Jair Jurrjens pitched a solid game on Wednesday night but he still lost his sixth game of the season. Jair held the Cardinals to three runs over seven innings allowing seven hits while issuing three walks.Jurrjens continues to impress with a 3.06 ERA through 21 starts. With the recent injury to Tim Hudson, the team will continue to lean on this youngster for more effective work down the stretch.

Ryan Lavner, of MLB.com, reports Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is 4-2 with a 1.84 ERA in his last seven starts. He has also pitched into at least the seventh inning in five of those seven outings.

Ryan Lavner, of MLB.com, reports Atlanta Braves SP Jair Jurrjens is the only member of the projected starting rotation that has not spent time on the disabled list this season.

Braves hurler Jair Jurrjens won his tenth game of the year, dominating the Phillies by throwing eight innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out six.Jurrjens continues to be one of the most underrated pitchers in the National League, and his ERA is now at 3.02.

Jair Jurrjens picked up his 10th win of the season Friday by tossing eight innings of shutout ball and the Braves dropped the Phillies 8-2. Jurrjens allowed only three hits while fanning six. [...]

This might very well be the best start of Jurrjens' short career, as the Braves right-hander made quick work of a powerful Phillies lineup. He threw strikes (6/1 K/BB ratio) and kept the ball low (12 ground outs, 6 air outs), a devastating combination that lowered his ERA to 3.02. Jurrjens will go for win No. 11 against an equally formidable Cardinals offense next time out.

Jair Jurrjens may not be receiving as much publicity as some other young arms like Edinson Volquez of the Reds, but that doesn't mean that he hasn't had a great start to his major league career with the Braves, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.Jurrjens leads NL rookies in wins (nine) and is second in ERA (3.00). Jurrjens, Jo-Jo Reyes, Jorge Campillo and Charlie Morton have teamed to replace John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton to give the Braves the arms they have needed in a depleted rotation.

Jair Jurrjens has been named the NL Rookie of the Month for June, according to the AP. Jurrjens went 3-0 with a 1.63 ERA over four starts in the month, and didn't allow an earned run in his last three outings.Jurrjens is 9-4 with a 3.00 ERA and 1.32 WHIP overall. Other nominees for the monthly honor were Cardinals' righty Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Bowker of the Giants, and Padres' second baseman Edgar Gonzalez.

Jurrjens allows one run in six innings to win ... [...]

Jair Jurrjens didn't throw a quality start but allowing four runs on eight hits in seven innings of work against the hard-hitting Phillies lineup is nothing to be ashamed of.The rookie walked one and struck out six in his fourth loss of the season.

Jurrjens takes first loss in almost 2 months ... [...]