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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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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Expected back this weekend
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 2:25 PM
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Thursday that he expects Acuna (hamstring) to be activated from the 10-day injured list before the end of this weekend, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Acuna will play his eighth and likely final rehab game Thursday with Triple-A Gwinnett. A return to the active roster Friday is possible, though the club could elect to give Acuna a day to rest before activating him later in the weekend. The star outfielder has been sidelined since early June due to a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. |
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Sean Murphy Sean Murphy Cleared for rehab assignment
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 2:15 PM
Murphy (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.
Analysis: Murphy has been limited to only four games for Atlanta this season, first due to offseason hip surgery and more recently because of a fractured left middle finger that's kept him shelved since mid-May. The veteran catcher should be ready to rejoin the active roster around Aug. 1 if all goes well on his rehab assignment. |
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Raisel Iglesias Raisel Iglesias Hangs on for 21st save
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 2:04 PM
Iglesias earned the save in Thursday's 6-5 win over San Diego, working around two hits while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: Iglesias found himself in some trouble in the ninth after the Padres logged back-to-back singles. However, the right-hander would strike out Luis Rengifo to end the game, stranding the tying and go-ahead runs on base. It's a nice bounce-back outing from Iglesias, who'd given up a home run in each of his previous two appearances. He's up to 21 saves this season while posting a 2.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 42:7 K:BB across 36 innings. |
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Chris Sale Chris Sale Strikes out 11 in win
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 1:58 PM
Sale (11-6) earned the win Thursday over the Padres, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out 11.
Analysis: All of the damage against Sale came with two outs in the second inning -- he issued a bases-loaded walk to Fernando Tatis before giving up a two-run single to Luis Rengifo. However, the veteran southpaw managed to settle in and turn in a quality start while striking out 11, matching a season high. Sale's ERA now sits at 2.19, the second-best mark in the majors, through 19 starts (111 innings), complementing that figure with a 1.05 WHIP and 134:26 K:BB. He's tentatively lined up to face the Mets on the road his next time out. |
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Raisel Iglesias Raisel Iglesias Escapes with save No. 20
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 9:59 PM
Iglesias secured the save Wednesday against San Diego, allowing one run on one hit and no walks in two-thirds of an inning. He struck out two.
Analysis: Atlanta summoned Victor Mederson to record the final three outs of a 7-1 game, but he coughed up four runs to create a save situation in the ninth inning. Iglesias was shaky himself, serving up a solo home run to Luis Rengifo, but he held on to put out the fire. Although he's blown just one save and sports a 2.57 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 40:7 K:BB with 20 saves over 35 innings in 2026, the right-hander has given up 10 runs across his last 19.1 frames after opening the year with a scoreless streak of 15.2 innings. |
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Martin Perez Martin Perez Four shutout innings in return
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 9:41 PM
Perez took a no-decision Wednesday against the Padres, allowing no runs on one hit and four walks in four innings. He struck out three.
Analysis: Making his return from the 15-day injured list with a bruised forearm, Perez fared about as well as Atlanta could have hoped for Wednesday. The 35-year-old southpaw showed some signs of rust with a lack of control, matching a season high in walks, but he still turned in his first scoreless start since April 28 against Detroit. Perez will take a 3.38 ERA, his best mark since 2022 with Texas, 1.20 WHIP and a 65:36 K:BB over 85.1 innings into his next scheduled outing in New York against the last-place Mets. |
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Dominic Smith Dominic Smith Losing out on playing time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 3:09 PM
Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
Analysis: Smith will retreat to the bench for the third game in a row, with his latter two absences coming while the Padres have sent right-handed starting pitchers to the hill. The 31-year-old has held down a strong-side platoon role for much of the season, but he's been squeezed out of the starting nine in the wake of Mike Yastrzemski's return from the injured list. The downturn in playing time comes while Smith has provided a poor .468 OPS over 13 games since the start of July. |
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JR Ritchie JR Ritchie Sent back to Triple-A
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 10:48 AM
Atlanta optioned Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
Analysis: Ritchie will give up his spot on the active roster to left-hander Martin Perez (elbow), who was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday versus the Padres. After tossing 3.2 innings in long relief during Tuesday's 8-3 loss, Ritchie was unlikely to be available out of the Atlanta bullpen for at least the next couple of days. |
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Martin Perez Martin Perez Activated ahead of start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 10:45 AM
Atlanta reinstated Perez (forearm) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start Wednesday against the Padres at Truist Park.
Analysis: Perez spent just one day over the minimum amount of time on the shelf while he recovered from a left forearm contusion, which he sustained when he was struck by a line drive in a July 5 start versus the Mets. The veteran southpaw was able to bypass a rehab assignment prior to being activated, but Atlanta could still be conservative with his workload as he makes his 15th start of the campaign. With a 3.54 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 81.1 innings, Perez has been a more essential piece of the rotation than Atlanta anticipated heading into the season. |
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Jim Jarvis Jim Jarvis On base three times Tuesday
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 9:56 AM
Jarvis went 2-for-3 with a walk, a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Padres.
