Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday
Well the Braves won yet another low-scoring extra-innings affair on Saturday. AJ Smith-Shawver twirled another gem and the bullpen did more than it’s job, but man the offense was a struggle after a promising first three innings. The crazy part is that the offense can’t even really be credited with the winning run in the eleventh innings, as it was a groundout and a wild pitch that scored the runner. The Braves required two scoreless zombie-running innings from the bullpen and a lucky run to score to win Saturday’s game with three total runs. That’s a tough look from an offense that had looked like it had figured things out before plunging right back into painful impotence. Bless the pitching for keeping the team largely on track.
Braves News
Ronald Acuna is still a few weeks away, while Spencer Strider threw a second bullpen and will be re-evaluated Sunday.
AJ Smith-Shawver had another strong outing and the bullpen followed, as the Braves managed to score just enough to win 3-2, with some assistance from the Pirates.
MLB News
Jose Altuve left the Astros’ game early with hamstring tightness.
Yu Darvish seems well on his way to returning from injury to make his 2025 season debut for San Diego.
Rafael Devers met with the Red Sox’ owner after what has been a tense few months between team and player, since the signing of Alex Bregman.