| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 9-2 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| Game 2 | 7-4 | 5-4 | 2-0 |
| Game 3 | 7-3 | 3-3 | 4-0 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
| Game 2 | 5-6 | 2-1 | 3-5 |
| Game 3 | 6-4 | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
|
6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Pitcher
A. Bummer
(W)
Colorado Pitcher
K. Freeland
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-144 | 10o (7) | +1.5 (6.5) |
|
|
+122 | 10u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Dubon | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| D. Baldwin | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .315 |
| O. Albies | 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M. Olson | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .299 |
| A. Riley | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .205 |
| E. White | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| J. Heim | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J. Mateo | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| J. Azocar | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| M. Yastrzemski | PH -RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Julien | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .276 |
| M. Moniak | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .327 |
| H. Goodman | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .240 |
| T. Rumfield | 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| T. Johnston | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| W. Castro | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .244 |
| B. Sullivan | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| E. Tovar | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .197 |
| J. McCarthy | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Strider | 3 .1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8.10 |
| A. Bummer (W 1-1) | 1 .0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.56 |
| D. Fuentes (H 2) | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| D. Lee (H 5) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.08 |
| R. Lopez (H 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.28 |
| T. Kinley (H 6) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.80 |
| R. Suarez | 1 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Freeland (L 1-3) | 4 .1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5.04 |
| A. Senzatela | 2 .2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.21 |
| V. Vodnik | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.24 |
| J. Herget | 1 .0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
Location Coors Field
Temperature 72° Temperature
Attendance 32,994 attendance
Home Bill Miller
1st Brian Walsh
2nd Chad Fairchild
3rd Chad Whitson
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | ATL Starter (IP) | COL Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 02, '26 | COL |
|
ATL -220 | o9.5 | C. Sale (7.0) | B. Bernardino (0.2) |
| May 01, '26 | COL |
|
ATL -184 | o11.0 | G. Holmes (5.0) | J. Quintana (6.0) |
| Jun 15, '25 | ATL |
|
COL +260 | o9.0 | G. Holmes (6.1) | A. Gomber (5.0) |
| Jun 14, '25 | ATL |
|
ATL -360 | u8.5 | S. Strider (6.0) | C. Dollander (6.0) |
| Jun 13, '25 | ATL |
|
ATL -375 | o8.5 | B. Elder (3.1) | G. Marquez (5.0) |
| Apr 30, '25 | COL |
|
COL +220 | u10.0 | C. Sale (7.0) | C. Dollander (5.2) |
| Apr 29, '25 | COL |
|
ATL -205 | u11.0 | A. Smith-Shawver (5.1) | G. Marquez (5.1) |
| Apr 28, '25 | COL |
|
ATL -167 | u10.5 | B. Elder (6.0) | R. Feltner (4.2) |
| Sep 05, '24 | ATL |
|
COL +241 | u8.0 | R. Lopez (6.0) | A. Gomber (8.0) |
| Sep 04, '24 | ATL |
|
ATL -260 | u8.5 | C. Morton (5.0) | B. Blalock (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( May 2, 2026 ) Atlanta 9, Colorado 1
It's been a long road for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider since his 20-win All-Star season in 2023.
Strider, 27, will be out to prove he's not a shadow of his former self on Sunday afternoon when he makes his first start of the season as the Braves bid for a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies in Denver.
After becoming the fastest pitcher to record 100 strikeouts (61 innings) in a season in modern MLB history in 2023, Strider made just two starts in 2024 before undergoing season-ending UCL surgery.
Last season, the right-hander went 7-14 with a 4.45 ERA across 23 starts in his return from injury.
Strider began this season on the injured list with an oblique strain but was recalled on Sunday morning to rejoin the sizzling Braves. They have won both games of the weekend series to expand on the best record (24-10) in the majors. Atlanta remains the only team in the majors that hasn't lost a series and holds a 7 1/2-game lead on the second-place Miami Marlins in the National League East.
The bad news for the Braves in their most recent win, 9-1 over the Rockies on Saturday, was the exit of star right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. due to a strained left hamstring. Acuna was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday and will undergo an MRI.
"It didn't look great, him coming off the field," Braves manager Walt Weiss said on Saturday. "I am hoping it's just some cramping and that type of thing, but he's getting an MRI. That's never good when you have to get an MRI."
Acuna hit a leadoff single in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 23 games.
"You never like to be challenged like this," Weiss said of the potential impact of losing Acuna. "He's one of your best players and most talented players. If it happens, we'll be OK. We've got lots of moving parts."
Strider, meanwhile, has dominated the Rockies in three career appearances (two starts), going 2-0 with an 0.50 ERA. He struck out 16 batters and scattered two hits over eight innings in a 3-0 win over Colorado on Sept. 1, 2022, before fanning 13 Rockies in a six-inning win last June 14.
