NEW YORK —\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0pitcher\u00a0Spencer Strider\u00a0will undergo imaging after he left Friday night against the\u00a0New York Mets\u00a0in the fourth inning because of right shoulder and elbow soreness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s never good when a guy walks off the field,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said after a late comeback bid by Atlanta fell short in a\u00a07-5 loss. “We’ll get the images taken and we’ll see what they say. But it doesn’t look great as we stand here right now.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strider left one batter into the fourth and allowed six hits and a season-worst seven earned runs in three innings while taking the defeat. He struck out three. He allowed three homers, including a grand slam to\u00a0Bo Bichette\u00a0in the second inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strider’s velocity was considerably lower as he issued a six-pitch walk to\u00a0MJ Melendez. The three fastballs Strider threw during the at-bat were all at either 88 or 89 mph, down from the 92 to 96 mph pitches he threw in the first two innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The alarm bells went off when we started seeing the upper 80s with his fastball,” Weiss said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weiss and a trainer visited Strider, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in 2019 and had the UCL in his right elbow repaired with an internal brace in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weiss said Strider let them know of the elbow and shoulder discomfort and that he wasn’t aware of the reduced velocity. Strider walked off the mound after a short consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strider was making his eighth start of the season for the MLB-leading Braves after missing the first 34 games recovering from a strained left oblique. He is 4-2 with a 5.31 ERA this season and 11-16 with a 4.66 ERA since returning from the elbow surgery last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strider was 32-10 with a 3.47 ERA in his first 67 big league appearances prior to the internal brace procedure. He became baseball’s most recent 20-game winner in 2023, when he went 20-5 while reaching 200 strikeouts in 130 innings — the fastest any pitcher has ever gotten to 200 whiffs in season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He’s been through a lot in the last few years, trying to work his way back,” Weiss said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JR Ritchie\u00a0replaced Strider on Friday and threw the final five innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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