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That means Bryce Elder will get the ball for one of the final two games of the series with Grant Holmes likely to draw the starting assignment in the other. Elder had his previous start skipped for some extra rest. Waldrep authored a strong performance against the Cardinals last week, allowing three runs over 5 1/3 innings, during his first start of the season. He offers enough strikeout upside to be interesting in deeper fantasy leagues.

Holmes pitched well enough to beat the Mets here, which isn’t saying much. Still, the only mistake he made came on a two-run home run by Juan Soto that barely left the yard. That was also just after an error by the sure-handed Matt Olson, hence Holmes’ one unearned run. All in all, it was a split yet unspectacular start, much like Holmes’ season. Overall, he has a 3.83 ERA, 71 strikeouts, and 38 walks through 82 1/3 innings. He’s lined up to face the Pirates in Pittsburgh next week to close out his first half.

Elder will get some additional time off to recover after experiencing some diminished velocity during his last start against the Giants where he allowed five runs over four innings last Saturday. The 27-year-old will be pushed back to next week’s series against the Pirates. It’ll be Grant Holmes taking the ball for Friday’s game against the Mets.

Holmes taking the ball is contingent on whether Hurston Waldrep makes an appearance in relief during Wednesday’s contest. Simply put, he’ll move into a relief role if Waldrep is available to take the ball on Thursday at Truist Park. He made his first relief appearance of the season over the weekend when he tossed four shutout frames against San Francisco.

The lengthy relief appearance suggests that the Braves will follow through with the idea of putting Hurston Waldrep into the rotation in Holmes’ place next time through. It’s not a lock, since their off day Monday gives them options in how to proceed, but it already seemed to be the plan. Holmes’ relief appearance was his first after 15 starts with a 4-4 record and a 4.17 ERA this season.

The Braves declined to send Hurtson Waldrep back to the minors today, so it looks like they could be considering inserting him into the rotation in Holmes’ place. Holmes has pitched just 10 1/3 innings and walked 10 while posting a 6.10 ERA in his last three starts. He’s 4-4 with a 4.17 ERA in 15 starts this season.

Holmes walked five. He’s pitched a total of 10 1/3 innings and walked 10 in his last three starts, which should have him on thin ice with the Braves. His 4.17 ERA for the season isn’t bad, but that he’s gotten fewer than 15 outs in seven of his 15 starts and more than 15 outs just five times suggests should have his rotation status in question. He’ll likely face the Giants on Sunday.

It’ll be resumed on Wednesday afternoon in the second inning. The rain kept falling throughout the early stages of this contest at Truist Park and both teams waited through a nearly two-hour rain delay before the plug was finally pulled. Giants starter Adrian Houser allowed two runs in his lone inning of work while Atlanta’s Grant Holmes was charged with three runs over two innings. It’s also worth noting that Drake Baldwin launched a legendary 473-foot homer in his return from the injured list prior to the delay.

Holmes was handed a 4-0 lead and breezed through the first three innings, but he gave up a two-run homer to Miguel Vargas in the fourth and an RBI single to Braden Montgomery and couldn’t complete the frame. The 30-year-old walked a pair and picked up a pair of strikeouts in a decidedly mediocre outing from a pitcher who has not shown much consistency in the 2026 campaign. Holmes will try and bounce back against the Mets on Sunday.

Despite a solid final line, things were dicey for Holmes early on. He let the first three batters he faced in the first inning on via two singles and a walk before getting the groundball he needed for a double play to help himself out of that inning with just one run on the board. He settled in well after that and left this start with a 3.86 ERA with a 57:27 strikeout to walk ratio through 63 innings this season. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the White Sox and Mets with both starts on the road.