The Atlanta Braves will continue a stretch of 14 straight games Thursday night when they begin a seven-game west coast trip against the San Diego Padres. The Braves went 3-4 on their opening homestand splitting a four-game series with the Reds before dropping two of three to the Nationals.
It is a small sample, but Atlanta’s opening homestand was inconsistent. Ian Anderson and Huascar Ynoa failed to get past three innings in their debut starts. Those short outings forced the debut and addition of Bryce Elder to the rotation. Spencer Strider has been impressive out of the bullpen as well.