"A two-week stint on the disabled list did little to help Jair Jurrjens' sore right knee, and now he's planning to travel to Vail, Colo., to get a second opinion from knee specialist Dr. Richard Steadman.

Jurrjens was scheduled to pitch Sunday against the Dodgers, but that's doubtful now. The Braves held back Randall Delgado in Triple-A Gwinnett so he can pitch in that spot. They'll still have Julio Teheran available to pitch the second game of the doubleheader in New York on Sept. 8.

Jurrjens said his concern now is not finishing the regular season, but being ready for the postseason. This same knee kept him out of the postseason a year ago.

"My main concern right now is the playoffs," Jurrjens said. "... If I can take a couple days off and get a second opinion and see if I can go out there and be fine. [I want to] do whatever we need to do to get me out there to perform like I want to."

Jurrjens was tentatively scheduled to fly to Steadman's Vail clinic Saturday for an examination Sunday.

When Jurrjens went on the DL on Aug. 6, he was told his knee was inflamed, which was a normal reaction to the arthroscopic surgery he had in October for a torn meniscus. A second MRI on Wednesday revealed a bone bruise, but no tears in his meniscus. Jurrjens said it still gives him significant pain when he pushes off on pitches.

His velocity has dropped on his fastball and his slider. His slider was well off its normal pace Tuesday night — in the mid to upper 70s — when he gave up six runs in six innings against the Nationals. His fastball only occasionally ventures into the low 90s these days."