The Good: Chipper Jones is back! He made his presence felt during this series, going 8-for-12 to raise his average to .306 and adding 6 RBIs and 4 runs. … It’s not just Jeff Franceour’s bat that is turning heads around the league. He notched 3 assists in the series, including the 2 times he cut down Luis Gonzalez at the plate Sunday afternoon. Despite playing in only 28 major league games this season, Francoeur is only 2 assists behind the league leaders in that defensive category. … Ryan Langerhans was 2-for-5 in the series, including his 7th home run. It’s time he got a shot at the everyday job in left field with Kelly Johnson still struggling (2-for-9 this series, .232 this season). … Rafael Furcal rapped his career-high 10th triple of the season Saturday. He is 2nd in the league in the category.

The Bad: Jorge Sosa’s luck ran out Friday. He gave up 6 hits and 5 runs, including 3 homers, in 5 innings. His status as the 5th starter may be in jeopardy but I still think he is much a better alternative to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – a.k.a. Horacio Ramirez. … Brian McCann was 1-for-10 in the series.

The Ugly: This series was a disaster for Braves starting pitchers, including those who had moved to the bullpen. It started with Sosa giving up 5 earned runs in 5 innings on Friday. He was relieved by former starter Kyle Davies who gave up 3 in 3 innings. John Thomson surrendered 5 runs, 4 earned, in 6 innings Saturday. Mike Hampton allowed 3 in 5 innings Sunday before giving way to Horacio Ramirez who was atrocious in giving 5 earned runs, including 3 home runs, in 3 2/3 innings. The bats bailed them out for the most part this weekend but this is obviously a major cause of concern going forward.