Alex Gonzalez (calf) is expected to return to the lineup Saturday. Gonzalez missed a second start Friday with a strained calf, but he was held out as a precaution to due the rain-soaked field in Washington. He should be in there Saturday against Chien-Ming Wang, moving Jack Wilson back to the bench.

Alex Gonzalez (calf) is out of the Braves' starting lineup for the second straight game Friday. Gonzalez hasn't played since leaving Tuesday's game with a strained right calf. Jack Wilson will start in his place at shortstop Friday against the Nationals.

Alex Gonzalez is expected to miss a couple days with a strained right calf. Gonzalez initially tweaked the calf over the weekend, but aggravated the injury running the bases Tuesday. "We don't think it's major," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "But it's one of those calf injuries that can become major." As of now, the veteran shortstop hopes to return to the lineup on Friday or Saturday against the Nationals.

Alex Gonzalez left Tuesday's game with a strained right calf. He's just considered day-to-day, but it's bad timing given that the Braves are trying to hold on the the Wild Card and Gonzalez has been one of their hotter hitters. He had a single and home run before leaving Tuesday, his fifth multi-hit game over the last eight contests.

Alex Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Braves to a 4-1 win over the Marlins on Wednesday. Ricky Nolasco was shutting out the Braves until the seventh. A Martin Prado bunt single tied the game at 1-1, and Gonzalez followed with the homer that broke it open. After getting a three-day break over the weekend, Gonzalez is 8-for-11 with four extra-base hits and five RBI in his last three games.

Alex Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's extra-inning loss to the Marlins. The multi-hit effort was only his second in 22 games. Hitting just .232/.263/.346 on the season, Gonzalez, set to become a free agent, isn't going to be able to find a starting job this offseason.

Alex Gonzalez (back) returned to the Braves lineup on Monday. Gonzalez hadn't played since Thursday's doubleheader due to a back injury. "I feel ready to go," Gonzalez said. "I don't think it's nothing to worry about." He's posted just a .193/.226/.285 batting line in 274 at-bats since June 16.

Alex Gonzalez (back) is expected to return to the lineup Monday. Gonzalez hasn't played since Thursday's doubleheader due to a back injury. Given his .193/.226/.285 batting line in 274 at-bats since June 16, the Braves haven't missed him. Jack Wilson will get another start at shortstop Sunday.

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution suggests Alex Gonzalez has missed the past two days with a sore back that's "that's plagued him for years." Gonzalez has been one of baseball's worst hitters across the last three months, slashing .193/.226/.285 in 274 at-bats since June 16. The team has a quality backup in veteran Jack Wilson, who will likely continue to see playing time as the Braves heal up in preparation for the playoffs. Gonzalez remains day-to-day.

Alex Gonzalez is out of Atlanta's lineup tonight and could sit again Saturday, manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Now that the Braves have a quality backup in Jack Wilson, it's no problem sitting Gonzalez, who has been one of the game's worst hitters the last three months. He's batting .193/.226/.285 in 274 at-bats since June 16. He's also tied for second in the NL having grounded into 19 double plays.