After receiving a severe beatdown in the series opener against the Nationals, the Braves are back in action as they look to get even with Washington in this series. Additionally, Atlanta will be sending a pitcher to the mound who will be making his major league debut in tonight’s game.
That man is Bryce Elder, who is getting the spot start after today’s originally scheduled starter Tucker Davidson came in for relief last night following a bad outing from Huascar Ynoa. As Garrett Spain noted in his introductory piece on Bryce Elder, the main reason why Elder got the nod instead of, say, Touki Toussaint or Kyle Muller is that the Braves are currently in a position where they need someone to eat some innings and they also wanted Max Fried to get an extra day of rest here in the early stages of the season.