ATLANTA BRAVES NEWS

Matt Olson - Big day in St. Louis Olson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals.

Impact The first baseman cracked RBI two-baggers off Miles Mikolas in the first and fourth innings, and in between he took the St. Louis right-hander deep for a solo shot. Olson has displayed impressive power in the early going, batting .308 (8-for-26) with three doubles, three homers, six runs and seven RBI through six games.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bryce Elder - Blanks Cards in win Elder (1-0) picked up the win in his season debut Wednesday, allowing two hits and three walks over six scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out six.

Impact The 23-year-old right-hander threw only 47 of 79 pitches for strikes but kept St. Louis' hitters from making much hard contact, and Elder made a strong case to remain in the Atlanta rotation while pitchers like Max Fried (hamstring) and Kyle Wright (shoulder) are on the shelf. At the very least, Elder should make one more start next week at home against the Reds, before Wright's projected return April 11.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ronald Acuña Jr. is healthy and playing at superstar level as Braves sweep Cardinals No one has been more instrumental in the Braves’ fast start than Acuña, one of baseball’s few bona fide five-tool players.

APRIL 5, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Matt Olson, Ronald Acuna ignite Braves' sweep in St. Louis Matt Olson doubled, homered and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the St.

APRIL 5, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Matt Olson, Ronald Acuna ignite Braves' sweep in St. Louis Matt Olson doubled, homered and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the St.

APRIL 5, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Matt Olson, Ronald Acuna ignite Braves' sweep in St. Louis Matt Olson doubled, homered and drove in three runs as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the St.

APRIL 5, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Olson's outstanding day caps off Braves' dominant sweep ST. LOUIS -- At the conclusion of 26 of the 27 innings played in this week’s three-game set against the Cardinals, Atlanta held the lead. Ch...

APRIL 5, 2023 • MLB.COM

Cardinals swept by Braves as Jordan Walker hits first major-league home run ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals wrapped up the first home stand of the season by losing their third straight game to an impressive Atlanta Braves...

APRIL 5, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Cardinals swept by Braves as Jordan Walker hits first major-league home run ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals wrapped up the first home stand of the season by losing their third straight game to an impressive Atlanta Braves...

APRIL 5, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Braves sweep Cardinals in dominant fashion, have won five of six to start season ST. LOUIS — The Braves entered the regular season with large goals and aspirations, as every team does. The difference with the Braves: The...

APRIL 5, 2023 • AJC.COM

Olson homers, drives in 3 to help Braves sweep Cards

Matt Olson homered and drove in three, and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2

APRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Jays claim OF Jordan Luplow off waivers from Braves The Toronto Blue Jays added some outfield depth on Wednesday, claiming...

APRIL 5, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Braves place ace Max Fried (hamstring) on IL

Ace Max Fried was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Atlanta Braves because of a strained left hamstring

APRIL 5, 2023

Ian Anderson - Nursing sore elbow at Triple-A Anderson has been placed on the injured list at Triple-A Gwinnett with a sore right elbow, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact It helps explain why he was rocked in his first outing of the season. The severity of Anderson's elbow injury isn't known at this time, but he's not going to be an option for Atlanta's rotation for a while.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

O'Neill not in St. Louis lineup after Marmol criticizes play

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill is not in the starting lineup a day after his baserunning effort was questioned by manager Oliver Marmol

APRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sean Murphy - Sitting Wednesday Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Atlanta's series finale with the Cardinals on Wednesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact Murphy will head back to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two strikeouts in Tuesday's victory. The 28-year-old has now only started three out of six games to open the season after signing a lucrative deal with Atlanta in the offseason. Travis d'Arnaud will draw the start behind the plate and bat fourth against St. Louis.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Soroka - Gives up one run in AAA Soroka (hamstring) gave one run in 3.2 innings of work with four strikeouts for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Impact The one run came off a solo homer by Ryan O'Hearn. The right-hander was solid outside of that; allowing four hits and not issuing a walk. Soroka is expected to have his innings managed as he works his way back from the hamstring strain that sidelined him all spring -- along with the other injuries that have derailed his career over the past few seasons -- but this is a positive first step in making a return to the Atlanta pitching staff.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Travis d'Arnaud - Keeps raking Tuesday D'Arnaud went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Impact Atlanta manager Brian Snikter has had little choice but to make d'Arnaud an everyday player in the early going, as the veteran catcher has hits in five straight games while batting .455 (10-for-22) with three doubles, three runs and four RBI. The 34-year-old will need some rest eventually, whether he cools down at the plate or not, but he's started three of his five games at DH so far and should see consistent playing time at the position even as Sean Murphy handles the majority of the start behind the plate.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ronald Acuña Jr. - Swipes second bag Acuna went 2-for-5 with a run scored and his second stolen base of the season in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Impact The 25-year-old led off the game with a single and promptly swiped second base. Acuna already has two homers and two steals in five games to begin the season along with a .364 (8-for-22) batting average, and talk of a 30/30 or even 40/40 season will only grow louder if he continues flashing his power and speed at this pace.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Orlando Arcia - Pops first homer of year Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Impact He took Steven Matz deep in the second inning, giving Arcia his first homer of the season. The veteran shortstop has made Atlanta look good for naming him the starter over prospects Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake, playing impressive defense while batting .316 (6-for-19) with five runs scored through the first five games of the year.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Riley - Goes yard again Tuesday Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Impact His first-inning blast off Steven Matz gave Atlanta all the offense it would need in a 4-1 win. Riley has hits in four straight games and homers in two straight as the streaky third baseman looks to put together an early-season heater.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

What's new at Truist Park for Braves' 2023 season? After their best season yet at the ballpark – a 55-26 home record while drawing over 3 million fans – the Braves are expecting comparable su...

APRIL 5, 2023 • AJC.COM

Cardinals look to avoid series sweep against the Braves

The Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals play in the final game of a three-game series

APRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cheers! Dodd delights fans with winning MLB debut ST. LOUIS -- They came from a small town up north where Braves rookie Dylan Dodd grew up and a small city down south where he went to colleg...

APRIL 5, 2023 • MLB.COM

A.J. Minter - Notches first save Minter picked up the save with a scoreless ninth inning to close out Tuesday's 4-1 victory over St. Louis. He had one strikeout and didn't allow a baserunner.

Impact Minter needed just 11 pitches to retire the side in order and secure his first save of the season. The left-hander is coming off a dominant 2022 campaign during which he had a 2.06 ERA and 94:15 K:BB across 70 innings, and he should continue to operate as Atlanta's fill-in closer until Raisel Iglesias (shoulder) is able to return from the injured list.

APRIL 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE