May 2, 2026Updated 1:18 pm EDT
Ozzie Albies takes a 13-game hitting streak into the Atlanta Braves’ game versus the Colorado Rockies at 8:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Coors Field. Chris Sale (5-1, 2.31 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 23-10 this season and first in the NL East. Brennan Bernardino (2-0, 0.71 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rockies, who are 14-19 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 .297/.378/.633 this season with 10 home runs (6th in MLB), 29 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of 1.011 (6th in MLB). He has a 23% strikeout rate and a 12.2% walk rate in 148 plate appearances, and he has scored 29 total runs.
In 141 plate appearances, Albies has hit seven long balls, tallied 20 RBIs and scored 24 runs (12th in MLB). He is batting .320/.369/.539 and has posted an 11.3% strikeout rate and a 7.1% walk rate.
Colorado’s Mickey Moniak is slashing .319/.363/.670 this season with nine home runs (10th in MLB), 18 RBIs and an OPS of 1.033 (4th in MLB). He has a 24.5% strikeout rate and a 5.9% walk rate in 102 plate appearances, and he has scored 17 total runs.
In 131 plate appearances, T.J. Rumfield has hit three long balls, tallied 17 RBIs and scored 11 runs. He is batting .263/.328/.407 and has posted a 15.3% strikeout rate and an 8.4% walk rate.
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May 2, 2026
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