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Atlanta Braves Career statistics vs. Jonathon Niese BATTERABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGOBPSLGOPS Michael Bourn7 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .571 .667 .571 1.238 Jose Constanza3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Matt Diaz8 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 Freddie Freeman7 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .429 .429 .571 1.000 Jason Heyward8 4 1 0 1 5 1 2 .500 .556 1.000 1.556 Eric Hinske4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Chipper Jones14 4 2 0 1 4 0 2 .286 .267 .643 .910 Brian McCann6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Martin Prado19 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 .263 .300 .526 .826 David Ross13 6 1 1 1 8 1 3 .462 .500 .923 1.423 Dan Uggla22 7 3 0 0 3 0 5 .318 .318 .455 .773 Totals11135112323624.315.347.532.879 According to the numbers Jon Niese will have his hands full in game three of the series against the Braves. The Braves are batting .315 as a team off Niese. As you can see (red indicates hot - blue indicates cold) there is a long line of hitters (red) who have had some success against Niese.  Today we are ...
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