Bobby Cox was trying to wait, but the switch finally became too obvious to ignore, even for him. Schafer has the second best OBP among regulars, and he has had his speed going to waste while batting at the bottom of the order.

I hope this seemingly simple lineup move  will be the spark that the Braves offense needs to get the bats going and this team on a roll.

Here is the full lineup today vs. Oswalt.

1. Schafer, CF
2. Escobar, SS
3. Chipper, 3B
4. Kotchman, 1B
5. Francoeur, RF
6. KJ, 2B
7. Ross, C
8. B. Jones, LF
9. Jurrjens