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Waiver Wire: Seager replacements
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Wednesday's waiver wire targets
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Waivers: Add Marte now, plus more
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Charlie Morton, Braves look to solve Nationals
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Nationals beat Braves 2-1 to deal Chris Sale his 1st loss since April 13
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Braves' Chris Sale: Rebounds in losing effort
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Sale (8-2) took the loss Friday against the Nationals, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out 10.
It was a strong bounce-back effort from Sale after he surrendered eight runs against Oakland in his last start. However, Atlanta couldn't get on the board until the eighth inning in an eventual 2-1 defeat. Sale now has eight or more strikeouts in six of his last seven outings. His ERA sits at 3.01 with a 0.94 WHIP and 92:11 K:BB across 12 starts (74.2 innings) this year. Sale's currently in line for a road matchup with the Orioles in his next outing.
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Braves' Jarred Kelenic: Likely back Saturday
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Kelenic (wrist) is likely to return to Atlanta's lineup Saturday versus the Nationals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Kelenic is missing a second straight start Friday after tweaking his right wrist on a diving catch Wednesday. However, he hit in the cage Friday and will be available to pinch hit. Barring any complications, Kelenic should be back in there for Saturday's contest.
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Braves' J.P. Martinez: Making first start of season
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Martinez is batting ninth and playing right field Friday against the Nationals.
Martinez will make his first start of the campaign despite being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 27. With Jarred Kelenic (wrist) dealing with a minor injury and Ronald Acuna (knee) out for the season, Friday's start might not be a one-off for Martinez.
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Braves' Jarred Kelenic: Still out Friday
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Kelenic (wrist) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
Kelenic will miss a second straight game after injuring his wrist on a diving catch Wednesday. All indications point to the injury being minor, so he should be back in the lineup soon. In the meantime, Adam Duvall will play left field and J.P. Martinez will step into right.
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Braves' Aaron Bummer: Collects second win
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Bummer (2-2) picked up the win Thursday over the Nationals, striking out one in a perfect seventh inning.
The southpaw set down the bottom of Washington's order on 13 pitches (eight strikes), and Atlanta took its first lead of the game in the top of the eighth. Bummer isn't seeing the high-leverage work he grew accustomed to with the White Sox, and he's still looking for his first hold of the season. After a bumpy start to the campaign, he's been tagged for earned runs in only one of 10 appearances since the beginning of May, posting a 1.64 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB through 11 innings over that stretch.
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Braves' Ronald Acuna: Undergoes ACL surgery
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Acuna underwent surgery Wednesday to repair the torn ACL in his left knee, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
The reigning NL MVP had already been ruled out for the season, but Acuna will now be able to begin rehabbing from the injury he suffered May 26. The 26-year-old underwent ACL surgery on his right knee in 2021, so he's familiar with the process. Acuna's injury that year happened in mid-July, not late May, and the difference could allow him to be ready for Opening Day in 2025.
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Skidding Nationals seek bounce-back effort vs. Braves
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Braves' Adam Duvall: Swats key homer
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Duvall went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against the Nationals in a 5-2 victory Thursday.
Atlanta was being shut out by rookie hurler Mitchell Parker until Duvall tied the score with his two-run blast in the seventh inning. The long ball was his first since he went deep in back-to-back games in late May. Duvall is still under the Mendoza Line with a .195 average on the campaign, but he's taken on a near-everyday role in right field since Ronald Acuna was lost for the season due to a knee injury.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Blasts 18th homer
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Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run in a 5-2 win against Washington on Thursday.
Ozuna gave Atlanta some breathing room with his two-run, eighth-inning blast that extended his team's lead from one run to three. It was the slugger's 18th long ball of the campaign, moving him into fourth place in the majors. Ozuna also ranks second with 55 RBI while slashing an excellent .312/.389/.611 through 252 plate appearances.
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Braves' Raisel Iglesias: Nabs 16th save
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Iglesias pitched a perfect inning to earn a save against the Nationals on Thursday.
