Sale and Lopez won’t be available before Saturday. So, they’ll have to choose who will start Thursday and Friday. Could be Vines and then Winans/Smith-Shawver/Dodd. If Vines is needed tonight or tomorrow, then Gwinnett will be letting fans start this weekend’s games.

The Braves didn’t say “no” when asked if Kerr would be used as a starter at Gwinnett. They just didn’t answer the question. Instead, it was the generic “we need a fresh arm” response. Kerr has thrown 3+ IP three times this month. It would be a waste to back him down.

The #Braves today recalled RHP Daysbel Hernández to Atlanta. Additionally, C Sean Murphy tonight begins a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett.

Chris Sale is doing things he did back during some of his greatest seasons. His explanation about the comfort he feels with the Braves is his latest $$$ quote. mlb.com/news/chris-sal…

Chris Sale is doing things he did back during some of his greatest seasons. His explanation about the comfort he feels with the Braves is his latest $$$ quote. mlb.com/news/chris-sal…

The Braves just felt like they needed a fresh arm the next few days. Kerr threw 3+ IP yesterday and Wednesday.

Guess they didn’t like the idea of Kerr starting when Snit ran it up the flag pole

This is the third time Sale has ever tallied 9+ strikeouts while allowing no runs in at least three consecutive starts. He had a 4-start stretch in 2018 and a 3-start stretch in 2017 stathead.com/baseball/playe…

Chris Sale has thrown 20 consecutive scoreless innings, dating back to the fifth inning of his May 1 start in Seattle. He has recorded 9+ strikeouts in each of his past four starts and he has completed 7 innings in five of his past seven starts.

Might be a good time to have back-to-back spot starts. Could benefit the current rotation members during this stretch of games on 17 straight days. Could go Vines on Thursday and then one of Winans/Smith-Shawver/Dodd/Kerr on Friday

Vines will be a candidate to start Thursday if he’s not needed out of the pen within the next few days. Kerr might also be available to throw a few innings as a starter or reliever during Thursday’s series finale at Wrigley

Riley will take grounders and throw across the diamond between games. But he still hasn't been cleared to swing a bat.

If you read today's newsletter, this is a good time to test the magic in the Rally Robes Ben Ingram Jonathan Chadwick and Joe Simpson are now wearing in the radio booth.

Jimenez has been as good as any reliever in baseball this year. This was just the third time in 18 appearances he's allowed a run this year. One of those times was when three infield singles led to two Guardians runs a few weeks ago. This is the first time he was hit hard.

Less than 24 hours later, Acuña has his second three-hit game of the season

Better than a bad joke

Yep. Same folks who were saying the same thing when the Braves had the NL's second-worst record from May 10-June 2 last year.

Olson' homer came off the bat at 113.4 mph. That's the third-hardest home run he has hit since joining the Braves in 2022. He had a 118.6 and a 115.9 mph HR during last year's 54-homer season

The Braves are Ceasing their offensive struggles. Ozuna and Olson have gone back-to-back to build a 4-0 lead in the third.

A look at some of the numbers that led Acuña to say, “right now, I’m not that good.” mlb.com/news/ronald-ac…