The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a rough start. They enter tonight’s game currently 2-9. The starting pitching is 1-4 with a 4.23 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 56 strikeouts combined in 55.1 innings. Reinforcements may be on the way as Spencer Strider made a debut start today at Triple-A Gwinnett. He started the game striking out the first six batters he faced. In the third inning, he allowed a double before striking out the next three batters. In the fourth inning, he recorded two outs on a lineout before allowing a walk, but he ended the inning with another strikeout. Strider recorded two more strikeouts in the bottom of the fifth, but also allowed a run. He faced one more batter, and he would strike out that one as well.
He ended his day going 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits; he walked two and struck out 13. Of his 16 outs, 13 of them were recorded via strikeout. He threw 90 pitches, with 62 of them going for strikes. Not a bad rehab assignment, and he looks like he’s ready to return for the Braves. If he does, he would likely line up to pitch at some point in the series in Toronto unless they want him to make another rehab start. This was his third start with Gwinnett. In his first two, he went 8.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits; he walked three and struck out 14. Through three starts now, he is 1-0 with a 1.32 ERA, a 0.73 WHIP, and 27 strikeouts in 13.2 innings.
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Spencer Strider
Strider is rehabbing after undergoing UCL surgery. He is slated to return around the end of this month, but he seems ahead of schedule. Strider, last season in two starts, posted a 7.00 ERA, a 1.67 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in nine innings. He’s made 67 appearances with the Braves, with 54 of those coming as starts over four seasons. He is 32-10 with a 3.47 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and 495 strikeouts in 329.2 innings. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in 2022. Strider was also an All-Star in 2023 and finished fourth in Cy Young voting. He went 20-5 with a 3.86 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 281 strikeouts in 186.2 innings.
