TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider is going to join the team during its weekend series at Tampa Bay, marking another step in his comeback from elbow surgery. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Strider felt good after he struck out 13 during a dominant rehab appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

The Atlanta Braves bullpen was shut down against the Phillies on Tuesday night, carrying on a dominant trend going back to the start of April.

While Sale was pitching his way to a Cy Young Award, Spencer Schwellenbach was arriving on the Braves pitching scene as a rookie starter. A second round draft pick of the Braves in 2021, the Braves gave the University of Nebraska product a $1 million signing bonus.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. is inching closer to a return, with a pivotal medical evaluation scheduled for next week that could determine when the 2023 National League MVP begins the next stage of his recovery from a torn left ACL.

Former National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. will have his surgically repaired left knee examined next week, Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said Thursday.

Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will have his injured left knee reevaluated next week as he works to return to the Atlanta lineup after ACL surgery last year.

Its Friday, April 11 and the Braves (3-9) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (5-7). Bryce Elder is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Taj Bradley for Tampa Bay. The Rays lost two of three to the Angels earlier this week including 11-1 yesterday.

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday night.

Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 early Friday in a game that ended at 12:53 a.m. after a rain delay of 2 hours, 45 minutes

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