Jair Jurrjens removed one inning into start after feeling discomfort along right ribs

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    Atlanta pitcher Jair Jurrjens said the feeling along his right rib cage Thursday was nothing more than a cramp caused by dehydration. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, taking no chances, pulled his starter after one inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.

    Jurrjens said he felt he was "losing a lot of fluid. It's really hot and I was sweating a lot and I had long sleeves, which didn't help."

    Eight pitches into the Braves' 5-3 victory over Toronto he felt the discomfort. He threw four more, striking out Jose Bautista to end the first inning.

    Jurrjens tried to stretch the cramp away while the Braves batted, but Gonzalez, after conferring with his trainer, took him out as a precaution.

    "It's too late in the spring to mess with it. He said he felt something and that was it. Get him out of there," he said.

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