Overview
- Manager Walt Weiss confirmed Wednesday that Spencer Strider will start Sunday against the Rockies at Coors Field, with Grant Holmes slated for Friday and Chris Sale for Saturday.
- Strider finished a three-start rehab ramp that peaked at five innings and 82 pitches with seven strikeouts at Triple-A, and team reports said his left oblique checked out fine.
- The Braves are expected to make a corresponding roster move before Sunday to activate Strider from the injured list.
- Sunday will be Strider’s first big-league outing of 2026 after opening the year on the IL for an oblique strain and returning from a 2024 Tommy John surgery.
- Atlanta enters the weekend at 21-9 behind a strong rotation, and the club’s depth let them rebuild Strider’s workload before testing him in hitter-friendly Denver.