Jair Jurrjens strong into 8th as Braves silence Pirates

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    Charlie Morton remembers watching Jair Jurrjens pitch while the two were teammates in Atlanta and marveling at Jurrjens' stuff.

    "He was just dealing when I was there and I was just getting by," Morton said with a laugh.

    A few years later, Jurrjens still has the upperhand.

    The 25-year-old right-hander continued his sparkling spring, pitching six-hit ball into the eighth inning to lead the Braves to a 2-0 win over Morton and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

    Jurrjens (6-1) struck out four and walked one in 7 2/3 innings while dropping his ERA to 1.56. Craig Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save.

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