Braves Beat Phillies, Then Shuffle Rotation by Sending López to Bullpen | Atlanta Braves Podcast
The Braves took two of three from the Phillies to remain the only MLB team not to lose a series this season, then reshuffled their pitching plans after recent short starts taxed the bullpen. Atlanta announced a new rotation alignment featuring a Tuesday start for veteran Martín Pérez, a second career MLB start for JR Ritchie on Wednesday, and Bryce Elder on Thursday, while moving Reynaldo López to the bullpen temporarily to address delivery/mechanical issues and diminished fastball/slider effectiveness. The episode also reviews Spencer Strider’s latest rehab start at Gwinnett (5+ innings, 7…
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