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Schwellenbach remains limited to playing catch from flat-ground during the beginning stages of a throwing progression as he continues his recovery from surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow back in mid-February. The 26-year-old remains without a definitive return timetable and it sounds like he won’t make it back to Atlanta until the late stages of the second half.

Iglesias has now been solid in each of his last three outings, allowing zero earned runs over that span while striking out three and lowering his ERA on the season to 0.92. He continues to be a viable option of the the bullpen when needed.

Dubón drove in three of the Braves’ six runs on the night. The Braves shortstop blasted a 404-foot homer in the third inning to tie the game at 3-3, and later doubled home Michael Harris II in the fifth inning to give the Braves the lead. Dubón is on a bit of a power tear at the moment, homering in three-straight games while also going 5-for-11 at the dish over that span with seven RBI.

Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters after the game that it was only a minor issue and that Harris is expected to return to the team’s lineup on Saturday. Before exiting, the 25-year-old outfielder had been 2-for-5 with a run scored and a pair of strikeouts.

Pérez continues to string together strong outings for the Braves, picking up his second-straight win while limiting baserunners all night. All three runs and all five baserunners Pérez allowed in this one came in the third inning, as the Pirates appeared to be getting after him early on. That said, he settled in to pitch back-to-back scoreless frames while the Braves battled their way back from a 3-1 deficit to position Pérez for the victory. He’ll look to pick up a third-straight win in his next outing, which is scheduled for Thursday at the White Sox.

The 28-year-old superstar beat out an infield single to lead off the third inning off of Chad Dallas. He then swiped second base, advanced to third on a single and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Matt Olson. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the night. With his recent tear at the plate, Acuña is now slashing .249/.373/.431 to go with seven homers, 21 RBI and 14 stolen bases on the season.

Sale issued a pair of free passes on the night while punching out six. All of the damage done against the 37-year-old left-hander came in the third inning, on run-scoring singles by Charlie McAdoo and Myles Straw. There were plenty of other baserunners against Sale in the contest, but he was able to keep them at bay. He generated 13 whiffs on 108 offerings on the night, posting a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll try to get back in the win column as he carries an outstanding 2.23 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and an 86/19 K/BB ratio (72 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the White Sox in Chicago.

The Braves had to add Keirsey Jr. to the 40-man roster today or risk losing him, so they moved Sean Murphy to the 60-day injured list to clear a spot. Keirsey Jr. has hit .260/.298/.384 in 49 games at Triple-A with four home runs and 16 steals.

Tromp had gone 5-for-25 for the Braves while helping fill in with Drake Baldwin on the injured list. He will likely clear waivers and could re-sign with Atlanta on a minor league deal.

Wynns had been released by the Athletics in the middle of May and then signed a minor league contract with the Angels. He will now head to the Braves, where he will join the active roster, presumably until Drake Baldwin returns in a few weeks. The 35-year-old had gone 3-for-39 with the Athletics earlier in the year.