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The Atlanta Braves desperately needed to add some depth to their starting rotation this season, but these issues were cleared up after Spencer Strider returned from elbow surgery.
Strider had missed about a full year after suffering an elbow injury early last year. In his first start back, the righty looked to be in midseason form. He allowed just five hits, one walk and two runs over five innings of work, but he unfortunately got the loss after the Braves’ offense scored just one run.
Strider’s time in Atlanta was short-lived during the early part of this season, as the righty has now landed on the injured list again, just five days after his first start of the season.
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Strider reportedly strained his right hamstring during catch play earlier this week ahead of a series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The right-hander was set to start on Tuesday night against St. Louis.
This is quite an unfortunate way to lose a pitcher. Typically, injuries happen in a game. An injury like this is rare, but not unprecedented. In fact, there have been plenty of pitchers to get injured in worse ways.
For the Braves, this puts them in a bad spot. It’s unclear how severe Strider’s injury is, but he’s set to miss at least three starts, if not more. If he’s going to be on the injured list for over a month, the Braves should look into trading for a pitcher as soon as possible.
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