Atlanta Braves Hit Four HRs and Didier Fuentes Strong in Win
Matt Olson continued his power surge and Didier Fuentes finished his spring strong as Braves beat Pirates
NORTH PORT, FL - MARCH 04: Matt Olson #28 of the Atlanta Braves looks on the game between the Team Columbia and the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in North Port, Florida. (Photo by Grace Hoppel/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images The Atlanta Braves took on the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, FL today in their second to last Spring Training game. We got to see the continuation of Didier Fuentes ’ fantastic spring, but it was not due to good circumstances.
Spencer Strider was initially supposed to start this game but was scratched due to an oblique injury and will start the year on the IL. The Braves are hoping Strider misses just a couple weeks. But there's always a lot of uncertainty with oblique strains — Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) March 23, 2026 Fuentes continued to look sharp at the start of the game.
In his first two innings he saw the minimum number of hitters. He did however give up his first hit of the spring in the second inning fittingly to former teammate Marcell Ozuna. Ryan O’Hearn grounded into a double play though and Fuentes continued his streak of scoreless innings at eleven after completing the second inning.
Interestingly, Fuentes had seventeen strikeouts in his first 9. 0 innings of spring, but did not have any strikeouts through his first 3. 2 innings today.