The Braves had a rough day overall, as Michael Soroka and Collin McHugh both hit the 15-day IL, Soroka with right forearm inflammation that will end his season but won’t require surgery, and McHugh with right shoulder inflammation. This is pretty brutal for Soroka, who worked so hard to get back from two torn Achilles injuries and struggled to find consistency this season. His future with Atlanta is uncertain. Meanwhile, McHugh just hasn’t been his best self this season and hopefully can come back healthy and right again in time for the playoffs.
On the field, the team lost again to the Cardinals, as Spencer Strider had a rough and short outing, requiring the use of Darius Vines, who otherwise might have started another game soon, although that may still be an option another number of days away.