Mark Bowman

Acuña will travel to LA early next week with the hope to be cleared to begin doing things like cutting, stopping and starting and all outfield activities.

Correction: Strider struck out 13 of the first 20 batters he faced. He exited with a two-strike count against the 21st batter when his pitch count hit 90

Mark Bowman @mlbbowman

Strider had 13 strikeouts and allowed one run over 5.1 IP for Gwinnett against Norfolk this afternoon. Dominant? Yeah. Efficient? Hell yeah. He recorded the 13th K on his 90th pitch, which was today's target. Think he's ready?

Strider had 13 strikeouts and allowed one run over 5.1 IP for Gwinnett against Norfolk this afternoon. Dominant? Yeah. Efficient? Hell yeah. He recorded the 13th K on his 90th pitch, which was today's target. Think he's ready?

RT @mlbbowman: Murphy had another “first game” homer, Riley may have had more than just a “game winner” and Sale had a chance to talk about…

Murphy had another “first game” homer, Riley may have had more than just a “game winner” and Sale had a chance to talk about an energizing Braves win instead of focusing on why he hasn’t been quite right in any of his first three starts https://t.co/h1IKZAD7P3

Murphy had a great return and both Arcia and Kelenic had some key plate appearances. As long as Sale is healthy, this might have been the kind of night the Braves needed.

Sale threw a fastball with just 5 of 15 pitches in the 5th and he threw 6 sliders during his 8-pitch 4th. 4-seamer tonight 3rd. inning: 92.1 avg. and touched 93.4 2nd inning: 91.3 avg. and touched 92.7 1st inning: 93.9 avg. and touched 97.3. 2024: 94.9 avg.

The cash the Braves are receiving from the Astros will cover a majority of Montero's $11.5 million salary

Mark Bowman @mlbbowman

The Braves have acquired right-handed reliever Rafael Montero and cash from the Astros in exchange for a player to be named later

The Braves have acquired right-handed reliever Rafael Montero and cash from the Astros in exchange for a player to be named later

Sean Murphy is back and he's now wearing glasses. This homer off Wheeler came in his first plate appearance of the season. He missed the first nine games while recovering from a cracked left rib. https://t.co/QClivEzDfH

I thought the Bananas were here a couple weeks ago https://t.co/RSzeyGTeTr

RT @MLB: Edmundo Sosa is making his first MLB start in LF. We'd say he's a natural! https://t.co/cjTdI5X5Q2

Not really. If he gets cleared around the All-Star break, he'd start building up much like he would when he begins normal offseason preparation in Dec. or Jan. Mid Sept. might be the best-case scenario.

GA Sports Curse @chrisjherold

@TruthFromATL @mlbbowman 12 weeks until his checkup, then at best a month to ramp up like spring training

Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery today turned out to be a cleanup. No structural damage. He’ll be shut down until he’s re-evaluated in July. Braves haven’t closed the door on the chance he could pitch again late this season. But timeline keeps his return questionable at best

The top three hitters in the lineup are 0-for-16 with a walk and seven strikeouts against tonight's Phillies starter Zack Wheeler this year. h/t MLB Network Research team

That’s why I included the part about Swanson

Zach Ⓜ️auldin @ZMauldin4

@mlbbowman I remember when Ryan Flaherty started off hot for the Braves years ago. It happens, but just like Flaherty came back to Earth, I don’t see Allen as an everyday answer. But we don’t have any options at this point of the season.

Sean Murphy is back and Drake Baldwin is still here. https://t.co/gLomWUT2mN