Iglesias made quick work of Washington in the ninth inning, needing just nine pitches to set the side down in order. The veteran closer has converted each of his past eight save chances, allowing three runs over 10 frames during that span. Iglesias hasn't been punching out batters at his usual rate this season -- he has just 16 strikeouts through 23.1 innings -- but he nonetheless is tied for fifth in the majors with 16 saves (in 18 chances).
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Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Nabs quality start in no-decision
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Lopez allowed two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven batters over six innings in a no-decision against Washington on Thursday.
Lopez held the Nationals scoreless until the sixth inning, when CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas tagged him for back-to-back solo homers. Lopez looked like he could be on the ropes when the following two batters singled, but the right-handed hurler got out of the jam without another run scoring. That allowed him to register his seventh quality start in what has been a career-best campaign. Lopez ranks third among qualified starters with a 1.85 ERA through 63.1 innings on the season.
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Marcell Ozuna's NL-leading 18th home run helps Braves rally past Nationals, 5-2
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Braves' A.J. Minter: Playing catch
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Manager Brian Snitker said Thursday that Minter (hip) has been playing catch with no issues and will pitch an inning at some point next week, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
The team has not yet determined whether or not Minter's next step will come during live batting practice or in a minor-league rehab game. Either way, it seems likely that the 30-year-old southpaw will be able to return to Atlanta's bullpen when eligible in mid-June.
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Braves' Jarred Kelenic: Held out Thursday
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Kelenic (wrist) isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Kelenic made an early exit from Wednesday's contest after injuring his right wrist on a diving catch in the sixth inning. Initial X-rays came back clean immediately after the game, but Atlanta will err on the side of caution and keep him out for Thursday's series opener. Adam Duvall, Michael Harris and Brian Anderson will start across the outfield with Kelenic out.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Returns to Atlanta lineup
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Murphy (elbow) will start at catcher and bat sixth in Thursday's game versus the Nationals.
Murphy had to depart Tuesday's game against the Red Sox after being struck on the right elbow by a pitch and was then held out of action Wednesday. It will be just a one-game absence for Atlanta's top catcher, though, as he and his teammates take on Mitchell Parker and the Nationals on Thursday.
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Braves' Ray Kerr: Back in bullpen Wednesday
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Kerr tossed 2.1 innings of relief in Wednesday's 9-0 loss to the Red Sox, giving up two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two.
Kerr had started in both of his previous two appearances, but he shifted back to the bullpen this week while Atlanta opted to scale back to a five-man rotation following Monday's off day. With starter Spencer Schwellenbach getting chased from the game midway through the fifth inning while Atlanta faced a 5-0 deficit, Kerr immediately allowed a run-scoring double and then walked a batter before inducing an inning-ending flyout to leave the bases load. The run he let in was tacked on to Schwellenbach's final line, but Kerr was charged with two runs of his own when he served up a 361-foot home run to Rafael Devers in the bottom of the seventh with a runner on base. Assuming Atlanta isn't yet ready to pull the plug on Schwellenbach as its No. 5 starter, Kerr looks set to remain in the bullpen as a lower-leverage, multi-inning option.
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Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach: Hit hard in Boston
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Schwellenbach (0-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Red Sox, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
It was a tough day for Schwellenbach, who allowed three runs in the second inning and another three in the fifth en route to his second loss in as many starts. The 24-year-old right-hander has now allowed nine runs through his first 9.2 innings with Atlanta after pitching to a 2.21 ERA across eight starts between High-A Rome and Double-A Mississippi. If Atlanta elects to keep Schwellenbach in the majors for another turn in the rotation, he'd currently line up for a road matchup in Baltimore early next week.
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Braves look for measure of revenge vs. Nationals
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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| Team | .245 (12th) | 271 (17th) | 63 (17th) | 3.56 (8th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| R. Acuna RF Ronald Acuna RF | Knee |
| S. Strider SP Spencer Strider SP | Elbow |
| J. Kelenic LF Jarred Kelenic LF | Wrist |
| A. Minter RP A.J. Minter RP | Hip |
| A. Smith-Shawver SP A.J. Smith-Shawver SP | Oblique |
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