Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday
Spencer Schwellenbach looked like an ace on Saturday. He started this season looking like a Cy Young candidate and then had a few struggle starts. Look up now in late June and Spencer leads MLB in innings pitched, is boasting a 2.88 xFIP and a 3.20 FIP over those 110.2 innings, and is top 20 in MLB in fWAR. While he still hasn’t broken into that true ace level, he has real flashes of that quality and with him being so young in his development as a pitcher, it’s not hard to see him taking that final step up. It’s been nothing but impressive since he debuted last year.
Braves News
The Braves continue to shuffle their bullpen depth between Atlanta and Gwinnett.
Spencer Schwellenbach led the way with a dominant performance, while Ronald Acuna and Sean Murphy got the job done on offense in a 6-1 win over Philly.
MLB News
Zach Eflin left the game for the Orioles after 1 inning with back tightness and may miss an as of yet undetermined amount of time.
The Yankees will activate Marcus Stroman from the IL, where he has been since April on Sunday.
The Angels DFA’d former 2025 Brave Hector Neris, as the veteran continues to struggle at his advanced age.