The Braves are still having a bit of a rough patch as their starting pitchers have allowed quite a few runs over the last number of games since the All-Star break. Spencer Strider and Max Fried each have been BABIP’d pretty hard this turn through the rotation. The Braves haven’t lost much ground in the division during this stretch, however (not any, depending on when you set the start point), and having Fried healthy again is a huge boon, even if he got a bit unlucky on Wednesday. Although I still have a lot of confidence in Strider and Fried, anyone beyond them would make me fairly nervous in a playoff setting, so getting a healthy Kyle Wright back by the end of the season could be a big lift to the Braves’ already (relatively) high playoff odds.
Braves News: Wild win, Ronald Acuna, Bryce Elder
