Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones smiles at second base after he advances on teammate Freddie Freeman’s single against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning of their baseball game at Turner Field Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in Atlanta.ATLANTA – Chipper Jones added another highlight on his impressive farewell tour as made the most of his final swings against the Houston Astros.
Jones had two hits in his last two at-bats and scored the go-ahead run on a sixth-inning wild pitch, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the Astros 6-1 Sunday to finish an 8-2 homestand.
The 40-year-old Jones had a run-scoring double in the seventh and is hitting .320 in his final season.
“Chipper is a Hall of Famer,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “He may be the best player I’ve ever seen play the game.”
With the score 1-1 in the sixth, Jones singled and took third on singles by Freddie Freeman and Davis Ross. Jones scored on a pitch from Bud Norris (5-9) that sailed over catcher Carlos Corporan’s glove. Paul Janish then singled in two runs for a 4-1 lead.