Atlanta Braves, Spencer Strider
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Strider has allowed three or fewer earned runs in his past seven starts, posting a 3.16 ERA in that stretch after opening the season 0-5.
The silence that filled Braves clubhouse after a 5-4, 11-inning setback against the Athletics on Thursday night created the same somber mood you'd see after a season-ending postseason loss.
Six days removed from Independence Day, Tyler Soderstrom opened and closed the show with fireworks at Sutter Health Park on Thursday night.
The Atlanta Braves are taking on Athletics in hopes of winning the series as well as winning their first series in the state of California this season.
The Braves are likely to focus on trading away short-term veteran rentals at this year's MLB trade deadline. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
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Strider (3-7) took the loss Friday as Atlanta was downed 3-2 by the Orioles, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out six.
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Battery Power on MSNWhich random rotation guy is going to stick through the rest of the year?It looks like this: they have three guys that they will ostensibly use as starters going forward (Spencer Strider, Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder), even if two of those guys are arguably not really fit for service as traditional starters anyway.