"After some deliberation, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones began a two-game minor league rehabilitation Saturday night in Single-A Rome after all.

That was the original plan for Jones, who hopes to play two games this weekend and be activated from the disabled list Monday for the start of the Pirates series. The Braves will re-evaluate on Monday.

Jones went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a walk on Saturday night as the DH in Rome. He said afterward his surgically-repaired right knee held up well, but "Boy was I rusty" via text message."