The Braves struggles continued on Sunday.
For the first three innings on Sunday, Hurston Waldrep certainly impressed in his debut start against the Nationals.
Unfortunately, that success did not continue into the fourth inning. A seven run inning for the Nationals sparked their third victory of the four game series against the Braves. Atlanta is now 2-6 against the Nationals over the past few weeks, the latest indication of how much the Braves offense is struggling.
A needed off-day will hopefully spark the offense to better success. With the schedule only getting harder in the near future, the Braves offense must find more consistency to get some needed wins.
Braves News
Kris Willis noted the key takeaways from the Braves’ series loss to the Nationals.
Despite his struggles, Waldrep did show flashes of why he is considered one of the best pitching prospects in baseball.
The Braves sent reliever Daysbel Hernandez back to Gwinnett to make room for Waldrep on Sunday.
Isaiah Drake showed off his power over the weekend with a two-homer game.
Justin Toscano of the AJC provides more on Waldrep’s debut and the continued struggle of the offense.
Jesse Chavez recorded his 1,000th career strikeout against the Nationals.
Mark Bowman of mlb.com looks at how Waldrep is already moving on from the successes and struggles of his debut.
Braves Podcasts
David O’Brien looks at the weekend series against the Nationals in the latest episode of “755 is forever.”
Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman discuss how worried Braves country should be in the latest episode of Hammer Territory.
MLB News
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Logan O’Hoppe delivered a big walk-off home run for the Angels over the Astros.
The Braves are now eighth in the power rankings on MLB.com.
Drew Thorpe will make his major league debut for the White Sox on Tuesday.
The Cubs are rumored to have interest in pursuing slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.