Perez (2-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Mariners, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over 5.2 innings. He struck out five. It was announced Wednesday morning that Perez would get the start instead of Grant Holmes, and the southpaw was solid, holding Seattle to one run through his first five innings before Julio Rodriguez added on with a solo shot in the sixth. However, Atlanta's offense couldn't muster anything against Bryan Woo in an eventual 3-1 defeat, leaving Perez with his second loss. Overall, Perez has been solid as a swingman for Atlanta this year. His ERA sits at 2.38 with a 1.00 WHIP and 24:11 K:BB across 34 innings.
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Aaron Bummer
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| R/R | 6'1" | 180 | 42 | |
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Bryce Elder
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R/R | 6'2" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 170 | 20 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 215 | 23 | |
| L/R | 6'0" | 190 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 200 | 30 | |
| L/L | 6'0" | 186 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 214 | 31 | |
| R/R | 5'10" | 220 | 29 | |
Grant Holmes
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L/R | 6'0" | 226 | 30 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 36 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 277 | 31 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 215 | 30 | |
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L/L | 6'3" | 185 | 31 |
Tyler Kinley
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R/R | 6'4" | 220 | 35 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 190 | 23 | |
Dylan Lee
52
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L/L | 6'3" | 214 | 31 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 225 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 200 | 26 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 222 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 170 | 24 | |
Rolddy Muñoz
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R/R | 6'2" | 183 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 214 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 210 | 28 | |
Martín Pérez
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L/L | 6'0" | 210 | 35 |
Chris Sale
51
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L/L | 6'6" | 180 | 37 |
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| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 195 | 27 | |
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L/L | 6'5" | 220 | 28 |
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L/L | 6'3" | 200 | 31 |
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| R/R | 5'10" | 230 | 26 | |
| B/R | 5'10" | 235 | 37 | |
Sean Murphy
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R/R | 6'3" | 228 | 31 |
| R/R | 5'11" | 190 | 29 | |
| R/R | 5'8" | 221 | 31 |
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| B/R | 5'7" | 165 | 29 | |
| R/R | 5'10" | 190 | 23 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 173 | 31 | |
Kyle Farmer
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R/R | 5'11" | 205 | 35 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 200 | 26 | |
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Matt Olson
28
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L/R | 6'4" | 225 | 32 |
Austin Riley
27
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R/R | 6'1" | 225 | 29 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 205 | 28 | |
| L/L | 5'11" | 224 | 30 | |
| L/L | 6'4" | 270 | 31 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 186 | 29 | |
| L/R | 5'9" | 185 | 27 |
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R/R | 6'0" | 205 | 28 |
| R/R | 5'11" | 181 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 233 | 37 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 208 | 28 | |
| L/L | 5'11" | 180 | 33 | |
| L/L | 5'11" | 195 | 25 | |
| L/R | 6'1" | 185 | 19 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 215 | 30 | |
| L/L | 6'0" | 195 | 28 | |
| L/L | 5'8" | 174 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 195 | 37 | |
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B/R | 5'11" | 184 | 33 |
Eli White
36
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R/R | 6'2" | 195 | 31 |
| L/L | 5'10" | 180 | 35 |
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The Atlanta Braves activated RHP Raisel Iglesias from the 15-day injured list.
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The Atlanta Braves designated RHP Carlos Carrasco for assignment.
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The Atlanta Braves sent RHP Joel Payamps outright to the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves selected the contract of OF José Azócar from the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves activated RHP Spencer Strider from the 15-day injured list.
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The Atlanta Braves placed OF Ronald Acuña on the 10-day injured list.
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The Atlanta Braves optioned RHP Hunter Stratton to the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves selected the contract of RHP Carlos Carrasco from the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves optioned RHP Anthony Molina to the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves selected the contract of RHP Anthony Molina from the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves recalled RHP Hunter Stratton from the minors.
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The Atlanta Braves activated LHP Dylan Lee from the Paternity List.
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Perez (2-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Mariners, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over 5.2 innings. He struck out five. It was announced Wednesday morning that Perez would get the start instead of Grant Holmes, and the southpaw was solid, holding Seattle to one run through his first five innings before Julio Rodriguez added on with a solo shot in the sixth. However, Atlanta's offense couldn't muster anything against Bryan Woo in an eventual 3-1 defeat, leaving Perez with his second loss. Overall, Perez has been solid as a swingman for Atlanta this year. His ERA sits at 2.38 with a 1.00 WHIP and 24:11 K:BB across 34 innings.
Mateo is dealing with a jammed thumb, Lindsay Crosby of BravesToday.com reports. The injury looks to be minor, but it was enough that Atlanta felt compelled to call up Jim Jarvis, who is making his major-league debut at shortstop Wednesday. Atlanta is idle Thursday, so Mateo will receive at least a couple days of rest.
Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners. The left-handed-hitting Smith will be on the bench for the seventh time in eight games. He'll also be taking a seat for the second time in three games against right-handed pitching, and Smith may have to settle for more of a part-time role in those matchups moving forward after Atlanta welcomed Sean Murphy back from the injured list earlier this week.
Mateo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners. After a six-game run as Atlanta's starting shortstop, Mateo will cede the position to Jim Jarvis in the latter's MLB debut. With Mauricio Dubon seeing more time in the outfield of late in the wake of Ronald Acuna's (hamstring) recent move to the injured list, Mateo could continue to see the bulk of the playing time at shortstop in the short term. Mateo is likely to pivot into more of a utility role once Ha-Seong Kim (finger) is back from the IL, however.
Atlanta designated Azocar for assignment Wednesday. Azocar's stint in the big leagues lasted just three days, with the veteran outfielder getting into two games and going 0-for-2 with a stolen base. He'll give up his spot on the 40-man roster to infielder Jim Jarvis, who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett.
Holmes is no longer scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Mariners, as Martin Perez is now slated to take the hill for Atlanta in the series finale in Seattle. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the change in the pitching schedule doesn't necessarily mean that Holmes will be heading to the bullpen on a permanent basis, and Atlanta could even steer clear of using him in relief Wednesday if the team wants him to make a start during the three-game series in Los Angeles this weekend. Atlanta may just have wanted to give Holmes a bit of a reset after he failed to reach six innings in three of his last four starts while pitching to a 5.95 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and 15:9 K:BB during that span.
Perez will start Wednesday's game against the Mariners in Seattle. Grant Holmes had initially been listed as Atlanta's starter for Wednesday, but the team will instead pivot to Perez after the veteran southpaw wasn't needed in relief in the first two games of the series. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the change doesn't necessarily mean that Perez will be a regular in the rotation moving forward, or that Holmes will be headed to the bullpen on anything more than a short-term basis. Whether he's been used as a starter or reliever, Perez has been excellent this season; he'll take a 2.22 ERA and 0.99 WHIP over 28.1 innings into Wednesday's outing.
Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a second run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Seattle. Olson came through in the ninth inning, taking Andres Munoz deep to break a 2-2 tie. With four homers over five games to start May, Olson hasn't slowed down after setting a blistering pace early in the season. The veteran first baseman is hitting .308 with a 1.077 OPS, 13 long balls, 33 RBI, 15 runs scored, 15 doubles and no stolen bases over 37 contests this season. In terms of both production and durability, Olson is one of the safest bats in baseball right now, and that's with his BABIP at .326 this year, seven points lower than last year when he batted .272 with an .850 OPS over 162 regular-season games.