Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López had been out with forearm tightness, but he returned in a big way against the Phillies on Tuesday night.
López struck out a season-high 10 batters across five innings of one-run ball. To add to how impressive this night was, six of his strikeouts were against Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, two of the most dangerous hitters in the lineup.With his return, he lowered his season ERA to 2.05 which leads all pitchers who have pitched at least 100 innings this season. Keep in mind though, that Lopez does not qualify for the ERA title and likely won’t the rest of the season due to his injury.
“To contribute and play well against a team that told you you weren’t good enough to play for them; it feels good,”Merrifield has improved at the plate since coming to Atlanta. His average is up from .199 with the Phillies to .236 with the Braves and his OPS is up from .572 to .709. His .309 average and 94 RBIs both lead the National League. He trails Shohei Ohtani by two home runs.“I don’t worry about it because on the other side, everybody knows there is a robot. Ohtani is a robot,” Ozuna
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