Matt Olson
ATL • 1B • #
Matt Olson with 1-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in a 3-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday.
Olson took Andrew Heaney deep for a solo homer in the third inning for Atlanta’s second run of the game. It was still a 2-2 contest in the 11th inning when Olson started the inning on second base and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. The 31-year-old first baseman is hitting .221/.353/.407 with seven homers and 21 RBI across 170 plate appearances.
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AJ Smith-Shawver
ATL •
1 day ago
A.J. Smith-Shawver allowed one run with seven strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Pirates on Saturday.
Smith-Shawver gave up two base hits to start the second inning and left both runners stranded by striking out the next three batters. Two walks and a base hit put the Pirates on the board with one run in the third. He would pitch into the sixth, leaving with two outs and two runners on at 97 pitches -- 59 for strikes. Smith-Shawver struck out seven on 13 whiffs. The 22-year-old right-hander will look to keep it going when it takes a 2.76 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and a 34/15 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings into a start against the Nationals in Atlanta on Thursday.
Spencer Strider
ATL •
1 day ago
Spencer Strider (hamstring) threw a bullpen session on Saturday.
Strider will be re-evaluated later this weekend before the Braves determine whether he’ll require a minor league rehab start. Barring an unexpected development, it sounds like the 26-year-old strikeout artist isn’t too far away from rejoining Atlanta’s rotation.
Source: Mark Bowman
Raisel Iglesias
ATL •
1 day ago
The Braves are not considering removing Raisel Iglesias from the closer role.
Iglesias allowed two runs in his lone inning of work on Thursday against the Reds when he entered a tie ballgame in the ninth inning, but was ultimately bailed out when the Braves rallied in extra innings. The 35-year-old righty has surrendered six round-trippers this season, which is the most by any reliever in baseball. Still, the Braves are sticking with him as their closer for now. There aren’t a ton of viable alternatives from a speculative standpoint in Atlanta’s bullpen, but Pierce Johnson does have some closing experience, if Iglesias continues to struggle.
Source: The Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Bryce Harper
PHI • 1B
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Bryce Harper went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and a double against the Guardians on Saturday.
It’s the first three-hit game of the year for Harper, who entered the night in an 11-for-63 slump. His 110.6-mph homer was the hardest-hit ball of the game, and his 107.5-mph lineout in the sixth was second on the list.
Romy Gonzalez
BOS • 1B
1 day ago
Romy Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 8, with a left quad contusion.
No, Roman Anthony isn’t being called up as the corresponding move. Gonzalez will require a couple extra days off after hurting his quad earlier this week when he collided with Rangers first baseman Josh Smith. It’ll be Abraham Toro and Nick Sogard filling the void at the cold corner for now.
Enrique Hernández
LAD • 1B
1 day ago
Kiké Hernández homered and scored three runs in a win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.
Hernández also doubled. He obliterated his solo homer off a wholly ineffective Eduardo Rodriguez, with the ball traveling an estimated 438 feet. Hernández has not done much in the average category as a three-hit day still has him hitting .215, but the five homers and .468 slugging percentage are nice numbers. Maybe not nice enough, but nice regardless