"Chipper Jones realizes his body is aging, but talking about injuries that are keeping him out of the lineup is really getting old.

Jones said he will likely miss the next several games in the regular lineup after straining his right quad muscle Monday in the series opener against the Pirates. It was his first game back from the disabled list after arthroscopic knee surgery on his right knee.

"I feel more frustration than anything," the Braves 39-year-old third baseman said. "I'm tired of talking about things that are keeping me out of ball games."

Jones said he was told the injury was a strained muscle that went into spasm. He said following the game there was a six-inch area of his thigh that was raised. Jones described the area as "pretty sore" after undergoing treatment Tuesday.

Jones will continue to get stimulation treatments on the injured area.

"I guess I will pinch hit for a couple of days until I feel like it's manageable," Jones said.

Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the chances of Jones pinch hitting Tuesday were "50-50."

"You've seen it. You're thinking he is going to be out for two months and three days later he's in the lineup," Gonzalez said.

Jones made a pinch-hit appearance in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday, grounding out to shortstop."