May 1, 2026Updated 2:16 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies clash on Friday at 8:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Coors Field. Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.62 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 22-10 this season and first in the NL East. Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.91 ERA) is starting for the Rockies, who are 14-18 and fourth in the NL West.
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Injury reportsBraves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Hip), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Raisel Iglesias: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dylan Dodd: 15 Day IL (Back), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Rockies
Ryan Feltner: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), Jeff Criswell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Atlanta’s Matt Olson is slashing .296/.371/.616 this season with nine home runs (9th in MLB), 28 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of .987 (6th in MLB). He has a 23.8% strikeout rate and an 11.2% walk rate in 143 plate appearances, and he has scored 27 total runs.
In 146 plate appearances, Drake Baldwin is hitting .308/.384/.500 with a .884 OPS. He has hit seven long balls, driven in 25 runs (8th in MLB) and scored 30 times.
Mickey Moniak is hitting for a .315 BA, .361 OBP and .652 SLG with a 25.8% strikeout rate and a 6.2% walk rate. His OPS is 1.013 and he has scored 15 runs. In 97 plate appearances, he has hit eight home runs (16th in MLB) and driven in 17 runs.
In 127 plate appearances, T.J. Rumfield has slashed .263/.331/.412 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 16 runs with a strikeout rate of 15.7% and a walk rate of 8.7%. and has scored 10 runs.
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May 1, 2026
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