Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones Heating Up, Extends Hit-Streak to 10 Games

Posted: 27th June 2010 by Mike MacConnell in MLB
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Fear not Braves fans; Chipper Jones has apparently found his stroke after a painfully slow start to the 2010-2011 season. Extended his hitting-streak to 10 games on Saturday with a three-run home runs, and his bat is looking livelier than it has for a long time. During the streak, he's batting .389 with 10 RBI, 6 runs, 2 home runs, and two stolen bases. He has five walks and struck out six. The streak also includes three multi-hit games. That being said, he's still only batting .256 on the season with 32 RBI, 28 runs, and 5 home runs. When you look at his numbers month-by-month, it's easy to see that he's improving.

March and April In the months of March and April, Jones batted an awful .230 and was slugging just .393 He had just 6 RBI, 10 runs, and 2 home runs in 61 at ...

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