Atlanta Braves News: Braves Win Another Series, JR Ritchie Gets Second Start, Reynaldo Lopez to Bullpen, More

The Braves once again took care of business on Sunday, beating the Phillies and winning yet another series as their great start to the season rolls along. The amount of positive data points from the past few weeks is highly encouraging to see, including the Braves going 10-3 against NL East opponents over the past two weeks. Plus, the Braves now have the best record in baseball, a needed start as they enter May and a tougher stretch of the schedule.

Braves News The Braves also made some notable changes to their pitching setup for the week ahead. JR Ritchie will get a second start against the Tigers. Meanwhile, Reynaldo Lopez will, at least for the near future, work out of the bullpen as he continues to lock in his mechanics.

Brett Sears shined on the farm over the weekend. Another significant development on Sunday was a second solid start from Spencer Strider in Gwinnett, which is his third rehab start overall. While nothing is yet official , Strider’s return to the rotation could happen as early as this week.

Another fun storyline to watch this season is Chris Sale climbing the board on the all-time strikeouts list. MLB News The woes for the Mets continue as they were swept by the Rockies over the weekend. They also DFA’d Tommy Pham and signed Austin Slater.