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Brewer Hicklen Brewer Hicklen Demoted to Triple-A
Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 10:27 AM
Atlanta optioned Hicklen to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.
Analysis: Hicklen has gone 7-for-19 during his limited chances with the big club, but he hasn't played much lately and his reps would have dipped further with Ronald Acuna coming off the injured list. The 30-year-old will report to Gwinnett, where he will see more regular playing time. |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Reinstated from injured list
Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 10:20 AM
Atlanta activated Acuna (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Analysis: Acuna has been cleared to return to action after missing more than a month with a left hamstring strain. He split time between right field and designated hitter while on a rehab assignment, but Atlanta plans for Acuna to go back to being its everyday right fielder. |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Activation coming Monday
Mon, Jul 27, 2026, 8:41 AM
Atlanta will activate Acuna (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list prior to Monday's game against the Mets, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
Analysis: Acuna has been shelved since mid-June with a left hamstring strain, his second hamstring-related absence this season. He played nine rehab contests, going 6-for-26 with one home run and a 6:6 BB:K. In 53 games with Atlanta this season, Acuna has slashed .251/.373/.421 with seven home runs and 15 stolen bases. |
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Moving up to Double-A
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 6:41 PM
Atlanta will promote Southisene from High-A Rome to Double-A Columbus on Monday, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.
Analysis: Southisene will take the next step in his professional career, joining Columbus after slashing .255/.379/.428 with four home runs and nine stolen bases in 38 contests with Rome. The 19-year-old is regarded as a plus defender at shortstop and should have a good chance at sticking at the position once he eventually reaches the majors. |
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Raisel Iglesias Raisel Iglesias Stuck with blown save Sunday
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 4:25 PM
Iglesias took a blown save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Orioles in extra innings. He gave up an unearned run while logging a walk and a strikeout in the ninth inning.
Analysis: While an Ozzie Albies error allowed Baltimore to ultimately tie the game Sunday, Iglesias was still tagged with his second blown save in his last eight appearances -- he had converted his first 17 save chances of the season. Iglesias has given up seven runs (six earned) in his last 8.2 innings, though he still sports an excellent 2.43 ERA overall with a 1.08 WHIP and 43 strikeouts through 37 innings this year. |
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Reynaldo Lopez Reynaldo Lopez Sharp in no-decision
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 4:15 PM
Lopez didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Orioles, allowing five hits and a walk across 5.2 scoreless innings. He struck out six.
Analysis: It was a nice bounce-back outing from Lopez, who had given up nine runs across 9.1 innings in his previous two starts. Overall, the right-hander is 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 66:29 K:BB through 71.2 innings this season. Lopez will look to build on Sunday's outing his next time out, currently slated to come at home against the Nationals. |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Could be back Monday
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 12:05 PM
Acuna (hamstring) could join Atlanta in New York on Monday and return from the 10-day injured list for the club's series opener against the Mets, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.
Analysis: The five-time All-Star was believed to have a chance of rejoining Atlanta for Sunday's series finale in Baltimore, but he's not in the starting lineup and instead appears set to come off the IL a day later. Acuna landed on the shelf June 10 due to a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and was held out of game action for about a month before kicking off a rehab assignment during the All-Star break. The 28-year-old looks ready to rejoin Atlanta after compiling a .231/.364/.346 slash line with six walks, one home run and one stolen base in nine rehab games between the rookie-level Florida Complex League and Triple-A Gwinnett. |
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Brewer Hicklen Brewer Hicklen Sitting in fourth straight game
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 10:32 AM
Hicklen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Analysis: Hicklen and Eli White had been sharing reps in right field coming out of the All-Star break, but Mike Yastrzemski has taken over primary duties at that position since being activated from the injured list Tuesday. Yastrzemski will eventually move to left field or designated hitter when Ronald Acuna (hamstring) returns from the IL, which could happen as soon as Monday. Hicklen -- who is out of the lineup for a fourth straight game Sunday -- could be optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett to pick up regular at-bats once Acuna is activated. |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Not activated Sunday
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 9:49 AM
Acuna (hamstring) isn't included in Atlanta's lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles and appears unlikely to be activated from the 10-day injured list until at least Monday.
Analysis: Acuna isn't believed to have experienced any setbacks with his left hamstring during his rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett, but he'll get at least one day of rest after he went 1-for-3 with a walk while playing right field in one game of a doubleheader Saturday. Assuming the 28-year-old joins the big club on its upcoming road trip to New York, he could be back in the lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Mets. |
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Bryce Elder Bryce Elder Strikes out eight in no-decision
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 9:43 PM
Elder did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts over five innings.
Analysis: Elder allowed runs in the third and fifth innings, recording eight strikeouts while also tying a season high with four walks. After limping into the All-Star break having allowed 22 earned runs over four starts, the 27-year-old has now yielded just three earned runs through two outings to open the second half. He'll take a 3.96 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 98:37 K:BB across 113.2 innings this season into a home matchup with the Nationals next week. |
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Matt Olson Matt Olson Clubs 27th homer
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 10:07 AM
Olson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's extra-inning win over the Orioles.
