{"id":630342,"date":"2026-05-08T05:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/630342\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T05:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:35:11","slug":"braves-news-dodgers-on-deck-starting-rotation-predictions-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/630342\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves News: Dodgers on deck, starting rotation predictions, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Braves are coming off a series loss to the Seattle Mariners<\/a> and have a challenging weekend ahead. After losing their first series of the season, the West Coast road trip has moved on to Los Angeles<\/a>, where the Braves take on the Dodgers in a three-game set.<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Sale<\/a>, Spencer Strider<\/a>, and Bryce Elder<\/a> are each expected to start against a talented LA pitching staff. The Braves are tied for the best record in the league with 26 wins and 12 losses, while the Dodgers enter play with a 23-14 record. Fortunately, the Braves are 14-6 on the road, and this could shape up to be a great series should Atlanta\u2019s performance remain consistent.<\/p>\n

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The series gets underway Friday night at 10:10 ET.<\/p>\n

More Braves News:<\/p>\n

With an abundance of moving parts in the starting rotation<\/a>, we discuss what the Atlanta pitching staff looks like in the near future.<\/p>\n

Tate Southisene continues his strong start with the Augusta GreenJackets after driving in three on Wednesday. More in the minor league recap.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

MLB News:<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox<\/a> have placed outfielder Roman Anthony on the 10-day injured list<\/a> due to a sprained ligament in his finger. The move is retroactive to May 5.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-hander Grant Holman<\/a> off waivers from the Detroit Tigers<\/a> and optioned him to Triple-A.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Cubs<\/a> left-hander Matthew Boyd will undergo meniscus surgery<\/a> and is expected to miss at least a month. Fortunately, the club does not expect a major meniscus repair.<\/p>\n

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After clearing waivers and being outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett, the Carlos Carrasco<\/a> saga continues.<\/p>\n

A Braves beat writer has joined The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Braves are coming off a series loss to the Seattle Mariners and have a challenging weekend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[5786,2111,374,272575,58368,34660,479,90189,372,36899,681,105275,3031,2323,99195,363,4286,16344,481,18702,99,83957,24],"class_list":["post-630342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-brett-davis-imagn","tag-bryce-elder","tag-carlos-carrasco","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chris-sale","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-eli-white","tag-georgia","tag-grant-holman","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-matthew-boyd","tag-mlb","tag-mookie-betts","tag-roman-anthony","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-spencer-strider","tag-sports","tag-the-braves","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}