Lineups, how to watch Atlanta's Wednesday doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers (Update: Game two scheduled for 5:05 PM ET)
Let's try this again.
A day after being walked off in extras by Detroit to open the series, the Atlanta Braves had to sit through multiple weather delays before their matchup last night with the Tigers was finally postponed to today due to rain.
Atlanta's called up Dylan Dodd as the 27th man for today's matchup, and is hoping to go undefeated today to secure their fourth straight series victory.
Atlanta Braves lineup for Game Tone on Wednesday, June 14th
Here's how the Braves will line up for game one:
Two days after Marcell Ozuna left the game after being hit by a pitch, he is still out of the lineup. Eddie Rosario is the DH, batting 5th, while Kevin Pillar gets the start in left field, batting 8th. Travis d'Arnaud is the starting catcher, batting cleanup, while Sean Murphy gets the day off.
Atlanta Braves lineup for Game Two on Wednesday, June 14th
Sean Murphy takes over at catcher, batting cleanup, and Marcell Ozuna is back from the HBP in Monday's game, batting fifth. Eddie Rosario returns to left field, batting 6th.
Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, June 13th
Game One
Starting for Atlanta is Spencer Strider. 6-2 with a 3.79 ERA in thirteen starts, Strider has been the workhorse of the Braves rotation, and he's delivered. His 121 strikeouts, an average of 14.9 K/9 innings, are both leading all of MLB. Only four members of the Detroit roster have even faced him, and they're collectively 0-8.
Opposing the Braves is RHP Reese Olson. A 2018 13th rounder by the Milwaukee Brewers, he's pitched twice this season (one start) for Detroit after being called up in early June, going 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA. He has nine strikeouts in his ten innings of work, walking two. No current member of the Atlanta Braves has faced him.
Game Two
Starting for the Braves is Dylan Dodd, who was called-up as the 27th man for today's contest. 2-1 on the season with a 6.64 ERA in his four starts, Dodd has swung back and forth between Atlanta and AAA Gwinnett as a spot starter. He's never faced Detroit.
Opposing the Braves is RHP Michael Lorenzen. The former two-way player, now solidly entrenched as a pitcher, is 2-3 this season with a 3.75 ERA in his ten starts. He's struck out forty-four in his sixty innings of work, with only thirteen walks (a career low 2.0 BB/9). He's faced Atlanta nine times in his career, all in relief while with the Reds, and has an 3.00 ERA and ten strikeouts in nine career innings. Orlando Arcia has been particularly good against Lorenzen, batting .357 with two homeruns and seven RBIs against the righty.
How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, June 14th
Today's first pitch is a 1:10 PM ET start time from Detroit's Comerica Park. The game broadcast is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call 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.
Game two of the doubleheader is officially TBD, and is expected to start approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of game one.
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