Analysis: The star first baseman played hero in the top of the 10th inning, taking Andrew Kittredge deep to give Atlanta a 7-3 lead in an eventual 7-6 win. Olson is up to 27 homers on the season, and seven of them have come over 20 games in July -- a stretch in which he's produced a .241/.341/.544 slash line with 11 RBI and 15 runs. |
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Drake Baldwin Drake Baldwin Socks homer No. 20
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 10:03 AM
Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's extra-inning win over the Orioles.
Analysis: His eighth-inning shot off Rico Garcia tied the game at 3-3 and set the stage for a wild 10th inning that saw seven runs cross the plate in total. Baldwin has gone yard in back-to-back games and five times in eight contests since the All-Star break, with the power surge carrying him to his first career 20-homer campaign. |
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AJ Smith-Shawver AJ Smith-Shawver One more rehab start expected
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
Smith-Shawver (elbow) is expected to make one more rehab start before being activated from the injured list, Ian Quillen of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Over four innings and 86 pitches (54 strikes) for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, the 23-year-old right-hander allowed just one unearned run on two hits and one walk while striking out five. Smith-Shawver has a 12:5 K:BB in 10.2 rehab innings for Gwinnett with a 1.69 ERA, but it's not yet clear if Atlanta will immediately add him to the big-league rotation once his IL stint is done -- the team is actively shopping for starting pitching at the trade deadline, and Smith-Shawver has a minor-league option remaining. If Atlanta doesn't bring in outside reinforcements, however, he could be an option to replace the struggling Reynaldo Lopez (nine runs allowed in 9.1 innings over his last two outings). |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Could be back Sunday
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 9:53 AM
Acuna (hamstring) isn't expected to be activated from the IL until at least Sunday, Ian Quillen of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: A rainout Friday for Triple-A Gwinnett put a bit of a hiccup into Atlanta's weekend plans for their star right fielder as he wraps up a rehab assignment. Gwinnett has a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, and MLB manager Walt Weiss didn't rule out Acuna playing both ends of it. "There's a chance he'll play both," Weiss said Friday. "I think it's two [seven-inning games]. There's a chance he'll play both. He'll let us know when he feels like he's ready to go." Atlanta planned to have the 28-year-old back in the big-league lineup this weekend, so a Sunday activation remains possible. Acuna has been sidelined since June 9, and over 53 games for Atlanta this season he's managed a .794 OPS with seven homers and 15 steals. |
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Grant Holmes Grant Holmes Fans five in no-decision
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:21 AM
Holmes didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Orioles, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five across five innings.
Analysis: Holmes has pitched at least five frames in each of his last four outings and has been remarkably consistent, allowing three runs or fewer and avoiding the loss each time. Furthermore, Holmes hasn't given up more than three earned runs in any outing since May 1, when he allowed six runs (five earned) against the Rockies at Coors Field, posting a 3.45 ERA and 1.38 WHIP since then. His next start is slated to come against the Mets on the road. |
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Connor Thomas Connor Thomas Recalled from Triple-A
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:13 AM
Atlanta recalled Thomas from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
Analysis: Thomas gave up four earned runs in 3.2 innings during his lone MLB outing July 7 against the Pirates, but he sports a 1.98 ERA in 27.1 frames at Gwinnett and will now get another chance in the big club's bullpen, replacing Elieser Hernandez. |
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Elieser Hernandez Elieser Hernandez Designated for assignment
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:10 AM
Atlanta designated Hernandez for assignment Saturday.
Analysis: Hernandez pitched three scoreless innings and earned the win over Baltimore after being selected to the active roster before Friday's contest, but he'll now lose his place in the bullpen and on the 40-man roster. Connor Thomas will come up from Triple-A Gwinnett to give Atlanta a fresh arm. |
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Drake Baldwin Drake Baldwin Slugs 19th homer
Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 8:59 AM
Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Padres.
Analysis: The 25-year-old backstop wrapped up the scoring for Atlanta when he took Matt Waldron deep in the seventh inning. It was Baldwin's 19th homer of the year, and his fourth in seven games since the All-Star break -- a stretch in which he's batting a scorching .481 (13-for-27) with eight runs, nine RBI and a 6:2 BB:K. |
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Michael Harris II Michael Harris II Clubs 19th homer
Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 8:57 AM
Harris went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the Padres.
Analysis: The center fielder launched the first of four Atlanta long balls on the afternoon, taking Griffin Canning deep in the second inning for his 19th homer of the year. Harris has been locked in since getting snubbed for an All-Star Game appearance, and since the break he's batting .323 (10-for-31) with three doubles, three home runs, six runs and eight RBI in seven games. |
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Dominic Smith Dominic Smith Homers in win
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:09 PM
Smith went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Padres.
Analysis: Making just his second start in six games, Smith put Atlanta ahead in the fourth inning with a two-run blast off Griffin Canning, his seventh homer this season and first since June 6. Smith had gone just 3-for-19 in nine games prior to Thursday while retreating to a bench role. Overall, he's slashing .264/.318/.395 with 39 RBI and 35 runs scored across 246 plate appearances this season. |
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