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Guess I might as well start it.  0-1 already, but should be decent and can be pretty good if Strider and Acuna come back at 100%. 

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With the way Snitker manages a bullpen, could be a long year. Bringing in Hector Neris with Gavin Holmes, Daysbel Hernandez, or even Pierce Johnson is unacceptable. 

Team should still be fun but could be a roller coaster with the pen.  

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Reynaldo Lopez placed on IL for shoulder inflammation.  With a series with the Dodgers coming up, not sure how long it will be before we get our first win..

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4 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

^ You watching the Cubs? 

maybe? 🤪

but there's some guy, in uniform, in the dugout that could be his brother. saw him twice.

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Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider allowed two runs and five hits in five-plus innings in his return to the mound against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.

Making his first big league appearance in 376 days because of surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Strider struck out five, walked one and hit a batter in the 3-1 loss. He threw 97 pitches, 58 for strikes.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two of the five hits off Strider, including an RBI single in the third inning and a solo home run into the second deck on a full-count slider in the sixth. The homer -- a 412-foot drive -- was Guerrero's first of the season.

"For me, didn't do a good job of executing with two strikes," Strider said. "Felt like my off-speed [pitches] didn't have a lot of conviction, a lot of consistency. That makes it hard to pitch."

Strider followed that by walking Anthony Santander, and Braves manager Brian Snitker immediately replaced Strider with left-hander Dylan Lee.

"My job isn't to come back and have a moment and all that," Strider said. "That's not how I look at it. I'm here to help the team."

Strider struck out Bo Bichette on three pitches to begin the game. His hardest pitch was a 98 mph fastball to Guerrero in the first.

Sounds like Strider had decent stuff in his return. If we can get Acuna back and remain relatively healthy, perhaps we can eventually win two in a row. 

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