Mike Soroka on his return, outlook going forward

The Atlanta Braves are playing their brains out at the moment with eight straight wins under their belt including a pair of wins to start their series with the current NL East leaders, the New York Mets. However, one of the more exciting bits of news from the past few days wasn’t from the big league club, but instead on the injury front as Mike Soroka, who tore his Achilles in August 2020 and then again in June 2021, made his first rehab start down with the Rome Braves on Tuesday evening.

First things first, Soroka looked great on the mound. His final line was four innings (one more than was expected) with one hit, no walks, and eight strikeouts. While he was up against high-A hitters, for a…