The Atlanta Braves got their ace back Wednesday, and he immediately resumed etching his name in the history books.
Spencer Strider took the mound in an MLB game for the first time in 376 days, just over a year removed from the internal brace procedure he underwent to repair the torn UCL in his throwing elbow. The 26-year-old right-hander struck out the first two Toronto Blue Jays batters he faced, dealing 97 mile-per-hour fastballs right out of the gates.
To open up the bottom of the fifth, Strider recorded his fifth strikeout of the afternoon.