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Spencer Schwellenbach Spencer Schwellenbach Not yet facing hitters
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 4:04 PM
Schwellenbach (elbow) was present in Atlanta on Monday to continue his rehab program, but he has yet to receive clearance to face hitters, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Though he began his throwing program in late May, Schwellenbach still hasn't advanced beyond tossing bullpen sessions more than two months later. The right-hander isn't believed to have experienced any setbacks in his recovery from February surgery to remove bone spurs in his elbow; instead, his slow progress appears to be a result of his struggles to regain velocity. Schwellenbach is still expected to return from the 60-day injured list before season's end, but hope is fading for the 26-year-old to get fully stretched out for a starting role. |
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Hurston Waldrep Hurston Waldrep Ready to start throwing
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:55 PM
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Waldrep (arm) will begin a throwing program this week, Barrett Sallee of 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
Analysis: Waldrep was placed on the 7-day injured list July 21 due to what Atlanta referred to as right arm discomfort. The organization hasn't provided many details regarding Waldrep's injury since he was shut down, but the right-hander has now been given the green light to begin what could be a lengthy ramp-up process. According to Sallee, Weiss provided no guarantees that Waldrep will be available to pitch again this season, as Atlanta will see how he progresses through his throwing program before a potential return date is mapped out. Waldrep may not have enough time to get fully stretched back out as a starter, but a late-season return as a reliever would at least inspire some confidence about his health heading into 2027. |
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Spencer Strider Spencer Strider Cleared to start throwing again
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:42 PM
Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Strider (elbow) will begin a throwing progression this week, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Analysis: Mark Bowman of MLB.com previously reported Aug. 1 that Strider's locker at Truist Park was recently cleared out, which appeared to signal that Atlanta wasn't counting on the right-hander pitching again in 2026. However, with Strider having now been given the green light to start playing light catch, he now looks to have a chance at making it back on the mound before the end of the season. Strider, who has been on the shelf since June 13 due to right elbow inflammation, can't afford a setback during his throwing progression, as any hiccups would likely close the door on a return from the 60-day injured list. Given the time that he's missed, the 27-year-old will be in store for an extended buildup, and it's not a given that he'll be stretched out enough to handle a traditional starting role if/when he returns. Strider could still provide value to Atlanta as an opener or multi-inning weapon out of the bullpen down the stretch. |
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Mike Yastrzemski Mike Yastrzemski On bench for series opener
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:15 PM
Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Yastrzemski had been included in the lineup for each of Atlanta's previous three matchups with right-handed starting pitchers, but he'll head to the bench Monday while righty Christian Scott toes the rubber for New York. Yastrzemski will cede his spot in the starting nine to Sean Murphy, who will work behind the plate while Drake Baldwin serves as Atlanta's designated hitter. |
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Tyler Kinley Tyler Kinley Collects first save of season
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:09 AM
Kinley struck out one in a perfect 10th inning Sunday to record his first save of the season in a win over the Yankees.
Analysis: Didier Fuentes worked the eighth inning and allowed the tying run while closer Raisel Iglesias handled the ninth, leaving manager Walt Weiss to turn to Kinley after Atlanta plated a run in the top of the 10th. The right-hander got the job done, fanning former Rockies teammate Ryan McMahon to end the game. It was Kinley's 22nd career save, but his first in an Atlanta uniform since being acquired at the 2025 trade deadline. Through 41 innings over 47 appearances this season, he's produced a 3.95 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 40:18 K:BB while picking up six wins and 12 holds. |
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Matt Olson Matt Olson Power surge continues
Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:04 AM
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Yankees.
Analysis: The star first baseman produced the game's first run when he took Cam Schlittler deep in the seventh inning. Olson is up to 34 homers on the season, tied for third in the majors with the Rockies' Hunter Goodman and just one back of the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez, and seven of them have come in his last 12 games -- a stretch in which the Atlanta slugger boasts a .289/.347/.822 slash line with nine RBI and 11 runs. |
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Overcomes abdominal injury
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 10:12 PM
Sinnard (abdomen) has allowed four earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out four batters over six innings in two starts for High-A Rome since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list July 28.
Analysis: Sinnard spent about six weeks on the shelf while recovering from an abdominal strain. The right-hander's control has been shaky over his first two starts coming off the IL, but he's still holding down a 3.32 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 25:9 K:BB in 21.2 innings for Rome this season. |
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Grant Holmes Grant Holmes Goes six scoreless frames again
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 7:59 PM
Holmes did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Yankees, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out two over six scoreless innings.
Analysis: Holmes needed just 77 pitches to cruise through six scoreless innings, generating 10 swinging strikes while limiting the Yankees to one extra-base hit. The 30-year-old has now delivered back-to-back scoreless quality starts, and he's yielded three earned runs or fewer in 16 straight appearances dating back to May 12. He'll carry a 3.47 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 94:48 K across 114 innings this season into a home matchup with the Diamondbacks next weekend. |
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Raisel Iglesias Raisel Iglesias Earns first win
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 7:08 PM
Iglesias (1-2) earned the win in Sunday's extra-inning win over the Yankees, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
Analysis: Iglesias shut down the heart of the Yankees' order in the bottom of the ninth inning before Atlanta took the win in the 10th. It was a clutch effort after the veteran closer allowed two earned runs in back-to-back outings, including a blown save Friday. On the season, he's 24-for-27 in save chances with a 2.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 48:12 K:BB across 42.2 innings. |
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Mauricio Dubon Mauricio Dubon Given day off
Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 10:49 AM
Dubon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Analysis: The super-utility player will receive a breather after starting four straight games at four different positions -- left field, center field, second base and shortstop. With Dubon resting, Atlanta will make room in the lineup for Dominic Smith, who will bat sixth as the DH. |
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Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald Acuna Jr. Slugs 12th homer
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 6:33 PM
Acuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.
