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Braves-Rays box score: 7 things to know

Drew Stubbs is 0-for-5 in two games since signing with the Braves. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Drew Stubbs is 0-for-5 in two games since signing with the Braves. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
By Staff reports
April 2, 2016

The Braves tied the Rays 2-2 Friday. Here are 7 things to know from the box score:

1. There is tying in baseball. The Braves have six this spring. Their record is 6-20.

2. Braves starter Jhoulys Chacin gave up one run on three hits in  4 2/3 innings.

3. New Brave Drew Stubbs, trying to earn a roster spot, player center field and went 0-for-4.

4. Jeff Francoeur and Tyler Flowers had the Braves' RBIs. Both were two-out hits.

5. Braves third baseman Adonis Garcia was 2-for-3 at the plate.

6. Braves veteran reliever Jim Johnson fanned two of the three batters he faced.

7. Two key Braves hitters are struggling at the plate: Freddie Freeman is hitting .211 this spring, Nick Markakis is batting .182.

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