A bittersweet day for the Braves.
On Monday, the Braves were finally able to put together one of their most complete games of the season. Chris Sale was sensational, the offense showed of its power potential, and the bullpen did well (with what little it was needed) in a 7-1 victory over the Brewers. While the Braves have had plenty of struggles as of late, finally getting a win has to be a good feeling. Hopefully, this will the first of many wins this week for Atlanta.
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It was also a noteworthy day off the field. As was expected, AJ Smith Shawver underwent Tommy John Surgery on his pitching elbow. He will be out for the rest of the season. Infield prospect Nacho Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment. He has be out since Spring Training with a wrist injury.
Following the dominance of Chris Sale on Monday, the Braves are hoping this is where the momentum can begin to turnaround their season.
After being DFA’d over the weekend, Craig Kimbrel elected free agency instead of going to the minors.
Dave McCabe went deep twice over the weekend in the minors.
The latest Baseball America mock draft shows the Braves taking high school shortstop Josh Hammond from North Carolina.
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Roman Anthony, baseball’s top prospect, made his long awaited debut for the Red Sox.
Another rookie, Denzel Clarke of the Athletics, keeps turning heads with his amazing defense plays.
Phillies get a walk-off win in the midst of struggles to start June.
Ryan Weathers of the Marlins was placed on the 60-day IL with a lat strain.