Johnson homers lead Braves romp over Astros

[braves guru]

The Mark Teixeira era began Tuesday night, and the Braves belted four home runs to greet him. The new slugger was activated before the game but didn't play in the Braves' 12-4 win over Houston. He didn't arrive at Turner Field until 9:10 p.m., but his presence had already been felt. Kelly Johnson, Brian McCann and Jeff Francoeur all homered -- Johnson hit two of them -- in anticipation of having another switch-hitting slugger in their lineup. They introduced themselves to him with handshakes in the dugout to celebrate a four-run seventh inning.

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