Los Angeles — Tom Glavine was encouraged after having no pain when he tested his elbow with some light throwing Tuesday. It was the first time he'd thrown in exactly four weeks since leaving a June 10 start at Chicago with what was diagnosed as a partially torn flexor tendon.

The 42-year-old left-hander won't know if he can avoid surgery and pitch again this season until after he increases the intensity of his throwing sessions, which Glavine hopes to do during and after the All-Star break.

His goal is to be pitching from the mound within two weeks, with a timetable for a possible return to the rotation to be determined according to his progress.

"It felt alright, about what I expected," Glavine said after making about 50 easy throws in the outfield Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. "Good enough that I'll do it again tomorrow. There were a couple [of throws] that I threw that didn't really hurt, but I felt I stretched it out a little. A good start."

He'll repeat the drill Wednesday, take a day off, then throw again Friday and Saturday in San Diego.

Francoeur back in lineup

Jeff Francoeur was back in the Braves lineup Tuesday, four days after the slumping right fielder was sent to Class AA Mississippi to work on his swing.

Francoeur had a single in the sixth inning Tuesday and made a strong throw from right field to first base for an inning-ending double play in the third.

The Braves recalled him on Monday, but Francoeur's flight didn't get to Los Angeles early enough for him to make it to Monday's series opener, a 3-0 loss to the Dodgers that lasted just 2 hours, 3 minutes.

"It's been something that I never thought I would have to deal with, but at the same time I'm looking forward to getting back and helping these guys out," said Francoeur, who reiterated twice Tuesday that he didn't think the minor league assignment was necessary.

He went 7-for-13 with a triple, two RBIs, a walk and two strikeouts in three games at Mississippi -- only one fewer hit than he had in his last 18 games with the Braves before the move. He said four of his seven hits at Mississippi were to the opposite field, after being so pull-conscious during his slump.

Before being sent down he had batted .187 with one homer and seven RBIs in his last 28 games for the Braves, including 8-for-66 (.121) with more errors (two) than extra-base hits (one) in his last 18.

Francoeur said he wanted to put everything that's happened in the past six weeks — his long slump, getting sent down, his comments about feeling betrayed by the Braves - in the past and go forward.

"Move on to these next five games and the second half of the season," he said. "It's going to do me no good to talk about it anymore."