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the Davis Cup final. "Its another week,
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves placed Brandon Beachy on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a sore right elbow, creating an opening in the rotation that will be filled by Jair Jurrjens. The team recalled Todd Redmond from Triple-A Gwinnett to pitch out of the bullpen. Beachy, who leads the major leagues with his 2.00 ERA, will have a MRI on Monday. Beachy left Saturday nights game against Baltimore in the fourth inning. He had seven days rest before making the start. Beachy said Sunday he has had bone spurs in the elbow. He said he didnt feel a pop in the elbow, so he hopes the soreness was caused by the spurs instead of a ligament issue which could lead to season-ending surgery. "Im hoping its bone spurs still," Beachy said. "Its time to find out for sure, so thats what were going to do." Gonzalez said "I dont expect the worst" from Beachys MRI. "I expect in 15 days hell be ready to go," Gonzalez said. "There are plenty of pitchers who have pitched with (bone spurs). That will settle down a little bit." Jurrjens will be recalled from Gwinnett to make Beachys next scheduled start on Friday at Boston. Jurrjens, who was named to the 2011 All-Star team, had been one of the Braves top starting pitchers before he struggled with right knee problems in the second half of last season. He said he was healthy this year but he was 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA when he was optioned to Gwinnett on April 24. He is 3-4 with a 5.27 ERA in nine starts with Gwinnett. Other option for the Braves included Kris Medlen, who was recalled on Friday, and top prospect Julio Teheran, who was recalled for one start on June 10. "Medlen may go into the rotation sometime this summer, but we feel like were better with him in the bullpen now," Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said Teheran had "a little stiffness in his back" after Saturdays start with Gwinnett. Gonzalez said Jurrjens deserved the chance to return to Atlanta. "Hes made some progress. Were going to give him a shot," Gonzalez said. "We feel like hes done it before. Hes been an All-Star. ... Hes done everything weve asked down there." Gonzalez said Jurrjens, who was 13-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 2011, will make at least two or three starts but could earn a longer stay. The 27-year-old Redmond was 6-4 with a 3.20 in 13 starts for Gwinnett. This is his first promotion to the major leagues. Meanwhile, first baseman Freddie Freeman is missing his fourth straight start but said his sore left hand has improved "a lot." He has been unable to properly grip the bat due to a swollen knuckle on his left index finger. Martin Prado is making his second start of the season at first base. Third baseman Chipper Jones, who was held out with swelling in his left knee on Saturday night, is starting. Left-hander Eric OFlaherty, who has had a sore elbow, is again available in the bullpen. Cheap Jerseys China . 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However, he said he was unsure about what would get him through when he took the court, adding that coach Ivan Lendl just told him to focus on winning and not worry about just winning one set. "I didnt know exactly what I needed to do. But obviously when he said that, I kind of realized," Murray said. "Then I just asked the umpire at the change of ends after the first set whether I was through or not. Then he said I was. That was it." He won that set easily, too, breaking Tsongas serve in the first and third games en route to a 4-0 lead. Murray had another early break in the second set, but Tsonga got it back to even the score at 3-3 and eventually force the tiebreaker. "Im somebody who never gives up," said Tsonga, who lost all three of his matches. "So sometimes ... you not playing a good tennis, and you keep fighting, you keep believ(ing) in you, and then it comes better and better, and thats it." Murray (2-1) finished second in Group A, while Djokovic (3-0) was first. The ATP finals is the last tournament of the season, and only for the top eight players in the world. In Group B, six-time champion Roger Federer has already qualified for the semifinals and will face Juan Martin del Potro in his final group match on Saturday. David Ferrer is also in the group and can still qualify for the semifinals, but Janko Tipsarevic has been eliminated. If Federer wins his group, he would face Murray in the semifinals. "I think over the years, I got used to playing those guys a couple of times in a week or whatever," said Murray, who lost to Djokovic in the group stage. "Its not something that Im afraid of. I know its incredibly difficult and challenging to beat guys like that back-to-back, but its doable." 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Berdych then had his opportunities to win the second set, leading 5-1 and 6-3 in the tiebreaker, but he wasted all three of his set points as Djokovic won five straight to close out the match. "I had some chances in the tiebreak," said Berdych, who was eliminated from the tournament with a 1-2 record. "If I would be able to make it, try to push him for the third set, then maybe get another chance. But this would be just if. It didnt happen." Berdych has only beaten Djokovic once in 12 tries, and that came two years ago on grass in the Wimbledon semifinals. On hard courts, Djokovic is now 10-0 against the hard-hitting Czech. Besides playing tennis and winning tournaments, Djokovic has also had his fathers health on his mind. On Friday, the top-ranked Serb said his father was getting better but didnt give any detail as to what the problem is. "Well, every win means a lot for my family and me," Djokovic said. "But there are more important things in life, and thats health. I guess thats the priority now." Despite bowing out from the ATP finals, Berdych still has more tennis to play this season. He will lead the Czech Republic against Spain next week in the Davis Cup final. "Its another week, another event, another big thing. So I will try to get ready for that again," Berdych said. "I hope that the best moment is still to come." ' ' '


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