Braves close Brewers series with 4-2 win
Atlanta won the finale in Milwaukee 4-2 to avoid a sweep, optioned Jim Jarvis and outrighted Danny Young as the bullpen keeps turning over, and hosts the Dodgers and returning ace Tyler Glasnow tonight.
A 4-2 finale ends the Milwaukee trip
Brewers1-2Brewers1-4Brewers4-2The Braves closed out their series in Milwaukee with a 4-2 win over the Brewers on August 23, avoiding a sweep after consecutive losses of 2-1 on August 21 and 4-1 on August 22. Michael Harris II went 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI in the finale, and Tyler Mahle allowed one earned run over 5.0 innings, scattering six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The split week left Atlanta at 2-3 over its last five games, but at 76-55 they still sit 3.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the NL East, whose elimination number stands at 28.
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The Braves optioned right-hander Jim Jarvis, according to MLB Trade Rumors, a day after outrighting reliever Danny Young off the 40-man roster on August 24. The moves follow the release of Tyler Kinley, whom the club designated for assignment on August 18 and let go three days later, per MLB Trade Rumors.
The turnover comes as two veteran relievers work their way back. Reynaldo Lopez pitched four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out four, in a rehab start with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday. Joe Jimenez, who underwent left knee surgery in April, recently completed his fifth bullpen session since the procedure, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.
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The Braves host the Dodgers tonight, with Bryce Elder (8-7, 3.92 ERA) starting opposite Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.72 ERA), whose return had been expected since Barstool Bush's August 23 report, "Tyler Glasnow To Return Tuesday For Dodgers Vs. Braves." Glasnow's last outing came May 6 against the Astros, a one-inning, 19-pitch appearance, while Elder's last start, on August 16 against the Diamondbacks, went six innings with one earned run, five strikeouts and 75 pitches.
The Dodgers are favored at Truist Park, and the total reads middling — a number that leans as much on how Glasnow's arm holds up after nearly four months away as on anything either lineup does at the plate.