Braves Briefing: Atlanta will alter the rotation after postponing game two

Due to not playing Wednesday night's game, the Atlanta Braves will move pitchers around over the next few games.

The Atlanta Braves were scheduled to play the second game of a three-game series against the Phillies Wednesday night but due to the weather in Philadelphia, that didn't happen.

That game has been postponed until the next time the two teams meet in September and will now play a doubleheader on September 11.

AJ Smith-Shawver was scheduled to take the mound for the Braves Wednesday evening but will be held out until Friday. The Braves will send Bryce Elder to the mound Thursday to wrap up the two-game series.

According to Justin Toscano of the AJC, this is the rotation for the next few days.

Bryce Elder- Thursday 
AJ Smith-Shawver- Friday 
Jared Shuster- Saturday 
Charlie Morton- Sunday

Keep in mind, the Braves visit the Reds, who have won 11 straight games, for a Friday through Sunday series.

NL East Standings

Team	Record	GB	Action Today
Atlanta	47-26	-	@ Philadelphia
Miami	42-33	6.0	Hosts Pittsburgh
Philadelphia	38-35	9.0	Hosts Atlanta
NYM	34-40	13.5	Off
Washington	28-45	19.0	Hosts Arizona

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Braves Today's Editor In Chief Lindsay Crosby did a deep dive on what is making Ronald Acuña Jr.'s season so special.

The June performance is the continuation of a trend, not a fluke: For the 2023 season, Atlanta leads in homeruns (126) and has the 10th-fewest strikeouts, with 604.
Now THIS is out of character - in 2022, Atlanta finished with the 2nd most homeruns (243) in baseball but was one team out from the lead for most strikeouts, with 1,498.
And no one's made a bigger change in their strikeouts than one Ronald Acuña Jr. The MVP candidate has dropped his strikeout rate this season from last year's 23.6% to only 13.1% this year, despite hitting more homeruns. That change has seen his batting average go from .283 in his 2021 All-Star season and .266 in his rehab-delayed 2022 to a blistering hot .327 this year.
But how?

Check out the full deep dive here.

How to watch the Atlanta Braves

On Thursday, first pitch between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies will start at 1:05 ET. The game broadcast with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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