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Heading into Tuesday’s action the Braves were losers of 4 of 5 and 7-21 on the road this season. They dropped the first three games against division rival Philadelphia scoring just 8 runs in 3 games. Jurrjens home road splits are much like his teams. The team record behind the right-hander is 7-0 at home and 1-5 on the road. Jurrjens is also going through his toughest stretch giving up 11 earned runs in his last 10 1/3rd innings. Converted reliever Ryan Dempster continues to pitch his teams in games by giving up 3 or less runs per start in 11 of 13 trips to the hill. He sits with a 7-2 record with an ERA under 3. Dempster is a perfect 7-0 at home and the Cubs are the play on Wednesday at –145.