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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves designated third baseman Juan Francisco for assignment before Thursday nights game against Toronto, clearing a spot for the promotion of left-hander Alex Wood. Nike Presto Homme Pas Cher . The Braves selected Woods contract from Double-A Mississippi, giving the bullpen seven relievers. The Braves went with six relievers on an 11-man pitching staff before the bullpen was stretched for seven innings in Wednesday nights 3-0 loss to Toronto. Francisco, who had shared time at third base with Chris Johnson, was hitting .241 with five homers, 16 RBIs and 43 strikeouts in 108 at-bats. He hit .234 with nine homers when playing behind Chipper Jones in 2012. The Braves have 10 days to trade, release or send Francisco outright to the minors. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said a trade is possible. "Its tough," Gonzalez said. "Its a decision that wasnt made over a two-minute conversation. It took a long time to process the whole deal. The good thing about this for Juan and also for us ... two or three clubs called on Juan. Theres a chance we trade him. There may be a possibility Juan gets to go to a major league club someplace else." Francisco declined an interview request after being informed of the move. Johnson, who is left as the primary third baseman, is hitting .346 with three homers and 14 RBIs. Francisco was 0 for 3 and the Braves had 11 strikeouts in Wednesday nights loss. Three starters hitting below .200 were benched Thursday: outfielders B.J. Upton, .146 and Jason Heyward, .152, and second baseman Dan Uggla, .186. Jordan Schafer filled in for Upton and hit leadoff. Rookie Evan Gattis made his eighth start in left field, and Ramiro Pena started for Uggla. Justin Upton moved from left field to right field. "Sometimes it just helps to sit back and relax and watch the game, whether its one game or whatever it is," Gonzalez said. "I suspect those guys are upset and thats good to see also. You dont want a guy whos happy about not playing. ... In the long run, those guys that are not playing tonight, well win a championship with those guys." B.J. Upton, who signed a five-year, $75.25-million contract before the season, has the lowest batting average among all major leaguers with enough qualifying at-bats. He showed his frustration by throwing his bat and slamming his helmet to the ground after his second strikeout Wednesday night. "I think at the end of the year B.J. will be our centerfielder," Gonzalez said. "I really believe that, but we need to get him going. We need to get him straightened out and get him going. And we will." B.J. Upton took extra batting practice before Thursday nights game. When asked how long Upton will be held out of the lineup, Gonzalez said "I havent even put a timeframe on it." Wood, a second-round pick from the University of Georgia in the 2012 draft, was 4-2 with a 1.26 ERA in 10 starts at Mississippi. He will join the Braves bullpen. The Braves have lost left-handed relievers Eric OFlaherty and Jonny Venters to season-ending elbow injuries this year. Wood, who worked exclusively as a starter in the minors, joins Luis Avilan as left-handers in the bullpen. Wood said the only time he has made consecutive appearances in relief was in spring training. He called his first opportunity in the majors "kind of indescribable, really. Its just an unreal feeling." The Braves used four relievers Wednesday night. Starter Kris Medlen left the game after two innings with a contusion to his left calf. Gonzalez said Medlen had no swelling on Thursday and should make his next scheduled start. Nike Cortez Rouge . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Nike Air Jordan Pas Cher . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.airmax2017pascher.fr/nike-cortez-soldes.html . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost .ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn has been waiting for his team to put together a full game. The Magic did just that against a tired Lakers squad. Tobias Harris led the way with 28 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in Orlandos 114-105 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night. He had a lot of help. Arron Afflalo had 23 points and six assists. Jameer Nelson had 22 points and six assists. Rookie Victor Oladipo had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as the Magic outscored the Lakers 59-40 in the final 21 minutes of the game. "We havent been great in the third quarter the last few games, but this time, we took a punch and didnt wilt," Vaughn said. "Our first unit responded and the guys who came in off the bench held up their end of the bargain. That was good to see." Harris performance was worth seeing. The third-year pro is starting to show he can contribute something more than offence to a team that needs a little more of everything from him to be competitive. Harris had 19 defensive rebounds as the Magic limited the Lakers to just two second-chance points in the game. "Its good to go out there and just collect misses and push it up the court," Harris said. "Just being in the right spots, making the right rotations and helping my teammates is the biggest thing for our team." The Lakers looked good for the half of the game, but their energy level dissipated after taking a 65-55 lead with 9:27 left in the third period. They were outscored 36-15 the rest of that quarter and never made a serious run in the final period. This was their sixth road game in 10 days and the travel showed. "The guys wanted to do it, but they didnt have the legs," Los Angeles Coach Mike DAntonio said. "We ran out of gas and when youre tired, youre not real smart. Thats what happened tonight. We didnt play with a lot of poise." Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Lakers got 19 pointss and 14 assists from Kendall Marshall, 17 points from Jodie Meeks and 16 from Nick Young. Nike Shox Pas Cher. "I came here saying Im going to be tired today and I was," Young said. "Weve been fighting this whole road trip, but I can honestly say this is one of the games we let up a bit. We just lost that focus." The Magic held the Lakers scoreless the last 3:30 of the third quarter, scoring the final 11 points to take a 91-80 lead into the fourth quarter. The Lakers scored the first six points of the fourth period to cut the deficit to 91-86, but that was close as they would come. Orlando responded with an 8-0 run and never let the Lakers closer than six points the rest of the game. Harris had a double-double in the first half with 17 points and 13 rebounds, but it wasnt enough to give Orlando an advantage. Los Angeles countered with Marshall, who handed out 10 assists and scored seven points when the Lakers took advantage of shoddy Magic ballhandling to squeeze out a 55-53 lead. Los Angeles converted on all seven Orlando turnovers, getting 14 points off the giveaways and shooting 46.7 per cent for the half. When the Magic did hold on to the ball, they didnt have much problem with the porous Lakers defence. After shooting 60 per cent in the first period, and still trailing 32-28, Orlando used a 13-0 run to overtake the Lakers. Kyle OQuinns slam dunk off a feed from Oladipo ended the run and gave Orlando a 43-38 advantage. Gasol finally ended the Lakers drought, scoring on a pair of driving layups and Meeks followed with a 3-pointer to help the Lakers go in at halftime with a 55-53 lead. NOTES: The Lakers have given up 100 points or more in 11 straight games. ... Magic C Nikola Vucevic missed his 10th straight game with a concussion. ... The Magic outrebounded Los Angeles 51-40. The Magic are 0-21 in games in which they were outrebounded. ... Lakers PG Kendall Marshall is averaging 11.8 assists in the 12 games he has started. Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' '