ATLANTA -- After catching knuckleballer R.A. Dickey's bullpen session on Tuesday afternoon and drawing a pinch-hit appearance a few hours later during Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Nationals, Braves catcher Tyler Flowers grew even more confident that his right hamstring will be strong enough for him to return to the starting lineup during this weekend's series in Philadelphia.
"I caught R.A. yesterday during his bullpen," Flowers said. "Of course I missed a few [knuckleballs], but I made a point to go after the balls quickly, hop around and pop up on a couple to throw the ball back to him.