Atlanta Braves News: Kelenic and Murphy avoid disaster, series split, more

Well, the Braves avoided disaster in Boston, surviving two major injuries with seemingly minimal impact. Sean Murphy looked like he was in for another lengthy absence after returning from his oblique injury, but he appears to only need a few days. Jarred Kelenic also appeared to have a serious wrist injury on Wednesday, but he appears to be doing pretty well. The series itself was mediocre, as Max Fried was brilliant once again and the offense looked lively on Tuesday, followed by a less promising outing from Spencer Schwellenbach and a lifeless offensive performance. Overall, splitting a two-game series and getting these relatively positive injury results is good enough for me to take Fenway, but I hope they can win this next series against Washington.

Braves News

Jarred Kelenic appears to have avoided a major injury during a nasty diving attempt which saw him leave the game with wrist discomfort.

Sean Murphy also appears to have avoided any major mishaps after taking a blow to his elbow on Tuesday, which immediately led to significant swelling.

Spencer Schwellenbach didn’t have a great second outing in the bigs, as he allowed six earned runs in a tough 8-0 loss to Boston.

Kris wrote up some takeaways from Fenway’s two-player short game, including notes on the offense and Max Fried.

Take a quick look at the upcoming series in the nation’s capital against division rivals Nationals.

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MLB News

Kris Bryant will participate in the 10-day IL in Colorado, in what continues to be an extremely strange pairing between player and club.

The White Sox are reportedly open for business with almost any of their players worth something, including Luis Robert and Garrett Crochet.

The Houston Astros announced that two of their rotation mainstays will undergo Tommy John surgery, namely Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy.

Cubs top prospect Cade Horton will miss a few weeks with subscapular strain.