ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud hit his fifth home run in four games and Bryce Elder pitched 6 2/3 spotless innings in his return from the minors as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Monday night.
David Fletcher capped a three-run fourth with an RBI single to help the Braves win for the seventh time in eight games.
Recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day, Elder (1-0) scattered eight hits in his first major league start this season. The right-hander struck out four and walked none.
“It says a lot about him,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “The dedication, the focus — everything. When we sent him down, he said, ‘I’ll be ready when you need me.’ And he was. He had really good command of all of his pitches. We’ve seen him do that before.”
Elder was picked for the NL All-Star team last year, when he made 31 starts for Atlanta and finished 12-4 with a 3.81 ERA. But he struggled in the second half, got hit hard in his lone playoff appearance against Philadelphia and began the 2024 season in the minors.
Nets hire Jordi Fernandez as coach. Fernandez was Kings' associate head coach for two years
'Taiwan Relations Act' illegal and invalid, says mainland spokeswoman
Culture Insider: The evolution of pillows in ancient China
Sanya optimizes processes of nucleic acid testing amid latest COVID
KC Current owners announce plans for stadium district along the Kansas City riverfront
China sees improvements in logistics flow
Book on Xi's Discourses on Management of Water Resources Published
China's old industrial base makes headway on revitalization
Brewers' Jakob Junis hit in neck by line drive in batting practice, taken to hospital
China moves to unleash market demand for stronger growth against external uncertainties