The Rockies, who have lost four of their past five games, will turn to veteran left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-2, 3.48 ERA) in the series finale. He will make his fifth start of the season.
Freeland, 32, will appear in his second outing since being activated from the 15-day IL with left shoulder inflammation. On Tuesday, he surrendered four runs on five hits across five innings in a 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
"I thought (Freeland) was really good," Colorado manager Warren Schaeffer said. "I considered taking him out after the fourth, but had him go back out for one more and he was good. He competed, kept us right in the ballgame."
Freeland, the all-time leader in franchise history in starts (235), is 1-5 with a 5.93 ERA in 10 career starts against the Braves.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Harris II | CF | Day To Day - Back( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| Harris left Tuesday's (Jun. 16) game against the Giants due to back tightness. | ||||
| S. Strider | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 12, '26) | Jun 12, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| R. Acuna Jr. | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed OF Ronald Acuña on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. | ||||
| T. Kinley | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Tyler Kinley on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| S. Murphy | C | Sixty Day IL - Finger( Jun 03, '26) | Jun 03, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred C Sean Murphy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a fractured left middle finger. | ||||
| H. Waldrep | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 20, '26) | May 20, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Hurston Waldrep from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from elbow surgery. | ||||
| K. Farmer | DH | Ten Day IL - Forearm( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed DH Kyle Farmer on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain. | ||||
| D. Young | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred LHP Danny Young to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| A. Smith-Shawver | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 60-day injured list following right elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| J. Wentz | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed LHP Joey Wentz on the 60-day injured list with a right ACL tear. | ||||
| S. Schwellenbach | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Spencer Schwellenbach on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Jimenez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Joe Jiménez on the 60-day injured list with a left articular cartilage injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Dollander | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 11, '26) | Jun 11, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed RHP Chase Dollander on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| T. Gordon | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hip( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed RHP Tanner Gordon on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. | ||||
| W. Herrera | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 31, '26) | May 31, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies transferred LHP Welinton Herrera from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Beck | LF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( May 31, '26) | May 31, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed OF Jordan Beck on the 10-day injured list with a recurrence of left calf soreness. | ||||
| J. Quintana | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 27, '26) | May 27, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies transferred LHP Jose Quintana from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. | ||||
| M. Moniak | LF | Ten Day IL - Ankle( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed OF Mickey Moniak on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. | ||||
| B. Doyle | CF | Ten Day IL - Oblique( May 20, '26) | May 20, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed OF Brenton Doyle on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique contusion. | ||||
| J. Herget | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 13, '26) | May 13, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed RHP Jimmy Herget on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| M. Brown | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 03, '26) | Apr 03, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies transferred RHP McCade Brown to the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| R. Petit | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 25, '26) | Mar 25, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies transferred RHP RJ Petit from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. He had Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2026 season. | ||||
| P. Ohl | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed RHP Pierson Ohl on the 60-day injured list due to his recent elbow injury. | ||||
| K. Bryant | DH | Sixty Day IL - Back( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Colorado Rockies placed DH Kris Bryant on the 60-day injured list with lumbar degenerative disk disease. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 27, '25
ATL 1 - PIT 3
|
L -164 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 14.2 | 2.3 |
|
Sep 21, '25
DET 2 - ATL 6
|
W +108 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 | 0.4 |
|
Sep 15, '25
WAS 3 - ATL 11
|
W -172 | o9.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 13.7 | 0.4 |
|
Sep 09, '25
ATL 1 - CHC 6
|
L -108 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 0.1 |
|
Sep 01, '25
CHC 7 - ATL 6
|
L +106 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 17.6 | 1.4 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 93.4 | 16.4 | 0.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 14, '25
ATL 4 - COL 1
|
W -360 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 01, '22
ATL 3 - COL 0
|
W -372 | u8.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 13.3 | 6.0 |
|
Jun 04, '22
COL 2 - ATL 6
|
W -172 | u11.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 93.3 | 16.5 | 4.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 28, '26
CIN 7 - COL 2
|
L +166 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 15.8 | 2.5 |
|
Apr 07, '26
COL 5 - HOU 1
|
W +140 | u11.0 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 12.8 | 5.0 |
|
Apr 01, '26
TOR 1 - COL 2
|
W +225 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 1.3 |
|
Mar 27, '26
MIA 2 - COL 1
|
L +164 | u7.5 | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 18.7 | 1.7 |
|
Sep 27, '25
SF 4 - COL 3
|
L +205 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 14.5 | 0.9 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 15.9 | 2.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 03, '24
ATL 3 - COL 0
|
L +305 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 0.8 |
|
Aug 11, '24
COL 9 - ATL 8
|
W +153 | o10.5 | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 17.7 | 1.3 |
|
Aug 30, '23
COL 3 - ATL 7
|
L +209 | u13.0 | 5.2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 16.4 | 2.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 79.0 | 16.6 | 1.4 |