Analysis: The star outfielder took Brent Headrick deep in the eighth inning as Atlanta tired to mount a late comeback. Acuna has found his power stroke late in the season, and five of his 12 homers on the season have come in the last nine games -- a stretch in which he's batting .270 (10-for-37) with six RBI. |
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Chris Sale Chris Sale Takes loss despite quality start
Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 6:29 PM
Sale (12-7) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings as Atlanta fell 5-4 to the Yankees. He struck out eight.
Analysis: The veteran southpaw dialed up his fourth straight quality start and 14th of the season on 103 pitches (64 strikes), but Sale left the game with his team down 3-2 and Atlanta never found an equalizer. Sale hasn't allowed more than three runs in an outing since April 6, and since the beginning of June he's produced a 2.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 71:11 K:BB through 56 innings over his last 10 starts. He'll look to keep rolling in his next trip to the mound, which lines up to come at home next weekend against the Diamondbacks. |
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Jim Jarvis Jim Jarvis Sitting out Friday
Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 3:25 PM
Jarvis is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Yankees.
Analysis: It's left-hander Max Fried on the bump for the Yankees, so the left-handed-hitting Jarvis will begin the festivities on the bench. Ha-Seong Kim will patrol shortstop in the series opener. |
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Michael Harris II Michael Harris II Rare day off Friday
Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 3:23 PM
Harris is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.
Analysis: It's the first time since June 19 that Harris has been out of the Atlanta lineup. Mauricio Dubon will grab a start in center field as Atlanta takes on southpaw Max Fried in the Bronx. |
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Tyler Mahle Tyler Mahle Set for team debut Friday
Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 8:26 AM
Mahle will make his Atlanta debut Friday against the Yankees.
Analysis: Acquired from the Giants over the weekend, Mahle will slot into the back end of the Atlanta rotation as a replacement for Reynaldo Lopez (knee), who landed on the injured list Sunday. Mahle took advantage of a favorable home park in San Francisco by delivering a 2.65 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over nine starts, but those ratios swelled to a 8.04 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in nine starts away from Oracle Park. The right-hander profiles as a high-risk fantasy option Friday at Yankee Stadium, which is notoriously friendly for left-handed power hitters like Ben Rice, Jazz Chisholm and Luis Garcia. |
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Michael Harris II Michael Harris II Crosses plate three times in rout
Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 8:19 AM
Harris went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, three runs scored and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Marlins.
Analysis: The triple was Harris' first of the season, and the center fielder is up to 45 extra-base hits (including 24 doubles and 20 homers) through just 109 games. Over 20 contests since the All-Star break, Harris has delivered a .280/.294/.549 slash line with four long balls, 13 runs and 13 RBI. |
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Ozzie Albies Ozzie Albies Getting rest Thursday
Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 3:08 PM
Albies isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.
Analysis: Albies went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Wednesday, snapping what had been a six-game hitting streak, and he'll now get a rare day off during Thursday's series finale. Mauricio Dubon will fill in at second base while Albies sits, putting Mike Yastrzemski in left field and allowing Dominic Smith to serve as the DH. |
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Elieser Hernandez Elieser Hernandez Back with Atlanta on MiLB deal
Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 2:55 PM
Hernandez re-signed Tuesday with Atlanta on a minor-league contract.
Analysis: Hernandez elected free agency earlier in the week after being removed from Atlanta's 40-man roster and clearing waivers, but he quickly found his way back to the organization. The right-hander saw his first big-league action since 2024 back in July, making two appearances out of the Atlanta bullpen and giving up one earned run across six innings. |
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Austin Riley Austin Riley Signs of life at plate
Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 9:20 AM
Riley went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.
Analysis: It was the fourth straight game with an extra-base hit for Riley, as he got Atlanta on the board in the third inning with a ground-rule double off Eury Perez into the left-field corner. The veteran third baseman is having a career-worst campaign, but he may finally be finding a groove at the plate -- over 18 contests since the All-Star break he's produced a .303/.352/.545 slash line with four doubles, four homers and 13 RBI. |
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Robert Suarez Robert Suarez Not yet ramping up throwing program
Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 9:16 AM
Suarez (forearm) has yet to increase the intensity of his throwing program as Atlanta takes a cautious approach with his recovery, Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Analysis: The veteran reliever began playing catch right after the All-Star break, but he hasn't progressed beyond that yet. "The philosophy there is we want him to be 100% pain-free before he starts to ramp up again," manager Walt Weiss said Wednesday. "At this point of the season, we just can't afford a setback. If he were to have a setback, his season is probably over. So we're just really making sure he's 100% when he steps on the mound again so he can sprint to the finish line." Suarez hasn't seen game action since June 19, and given the length of his absence, a best-case scenario for his return might see him come off the IL in late August. |
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