Analysis: The rookie is proving to be quite a find for Atlanta in the 11th round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. Jarvis has started six straight games at shortstop, going 6-for-21 (.286) during that span with two doubles, a triple, three RBI and five runs. The impending return of Ronald Acuna (hamstring) could shuffle around the lineup, but Jarvis may be playing well enough to hang onto his job, with Mauricio Dubon instead continuing to see most of his action in left field while Mike Yastrzemski displaces the struggling Dominic Smith as the primary DH against right-handed pitching. |
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Reynaldo Lopez Reynaldo Lopez Allows two homers in loss
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:36 PM
Lopez (4-3) took the loss against the Padres on Tuesday, allowing five runs on nine hits and three walks with six strikeouts over 4.1 innings.
Analysis: Lopez allowed runs in three separate innings, including solo homers in the fourth and fifth. The 32-year-old allowed one earned run in each of his first three starts upon returning to the rotation June 26 but has now surrendered nine earned runs over two straight losses. He'll take a 3.95 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 60:28 K:BB across 66 innings this season into a road matchup with the Orioles this weekend. |
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Martin Perez Martin Perez Starting Wednesday
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:49 PM
Perez (forearm) will start Wednesday's game against the Padres, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Manager Walt Weiss said Saturday that Perez was set to make his return from the injured list during Atlanta's series against San Diego, and the 35-year-old southpaw is now officially set to make his second-half debut Wednesday after landing on the injured list July 6 with a bruised forearm. He will be returning to the rotation without having made a rehab appearance in the minors, so there's a chance the team limits his workload as he makes his first start back from the IL. |
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Dominic Smith Dominic Smith Not in Tuesday's lineup
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:05 PM
Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
Analysis: The veteran unsurprisingly remained on the bench Monday with lefty JP Sears taking the mound for San Diego, but Smith's absence Tuesday is coming against righty Walker Buehler. Mike Yastrzemski (elbow) is serving as the designated hitter in his return from the injured list. |
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Mike Yastrzemski Mike Yastrzemski Activated from injured list
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 1:39 PM
Atlanta activated Yastrzemski (elbow) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
Analysis: Yastrzemski required just a minimum 10-day absence as he dealt with left elbow inflammation. He skipped a rehab assignment and will receive regular reps in the outfield for Atlanta against right-handed pitching. |
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Back on shelf
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 11:06 AM
High-A Rome placed Sinnard on the 7-day injured list June 16 after he aggravated an abdominal injury, Ian Cundall of Baseball America reports.
Analysis: He suffered an abdominal strain in spring training and didn't get activated until May 19, so this latest abdominal strain could keep him out another couple months. When healthy, Sinnard has been excellent, as the 6-foot-7 righty has a 2.35 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 25.8 K-BB% and 15.8 percent swinging-strike rate in 23 innings this season. In addition to getting healthy, Sinnard could eventually use a bump in competition, as he turns 24 in October and has yet to pitch above High-A. |
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Michael Harris II Michael Harris II Swats 18th homer
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:59 AM
Harris went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Padres.
Analysis: The center fielder got Atlanta on the board in the fifth inning when he got hold of a JP Sears sweeper and lofted it over the wall in the right-field corner. Harris has seven hits in his last four games, including two doubles and two long balls, and through 16 contests in July he's delivered a .329/.333/.562 slash line with four of his 18 homers on the season, along with 12 runs and 16 RBI. |
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Ozzie Albies Ozzie Albies Launches 15th homer
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:56 AM
Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Padres.
Analysis: The veteran second baseman took Wandy Peralta deep in the sixth inning for what proved to be the game-winning blast in a 3-2 victory. The long ball snapped a 12-game power drought for Albies, a stretch in which he'd hit just .200 (10-for-50) with an uncharacteristically high 25.0 percent strikeout rate. On the season, he sports a .755 OPS -- his highest mark since 2023 -- with 15 homers, 54 RBI and 63 runs in 99 contests. |
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Victor Mederos Victor Mederos Steps up for first career save
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:06 PM
Mederos secured the save Monday against San Diego, allowing one hit and one walk in 2.1 scoreless innings. He struck out one.
Analysis: Closer Raisel Iglesias worked each of the past two days for Atlanta, but Mederos stepped up in a high-leverage spot Monday for his first career save. The 25-year-old right-hander has almost exclusively handled low-leverage work in 2026 and shouldn't be expected to see many more save chances in the future, though he does hold an excellent 0.96 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over 9.1 innings. |
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Bryce Elder Bryce Elder Six strong innings in sixth win
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:00 PM
Elder (6-6) earned the win Monday against San Diego, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk in six-plus innings. He struck out four.
Analysis: Elder came out for the seventh inning Monday, but he served up a solo home run to Ty France and was promptly pulled from the outing. It was the right-hander's first quality start since June 7 versus Pittsburgh, but he hasn't given up fewer than multiple runs since May 22 against Washington. Elder is set to finish a two-start week over the weekend in Baltimore, where he'll carry a middling 4.06 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 90:33 K:BB over 108.2 innings. |
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