Overview
- Strider, pitching Tuesday for Triple-A Gwinnett, threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings on 65 pitches with one hit, one walk and eight strikeouts as Sean Murphy caught.
- His four-seam fastball averaged 95.9 mph and topped out at 98.1 mph, with most of his hardest throws coming late, and the pitch showed about 18 inches of induced vertical break, a measure of late hop, near his 2023 level.
- Jacksonville hitters missed on 10 of 15 swings against his slider, underscoring the return of his swing-and-miss mix.
- The next step is an outing around 80 pitches, possibly Sunday, and Atlanta has not announced when he will rejoin the rotation.
- Strider is ramping carefully after UCL-brace surgery in 2024 and a spring oblique strain, and MLB.com reports Murphy could be activated within the next week as both finish rehab work.