Miami — The Braves' hopes for a second-half resurgence were dealt another blow Wednesday night when Chipper Jones injured his left hamstring in a game against the Florida Marlins.

The major-league hitting leader pulled up and grabbed his leg after crossing first base on a groundout to end the fourth inning at Dolphin Stadium. Jones, 36, hobbled off the field with assistance from Braves trainer Jeff Porter.

General manager Frank Wren said the injury was not believed to be serious, and Jones will be reevaluated Friday before the Braves open a three-game series at Philadelphia. They are off Thursday.

Jones, who is hitting .369, has been plagued by injuries in the past four seasons. This season he has stayed off the disabled list and play 89 of 101 games despite nagging injuries including a partial tear of the right quadriceps, two episodes of back spasms and a right-groin strain.

He had six DL stints during the 2004-07 seasons, including one for a strained right hamstring in 2004. But in the past two seasons he was able to remain productive despite injury interruptions.

Since coming back from his most recent DL stint on June 13, 2007, Jones has hit a robust .361 with 44 doubles, 35 homers and 130 RBIs in 181 games.