Braves welcome one last chance against Phillies

Not that they looked it boarding their bus for the airport Sunday, but the Braves had serious business in mind for their trip to Philadelphia.

It was dress-up-the-rookies day, so Jair Jurrjens was in a skin-tight leopard dress with a pink feather boa, Jo-Jo Reyes was wearing a sumo-wrestler suit and Josh Anderson was in a joker costume, complete with tights.

But the Braves headed out of town looking to break up the 13-2 domination they’ve endured from the Phillies all season. They’ll finish out the schedule with three games in Philadelphia and three games in Houston.

“It would be nice to head up to Philly and get a little revenge before the year’s over,” Jeff Francoeur said. “We’re going to play as hard as we can the last six games, especially these next three with our division. It’ll be a great atmosphere for these three games. It’s kind of our playoffs. We need to go out there and give everything we have.”

The Braves’ last two games at Citizens Bank Park were killers, when they lost leads of 9-3 and 5-0 to drop back-to-back games. They traded Mark Teixeira two days later.

“We all want to show we’re not just going to die and let them roll over on us,” Francoeur said. “It’d be nice to do it at their place.”

Jones a possibility for Phils

Chipper Jones felt enough improvement in his sore right shoulder Sunday to take a pinch hit at-bat left-handed against the Mets. He drew a walk.

“Left-handed in the cage I felt like I was good enough,” Jones said. “Right-handed, not real good.”

That could be problematic for the Phillies series, facing back-to-back left-handed starters J.A. Happ and Cole Hamels. But Jones wasn’t ruling out a return.

“If I continue to improve, yes,” Jones said, when asked if he’d be ready for the Phillies series.

He’s been out since Friday night with a balky shoulder that he said forced him into bad throws Thursday against the Phillies and Friday against the Mets.

“I get to right here and there’s something that’s not right,” Jones said Sunday before the game, raising his arm to ear-level.

Jones is leading Albert Pujols .362 to .349 in the NL batting race. Jones finished the season hitting .399 at Turner Field, which is the highest home average in Atlanta history. Dion James hit .376 at home in 1987. He’s aiming at the all-time high Atlanta Braves batting average for the season, held by Ralph Garr (.366 in 1970).

Notable

Charlie Morton pitched in his first game since Sept. 2, coming on in relief in the fifth inning. Morton had been all but shut down with soreness in his scapula, having lost three of four starts with an 8.05 ERA over a five-start span. He pitched two scoreless innings Sunday — despite walking three batters — in his first major league relief appearance. …

Kelly Johnson extended his career-long hitting streak to 19 games with a single in the first inning ….

Left-handed reliever Jeff Ridgway had arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow Saturday to remove a bone chip, performed by Braves orthopedist Xavier Duralde.

Ridgway had pitched in both games of the Braves’ doubleheader in New York on Saturday, going two innings, giving up a run on two hits.

“It flared up Sunday,” said Ridgway, who pitched in six games during a September call-up. “I thought it might calm down. We gave it a little bit of time but X-rays and the MRI both revealed a small chip floating around in there. It’s real minor.”

He expects to recover in six weeks. He will scrap plans to throw winter ball in Venezuela but expects to be 100 percent for spring training.