In a blockbuster trade, Rafael Devers was shipped to the San Francisco Giants! Ohtani is making his Dodgers pitching debut on Monday. Is Spencer Strider back?? Start Logan Gilbert in his return from the IL?

Spencer Strider took a step in the right direction in his 13-strikeout, scoreless performance for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. It was his first strong performance of the 2025 campaign, struggling in his first five starts of the season.

The Braves have reasons to believe they are just getting started. And the two biggest ones are Acuña and Strider.

Spencer Strider just wrapped up his best start since undergoing Tommy John Surgery last season. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, issu

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The Braves beat the Colorado Rockies on Saturday behind a dominant 13-strikeout performance from Spencer Strider.

Strider looked like himself again, as Ronald Acuna also gave the Braves a blast to easily put down the Rockies.

But Strider's career arc faced a serious obstacle when he suffered an elbow injury last season, forcing him to undergo internal-brace surgery — not to be confused with Tommy John, which he already had in college. Strider is back this season, and thus far, he has looked like a shell of the Cy Young Award candidate we watched in 2023.

Atlanta (31-38) defeated Colorado (13-57), 4-1, Saturday at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Saturday's National League contest featured two starting pitchers with ties to Knoxville.