Its Thursday, July 31 and the Braves (45-62) are in Cincinnati to begin a series against the Reds (57-52).
Carlos Carrasco is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati. Carrasco has not pitched in a game since May 4.
The Braves come to town having lost two straight in a season that has seen little go right. Yesterday they managed just five hits and lost 1-0 to the Royals in ten innings. The Reds salvaged the finale of their series against the Dodgers yesterday, knocking off the defending world champs, 5-2.