Braves Send Prospect to the Mound Against New York Mets for Series Finale

Adam Duvall rotates into the Atlanta Braves lineup against a lefty starter; here's both team's lineups and how to watch

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The Atlanta Braves are going to try this again. 

Atlanta split their first two games against the division rival New York Mets, but had to wait to try and win the series given the poor weather overnight in the Atlanta area. They’re undoubtedly ready to head down to warmer weather and clear skies in Miami to take on the Marlins this weekend. 

But first, a spot start from Allan Winans is in order, taking the turn of Spencer Strider in the series finale today against the New York Mets. He’s got an interesting history with the Mets, having been drafted by them in the 2018 MLB Draft and then being taken by Atlanta in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft following the 2021 season. 

Lineups for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Thursday, April 11th

Here's how Atlanta will line up for the contest:

RF Ronald Acuña Jr
2B Ozzie Albies
3B Austin Riley
1B Matt Olson
DH Marcell Ozuna
LF Adam Duvall
CF Michael Harris II
SS Orlando Arcia
C Chadwick Tromp

For Winans, there’s legitimate questions about what type of pitching performance he’s going to deliver today. His first time out against the Mets last season (in Citi Field), he gave the Braves seven innings of scoreless baseball with two walks and nine strikeouts, allowing only four hits and picking up the win. But his very next start was the same week, against those same Mets, and they made up for not scoring against him the first time out: seven runs on nine hits in only 4.1 innings, including two homers. 

As a soft-tossing “sequencing and location” guy - Winans’ fastball averaged just 90 mph last season and his most productive pitch was his changeup - Atlanta did him a disservice by having him make back-to-back starts against the same team, giving them additional looks at and the ability to get comfortable against his stuff, and the Braves took the loss for it.   

Which version of Winans do we see today? 

Here's New York’s lineup:

LF Brandon Nimmo
RF Starling Marte
SS Francisco Lindor
1B Pete Alonso
3B Brett Baty
C Francisco Alvarez
2B Jeff McNeil
DH DJ Stewart
CF Harrison Bader

Starting for the Mets is José Quintana, who has quietly become one of New York’s more effective starters, with a 2.61 ERA in his two starts. He’s had some control issues, though, walking six (as compared to eight strikeouts) in his ten and a third innings and has allowed two homers already on the season. 

And on the note of homers, several Braves have hit the lefty well in their careers - Ozzie Albies is 6-10 with two homers, Adam Duvall is 3-8 with two homers, and Marcell Ozuna is 10-24 with a homer and a 1.182 OPS against Quintana. 

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Thursday, April 11th. 

Today's sereis finale is scheduled for a 12:20 PM ET first pitch, weather permitting, with a full suite of broadcast options. In-market, the Braves broadcast is on Bally Sports South and the Mets feed is on SNY, with out-of-market fans being able to watch on MLB Network. For audio, the New York broadcast is available on WCBS 880 & WINS 92.3 FM HD2, while the Atlanta Braves Radio Network has the standard broadcast on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan and affiliates across Braves Country.