The Atlanta Braves kick off rivalry weekend tonight against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Tonight’s game will be a battle of aces as Chris Sale toes the rubber for Atlanta. Sale will face Garrett Crochet for the Red Sox. Ahead of tonight’s game, the Braves recalled left-handed pitcher Dylan Dodd from Triple-A Gwinnett. They optioned right-handed pitcher Bryce Elder to Triple-A. Dodd in 16 games with Gwinnett is 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. Elder in eight starts is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA, a 4.91 FIP, a 1.25 WHIP, and 33 strikeouts in 44 innings. In one start at Triple-A, he suffered a loss, going 2.2 innings, giving up five runs on three hits. He walked four and struck out seven.
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Dylan Dodd
Dodd in eight big league games, with seven of those coming as starts, all with Atlanta, is 2-2. He posts a 7.68 ERA, a 1.93 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. In 88 minor league games, with 65 of those coming as starts, he is 19-25. Dodd posts a 4.79 ERA, a 1.37 WHIP, and 363 strikeouts in 357.1 innings.
Bryce Elder
Elder has made 59 appearances with the Braves, with 58 of those coming as starts, going 18-15 with a 4.22 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and 254 strikeouts in 322.1 innings. In 62 appearances in the minors, with 61 of those coming as starts, is 27-17 with a 3.70 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 365 strikeouts in 352.2 innings.
