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2024 MLB All-Star Game rosters: Every player picked
CBS Sports Mike Axisa
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2024 MLB Mock Draft: Projecting every first-round pick
CBS Sports Mike Axisa
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World Series odds: Dodgers, Yanks still among favorites
CBS Sports Matt Snyder
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MLB Prospect Watch: NL contenders with depth to trade
CBS Sports R.J. Anderson
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Waiver Wire: Busch's Fantasy fit
CBS Sports Chris Towers
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Cease strikes out 11 and allows one hit in six innings as Padres beat Braves 4-0
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna aims to continue power display vs. Padres
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Ends power drought
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Arcia went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-1 win over the Padres.
Arcia ended a couple of lengthy droughts, as he had gone 29 games since his last multi-hit effort and his last homer. During the slump, the shortstop hit just .147 with four doubles and two RBI. He started the season well, but he's now at a .212/.246/.338 slash line with seven homers, 25 RBI, 27 runs scored, 18 doubles and no stolen bases over 88 contests. Arcia hasn't been challenged for his spot in the lineup, but that's mostly a testament to his reliable defense.
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Goes yard twice in win
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Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Friday's 6-1 win over the Padres.
This was Ozuna's fourth straight multi-hit game, and he's swatted five homers over his last eight contests. He put up Atlanta's first and last runs in the win. For the year, the slugger is up to 26 homers, 77 RBI, 57 runs scored, 20 doubles and a .301/.377/.584 slash line through 93 games. Ozuna hit a career-high 40 long balls last year and looks to have a decent chance to match that number in 2024.
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Ozuna warms up for the Home Run Derby with 2 blasts in the Braves' 6-1 win against the Padres
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Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach: Strong in win Friday
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Schwellenbach (3-4) allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out three over seven innings to earn the win Friday over the Padres.
After a middling June, Schwellenbach has allowed just two runs over 13 innings across his first two starts in July. The only downside to his performance Friday was that his three strikeouts matched his season low. The rookie right-hander has a 4.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 41:10 K:BB through 44.2 innings over the first eight starts of his career.
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Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting Friday
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Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Padres.
Murphy started three of four games during a series against the Diamondbacks this week, going 3-for-11 with one walk, one home run and three RBI. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout while Travis d'Arnaud starts behind the plate and bats eighth against Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron.
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Braves' Max Fried: Stuck with tough loss
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Fried (7-5) took the loss against Arizona on Thursday, allowing one run on five hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out seven.
Fried held the Diamondbacks scoreless over the first four innings before surrendering a leadoff shot to Eugenio Suarez to open the fifth. That would end up being the only run scored all night, leading to the lefty's second straight loss. Fried has logged quality starts in three of his last four outings, though he has just one win to show for it. He's also issued three walks in three of his last five starts.
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Chris' second-half's biggest busts
CBS Sports Chris Towers
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Padres' slumping offense seeks answers vs. Braves
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Brandon Pfaadt outpitches Max Fried, Diamondbacks beat Braves 1-0
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Braves' Ian Anderson: Rehab shifting to Double-A
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Anderson (elbow) will make a rehab appearance with Double-A Rome on Friday.
Anderson last pitched June 30 and completed three innings with Single-A Augusta. It's expected that he will make at least one additional rehab outing after Friday's start, though Atlanta will likely want to see Anderson ramp up his workload after throwing 46 pitches in his previous outing.
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Waiver Wire: Bogaerts' roster rate
CBS Sports Chris Towers
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Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Slugs 24th homer
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Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
The All-Star slugger singled in his first at-bat before coming home on a Travis d'Arnaud double in the second as Atlanta took an early 2-0 lead. Ozuna then launched a 441-foot home run in the eighth to score Austin Riley and tie the game at 5-5. It was Ozuna's second consecutive two-hit performance, and he's now fourth in the majors with 24 long balls on the season, and third in RBI with 75. He's batting .257 (9-for-35) in July with three homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored.
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Braves' Charlie Morton: Allows two homers in no-decision
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Morton did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, allowing four runs on five hits over 6.1 innings while striking out five.
Most of the damage against Morton came in the second and third innings when the veteran surrendered home runs to Eugenio Suarez and Ketel Marte. The right-hander would then cruise through the next three frames before being relieved by Pierce Johnson with one out in the seventh, though a fourth run ended up being charged to Morton's ledger. The 40-year-old has now allowed two home runs in back-to-back starts and has given up at least three runs in four of his last six outings. However, he's also tallied five or more strikeouts in three consecutive starts.
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Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves
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Eugenio Suarez homers, drives in 3 runs to help the Diamondbacks rally past the Braves, 7-5
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2024 Home Run Derby: Teoscar Hernández completes field
CBS Sports Mike Axisa
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Braves' J.P. Martinez: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Martinez cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Atlanta pushed Martinez off its 40-man roster Monday in order to clear a spot for Eddie Rosario, and he'll officially remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old has slashed .241/.332/.357 with 15 RBI across 257 plate appearances with the Stripers.
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Braves' Dylan Lee: Back in majors
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Atlanta recalled Lee from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
Lee was dispatched to the minors on Monday, and he'll now be called upon to replace AJ Smith-Shawver, who was optioned to Triple-A. Lee has emerged as a reliable option out of the bullpen for Atlanta, logging a 2.00 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 36 innings, though the amount of talent in the team's bullpen has limited him to a middle-relief role.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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| Team | .241 (18th) | 401 (19th) | 107 (13th) | 3.40 (2nd) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| M. Harris CF Michael Harris CF | Hamstring |
| R. Acuna RF Ronald Acuna RF | Knee |
| S. Strider SP Spencer Strider SP | Elbow |
| H. Waldrep SP Hurston Waldrep SP | Elbow |
| R. Laureano RF Ramon Laureano RF | Oblique |
Full Injuries
