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Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants

Final
Oracle Park62°, Overcast39,051

Recap

Player of the gameAdrian HouserSFG2.1ip 0h 0er 1k

Reynaldo López received another chance to start. But Hurston Waldrep also took advantage of the chance to audition for a spot in Atlanta’s rotation. The Braves will be among the teams vying for the top starting pitchers available before the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline. But for now, the top internal candidates to bolster their rotation are López and Waldrep, who combined to help Atlanta end a four-game skid with a 3-1 win over the Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park. “I'm still not sure what we’re going to do moving forward with these guys, Lopez and Waldrep,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said. “We’ll get together on those things. But I thought the guys threw the ball well.” Dylan Lee was actually the most impressive pitcher as the Braves won for just the fourth time in their past 14 games. The All-Star hopeful stranded the two runners he inherited from Waldrep in the seventh. Didier Fuentes also made yet another impressive appearance, getting Matt Chapman to look at three straight called strike fastballs with a runner on second in the eighth. Then, closer Raisel Iglesias shut the door. Even with top setup man Robert Suarez now on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, the Braves are still rock solid at the back end of the bullpen. But to take advantage of this asset on a consistent basis, the Braves are trying to optimize their rotation with their current internal options. Weiss said the team doesn’t want to “decondition” Waldrep as a starting pitcher. So, if there isn’t an opportunity for the young hurler to make a start -- or at least be scheduled to throw three-plus innings in a relief role next week -- then he’ll likely go back to Triple-A Gwinnett to further his rehab and development. Waldrep might soon become a top option for the Braves’ rotation spot. But he is still distancing himself from the Feb. 23 arthroscopic surgery that removed loose bodies that had formed around his right elbow. He’s also still battling inconsistent command. Waldrep kept the Giants scoreless over two innings, despite issuing four walks. Two of those helped San Francisco load the bases with one out in the fifth. Another led to him exiting with two on and none out in the seventh. “I was not accustomed to the way the ball was moving here \[in the Bay Area\

Team stats

8Hits7
0Home runs0
2Walks4
6Strikeouts5
1Stolen bases0
148Pitches thrown148
5Pitching strikeouts6

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Ozzie Albies2B3012000
Austin Riley3B4110001
Mike YastrzemskiRF4000000
Drake BaldwinC3000010
Mauricio DubonLF5220001
Matt Olson1B4020001
Ha-Seong KimSS4000002
Dominic SmithDH3011010
Michael Harris IICF5010001
Totals35383026
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Raisel IglesiasP1.0000000
Dylan LeeP1.2100000
Didier FuentesP0.1000010
Reynaldo LopezP3.0411010
Dylan DoddP1.0000000
Hurston WaldrepP2.0200430