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In recognition of the Atlanta Braves’ 11 straight losses, here are some significant contributions made on Saturday by 11 former Mississippi Braves no longer playing for Atlanta:

1. Alex Wood threw seven shutout innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-0 win against San Diego.
2. Gregor Blanco went 2-for-4 with a home run for San Francisco in a 7-3 win over Colorado.
3. Charlie Morton allowed one earned run in six innings for Pittsburgh in a 4-1 loss to St. Louis.
4. Yunel Escobar scored one of Washington’s runs in the Nationals’ 8-2 drubbing of the Braves.
5. Chasen Shreve threw a scoreless inning for the New York Yankees.
6. Randall Delgado threw a scoreless inning for Arizona.
7. Jeff Francoeur went 1-for-4 with a run for Philadelphia.
8. Martin Prado had a hit for Miami.
9. Evan Gattis got a hit for Houston.
10. Erik Cordier worked two scoreless innings for the Marlins.
11. Jarrod Saltalamacchia went 1-for-3 for the Diamondbacks.

Note that Jason Heyward went 0-for-4 for St. Louis, which has the best record in baseball; Brian McCann went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter for the Yankees; Jesus Sucre didn’t have a hit but was behind the plate for Felix Hernandez’s 16th win for Seattle; and J.J. Hoover, who has a 2.14 ERA for Cincinnati, allowed a run and took a loss, his first of 2015. Among those who didn’t play were Craig Kimbrel, Tommy LaStella, Sean Gilmartin, Kris Medlen, Luis Avilan, Jose Peraza and Phil Gosselin.