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Starting pitcher Grant Holmes earned the win and is now 3-1 after tossing six scoreless innings, allowing five hits with four strikeouts against one walk. The 30-year-old tossed 58 strikes out of just 87 pitches and now has four quality starts in nine appearances this year.
The Atlanta Braves plan to start Grant Holmes, JR Ritchie and Chris Sale against the Chicago Cubs this week. Holmes hasn’t pitched since May 1 against the Rockies.
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Grant Holmes has been fine, but this troubling stat should give the Braves pause
Grant Holmes’ decline in one stat raises concerns after last year’s elbow injury, as the Atlanta Braves weigh his role and potential regression moving forward.
The first two games of this weekend’s Braves-Red Sox series couldn’t have been much closer, with each team claiming a 3-2 win. After Boston used an eighth-inning homer from Willson Contreras to win Saturday night’s game,
Grant Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in the opener of a three-game set between the National League’s top teams.
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Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night