May 08, 2010 5:18 PM EST

Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens hopes to return to the mound next week.

He is still feeling a little tightness in his strained left hamstring. The right-hander hopes to start next Saturday against the Diamondbacks when he is eligible to come off the disabled list.

"If everything goes well and I don't have any setbacks, I think so," Jurrjens said.

He has been running and playing catch lately.

Via MLB.com