The Braves and Reds close out their four-game series on Thursday evening at Truist Park with a fascinating pitching matchup of two starters who got off to terrific starts in 2025 but have been up against it in recent weeks.
Spencer Schwellenbach is coming off one of the worst outings of his career against the Dodgers, surrendering six runs over just 3.2 innings. A crazy stat: over his first 21 innings this season, Schwellenbach allowed just one run to score. Over the 21.1 innings since (four starts), he’s allowed 17 runs to score. It feels weird to type, but Schwellenbach is seemingly throwing too many strikes in the zone.