Braves News: Spencer Strider breaking balls, taking stock of the season, more

The Braves lost Saturday night and will now have a chance at 1:35 PM ET today to take the series win with them from a series that they really should win. Once again, bullpen fatigue bit them, as this sort of six-man rotation arrangement with two hybrid-long-men in Reynaldo Lopez (who is also untrustworthy) and Didier Fuentes, two generally untrustworthy arms at the moment in Aaron Bummer and Tyler Kinley, and three absolute studs just is putting the Braves continually in bad spots and has directly contributed to a few losses this season. It’s a tough spot, roster0wuse, but they have got to figure out a way to have starters pitch effectively longer, have more arms they can trust in the bullpen, and/or use Reynaldo Lopez and Didier Fuentes more frequently.

They’re still playing very well and aren’t paying much of a price in the standings, but this is not a tenable situation for another ~115 games. Braves News Ivan took his twice-monthly look at the state of the team , how the season is going, and how players are performing. Demetrius took a look at the exceptional performance of Spencer Strider’s breaking balls this season .

The Braves lost a tight one, 3-2 to the Red Sox, as they once again suffered from a short bullpen . MLB News Dodgers’ star Blake Snell is set to get surgery for loose bodies in his elbow , which has felt like a common occurrence league-wide this season. The Angels are activating offseason trade addition Grayson Rodriguez off the IL today , as the once top prospect hopes to put his injury woes behind him.

The R ed Sox placed Trevor Story on the IL with a groin issu e. Jose Berrios is having elbow surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture and possible ligament damage.