Snell hasn't thrown a regular-season pitch yet because of shoulder fatigue, the same shoulder that cost him 4 months last year. The Dodgers cut his rehab assignment short after his 3rd Triple-A start (4 IP, 55 pitches) because Tyler Glasnow hit the IL with back spasms. So Snell isn't fully built up — expect a short leash and a parade of LA arms after him.
Strider's debut was the kind of start you squint at and try to find positives. The velo was back. The command was nowhere. He hit a career-high 5 walks in 3.1 innings against the Rockies, and now he draws a Dodgers lineup that just put up runs on Atlanta's staff a night ago. Even minus Mookie Betts (oblique rehab) and Tommy Edman, this is still Ohtani-Freeman-Smith staring down a guy whose feel for the strike zone hasn't shown up yet.
- Day-To-DayBlake Burkhalter (RP) — Triple-A Gwinnett placed Burkhalter on the 7-day injured list March 27 with back spasms, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayJorge Mateo (SS) — Mateo was held out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners while he nurses a jammed thumb, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILRonald Acuna Jr. (RF) — Manager Walt Weiss said Sunday that Acuna has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILHa-Seong Kim (SS) — Kim (finger) is moving his rehab assignment from Double-A Columbus to Triple-A Gwinnett this week, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILHurston Waldrep (SP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Tuesday that Waldrep (elbow) will throw a bullpen session in about a week and could be ready to rejoin the team in June, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILDylan Dodd (RP) — Dodd (back) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett in the coming days, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports.05/08
- suspensionJurickson Profar (LF) — Profar will miss the full 2026 season after the appeal of his 162-game PED suspension was denied Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILDanny Young (RP) — Atlanta transferred Young (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAJ Smith-Shawver (SP) — Atlanta placed Smith-Shawver (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Friday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJoe Jimenez (RP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss acknowledged Wednesday that he's uncertain if Jimenez (knee) will be available to pitch at any point in 2026, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILSpencer Schwellenbach (SP) — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Tuesday that Schwellenbach (elbow) has yet to begin a throwing program and will not make his season debut until after the All-Star break, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJoey Wentz (RP) — Atlanta placed Wentz (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILTommy Edman (2B) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Edman has been backed off his rehab a bit after feeling residual soreness in his surgically repaired right ankle, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILMookie Betts (SS) — Betts (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — no05/09
- 15-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list Saturday to make his season debut for the Dodgers against Atlanta, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — The Dodgers placed Casparius on the 15-day injured list Monday with right shoulder inflammation, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz said Monday that he's feeling "really good" following right elbow surgery and expressed confidence that he will be back to full strength in the second half of the season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — Graterol (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Triple-A Oklahoma City broadcaster Alex Freedman reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — The Dodgers transferred Knack (chest) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) threw a bullpen session to a squatting catcher March 17, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Stone (shoulder) has resumed throwing, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (elbow) will kick of a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — The Dodgers placed Miller (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
The IL list is comical on both sides. Atlanta is without Ronald Acuna Jr., Profar (full-season PED suspension), Schwellenbach, Smith-Shawver, Waldrep, and Joe Jimenez. The Dodgers are trotting out a bullpen missing Edwin Diaz, Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol, and Ben Casparius, with Glasnow now joining the pile. This series is being held together with rehab assignments and duct tape.
The market is pricing Snell's name and Strider's rust — Dodgers -170, total sitting at 8.5. The handle/ticket split on the spread (85% of money on LA -1.5, only 56% of bets) tells you the sharps and bigger bettors are leaning home. Hard to argue when one starter has a 0.00 ERA next to his name and the other is at 8.10. Just remember: Snell is on a pitch count, and 'Dodger bullpen vs. anyone' has been a coin flip when the back-end guys aren't available.
Atlanta is 26-13 and still owns the better record despite the injury report reading like a phone book. They take the loss and they're walking out of LA already down a series. First pitch 8:10 ET.