BRAVES 1, GIANTS 0;Old pro Jones backs young Minor’s win

After Chipper Jones took "The Freak" deep for a lead, the Braves' three bullpen horses madesure Mike Minor was rewarded for the finest start of hiscareer. The rookie Minor pitched six wholly impressive innings, andJones' fifth-inning homer off Tim Lincecum lifted the Braves to a 1-0 win against the SanFrancisco Giants on Thursday night at Turner Field. The Braves got strong starts frompitching prospects Randall Delgado and Minor and won three of fourgames in the series to push their wild-card lead to six games overthe Giants and the idle St. Louis Cardinals. They finished 6-1against the Giants this season. "That game goes to Mike Minor and the bullpen," Jones said."They were awesome. They didn't make any mistakes all night. Ithink one ball, to lead off the game, might have been