Brian Anderson will make his first start in a Braves uniform in place of Jarred Kelenic Thursday.
Brian Anderson will make his first start as a member of the Atlanta Braves Thursday when they begin a four-game series against the Washington Nationals. Reynaldo Lopez will get the start for Atlanta while Washington will go with lefty Mitchell Parker.
Jarred Kelenic is out of the Braves’ lineup Thursday one day after injuring his wrist on a diving grab in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game in Boston. Kelenic initially stayed in the game, but was pinch-hit for in the eighth inning. Brian Snitker said after the game that he thought Kelenic ok, but is out of the lineup nonetheless. Adam Duvall will shift over to left field with Kelenic out with Anderson getting the start in right. Sean Murphy also returns to the lineup and is hitting sixth. Murphy left Tuesday’s game in Boston after getting hit with a pitch.
- Ozzie Albies 2B
- Austin Riley 3B
- Marcell Ozuna DH
- Matt Olson 1B
- Adam Duvall LF
- Sean Murphy C
- Michael Harris CF
- Orlando Arcia SS
- Brian Anderson RF
For the Nationals, Lane Thomas will hit second and play right field in Thursday’s game. Thomas was 6-for-17 with three doubles and a home run during the four game series in Atlanta last week. Former Braves farm hand Joey Meneses will serve as the DH and bat sixth. Meneses is hitting .318/.363/.412 with five doubles and a home run in 21 career games against Atlanta.
- C.J. Abrams – SS
- Lane Thomas – RF
- Jesse Winker – LF
- Luis Garcia – 2B
- Keibert Ruiz – C
- Joey Meneses – DH
- Joey Gallo – 1B
- Nick Senzel – 3B
- Jacob Young – CF
Thursday’s game is scheduled to get underway at 6:45 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports Southeast.