The Atlanta Braves' signing of pitcher Reynaldo Lopez over the winter may turn out to be one of the best moves of the entire offseason. Having served as a reliever nearly exclusively since 2022, the Braves said they wanted to utilize Lopez as a starter, and that's worked out to historic proportions.
Thursday is a travel day for a handful of teams in the big leagues, but we still have baseball starting in the afternoon. With about a third of the season finished, it's time to look for some buy-low candidates and I have my eye on Twins' starter Pablo Lopez, who is due for a big uptick in production as the calendar flips to June.
The Washington Nationals (27-34) face off against the Atlanta Braves (34-25) on Thursday at Nationals Park after a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:45 PM ET.
National League East rivals looking to move on from debacles meet on Thursday when the Atlanta Braves open a four-game series at the Washington Nationals.
The Braves sit nine games over .500 and are in a similar position as last year at this point in the season; however, it looks much different. The 2024 Atlanta Braves have been pitching-led, compared to the 2023 lineup that broke records.
The Atlanta Braves have had to lean on depth in 2024 amid injuries to superstars Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider. Veteran starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez has stepped up to say the least.
Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, working on an extra day of rest, threw six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves defeated the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
The Atlanta Braves continue to manage their pitching rotation without ace Spencer Strider and young pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver. The Braves will not have Reynaldo Lopez start on Thursday against the Washington Nationals, per David O’Brien of The Athletic: “Braves said after tonight’s game that Ray Kerr will start Thursday’s series finale vs.
Braves continue their rotation shuffling. The Braves have made a change in their rotation for Thursday night’s game against the Washington Nationals. Originally Reynaldo Lopez had been announced and scheduled to pitch but the team announced after the game Wednesday night that LHP Ray Kerr would be starting that game instead.
The Braves will try to avoid BABIP shenanigans, or at least aim to have them work out in their favor, in the second of three against the Pirates in Pittsburgh Well, the numbers are in, and last night was weird, even for a regular baseball game.
The Atlanta Braves (29-19) are set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-28) Saturday at 4:05 PM ET, airing on BSSE. The Braves are listed as -155 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Pirates have +131 odds for the contest.
Several clubs have found success in turning relievers into starters this season, and the Braves are one of them. Though there’s a lot of baseball left in the season, the experiment to stretch Lopez out has been a resounding success thus far.
Over the last couple of decades, baseball as a whole has placed an emphasis on velocity. From an early age, pitchers are training night and day in an attempt to gain an extra mile per hour on the heater.
The 2023-24 offseason saw several teams go outside the box to add to their rotation mix by announcing plans to convert an established reliever into (or back into) a starting pitcher.
The Braves got back to their winning ways on Monday night against the Cubs. Carried once again by their pitching staff, Reynaldo Lopez led the way, lowering his ERA to 1.34 after five scoreless innings, allowing just a couple of hits and a couple of walks on 71 pitches.
The Braves-Marlins game on Wednesday night probably shouldn't have gone into extra innings, but the Braves persevered after a weird error to walk it off in the bottom of the 10th.
Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Braves look to record a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins in the finale Wednesday. Atlanta posted a pair of shutout wins -- 3-0 and 5-0 -- in the first two games of the series and is 8-1 in its last nine games.
Jordan Hicks and Reynaldo Lopez are both adjusting to new roles on the mound this season with new teams.
Coming into the season, there were a lot of questions about who would be the Braves’ fifth starter, but Reynaldo Lopez has answered those and then some.
Reynaldo Lopez produced his second consecutive scoreless start, Orlando Arcia provided early run support and the Atlanta Braves claimed a 6-2 interleague victory over the host Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.
He was probably the biggest question mark in the Braves starting rotation this year, but through two outings, he's been just what Atlanta needed.
The Braves were looking to add depth in both the rotation and bullpen after last season’s disappointing end in the playoffs. Reynaldo Lopez was brought in with the potential to do both.
The Braves have closed the book on the fifth-starter competition.
On November 20, 2023, the Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP Reynaldo Lopez to a three-year/$30 million contract. He was coming off of a season where he pitched for three different teams (Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, and the Cleveland Guardians) and finished the season with a 3-7 record and a 3.27 ERA.
The Braves continued to address their pitching staff with their most recent signing, but the club has an interesting plan for the addition.
The Braves announced Monday morning that they’ve signed right-hander Reynaldo Lopez to a three-year contract that will guarantee him $30M.
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