The Atlanta Braves wrap up their three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals today. The Braves won the opener 7-6 but lost last night 10-4. The Braves will have Bryce Elder on the mound today, facing off against Miles Mikolas. Ahead of today’s game, they selected the contract of reliever Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Gwinnett. They then transferred shortstop Nacho Alvarez Jr. from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list and optioned Nathan Wiles to Gwinnett. Chavez, in one appearance with the Braves this season, went two innings, giving up a run on two hits. He walked two and struck out one. In six games at Triple-A, he has a 1.42 ERA, a 0.63 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Alvarez suffered a wrist injury in spring training when he exited a game with pain in his wrist following a swing. Wiles, in one game, went an inning giving up three runs on four hits. He didn’t issue a walk and struck out one. In three starts at Gwinnett, he has a 0.64 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and 15 strikeouts in 14 innings.
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Jesse Chavez
Chavez is in his 18th big league season. In 654 career appearances, he is 51-65 with a 4.24 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 1037 strikeouts in 1136 innings. Last season, in 46 games with Atlanta, he was 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and 55 strikeouts in 63.1 innings. He’s spent six seasons with Atlanta, going 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 221 strikeouts in 223.1 innings.
Nacho Alvarez
Alvarez is Atlanta’s fourth-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline. In eight big league games last season, he hit .100 with a .256 OPS. He had a run scored. The Braves’ fifth-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft has spent three seasons in the Braves system. In 258 games, he’s hit .284 with a .796 OPS. He has 42 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs, 134 RBI, 152 runs scored, 50 stolen bases, and 158 walks. Last season, between Double-A and Triple-A, he played in 112 games, hitting .284 with a .792 OPS. He had 15 doubles, two triples, ten home runs, 57 RBI, 65 runs scored, 26 stolen bases, and 66 walks.
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Nathan Wiles
Wiles’ last season in 35 appearances, with 11 of those coming as starts, he went 6-3 with a 5.54 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP, and 72 strikeouts in 87.2 innings.
