Mauricio

Dubón

Dubon knocked a base hit and scored a run in the second inning, then later took JR Ritchie deep for a solo homer in the fifth for his eighth home run of the season. With eight homers over 74 games, he passes last season’s total of seven across 133 and is well on pace to surpass his career high of 10. The 31-year-old is hitting .264/.316/.417 with 32 runs scored and 43 RBI across 298 plate appearances.

Braves’ skipper Walt Weiss noted that Harris is feeling much improved and could be available off the bench to pinch-hit on Saturday. It sounds like he should be ready to return to the starting lineup on Sunday. Mauricio Dubon will once again start in his place in center field and bat leadoff against Brewers’ left-hander Kyle Harrison.

No surprise here after Harris made an early exit from Tuesday’s eventual suspended contest in the second inning with lower back tightness. The 25-year-old outfielder battled the same issue earlier this month. He’ll likely receive a couple extra days off to address the lingering issue and hopefully put it to bed. It’ll be Mauricio Dubón drawing the start in centerfield during the nightcap contest of Wednesday’s twin bill at Truist Park.

The dynamic 25-year-old was pulled from Friday’s game due to tightness in his back. The Braves still believe that it’s a minor issue and that Harris won’t require a trip to the injured list. Mauricio Dubon will once again take his place in center field and will bat second for the Braves against Mason Montgomery and the Pirates on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.

Mauricio Dubón’s recent power surge enables Atlanta to give Harris some extra time off after making an early exit from Friday’s series opener with back tightness. The 25-year-old center fielder is day-to-day heading into Sunday’s series finale at Truist Park.

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.

It’s an extremely rare off day for Riley, who is hitting .242 (23-for-95) with five homers and 14 RBI since the start of May. The decision enables Atlanta to get Mauricio Dubón in the lineup at the hot corner to face Reds righty Brady Singer.

It’s the second time in the past four games that the super-utility man finds himself on the bench now that Ha-Seong Kim and Ronald Acuña Jr. are back and healthy. Dubón has done a nice job for the Braves this season, slashing .256/.311/.392 with three homers and 26 RBI in 190 plate appearances.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine day of rest for the versatile 31-year-old. Jose Azocar will draw a start in his place in left field and will bat ninth against Red Sox’ right-hander Brayan Bello on Sunday.

The Braves scored three runs in the eighth on singles from Michael Harris II and Ha-Seong Kim, a go-ahead double from Mike Yastrzemski off the bench (on which Kim was thrown out at home) and then a two-run homer from Dubón that took away any ninth-inning drama. Dubón’s homer was his third. He’s really cooled off at the plate after a great start — he came into the night hitting .209/.294/.297 in his previous 25 games — but the Braves are still looking at him as a regular with Kim back, which should mean plenty of starts in left field and at shortstop. Things will get a little more complicated once Ronald Acuña Jr. returns.