Braves&#39; lineup Thursday night after twisting his right knee during batting practice. <br> <br> Jones is hitting .289 with 21 homers and 73 RBI&#39;s this season. He was hitting .364 over his last nine games, but he hurt himself while taking batting practice at Pacific Bell Park before the Braves&#39; game against the San Francisco Giants. <br> <br> Darren Bragg took Jones&#39; place in left field, and Andruw Jones moved into the cleanup spot. <br> <br> The Braves also played without All-Star catcher Javy Lopez, who had a bruised left leg after fouling a ball off his shin Wednesday night.
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