On Thursday, Brian Anderson will start in place of Jarred Kelenic for the first time in his Braves uniform.
The Atlanta Braves open a four-game series against the Washington Nationals on Thursday, with Brian Anderson getting the start for the first time since joining the team. For Atlanta, lefty Mitchell Parker will get the start, while Reynaldo Lopez will start for Washington.
One day after hurting his wrist after a diving grab in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game in Boston, Jarred Kelenic is not in the Braves lineup on Thursday. After staying in the game at first, Kelenic was pinch-hit for in the eighth inning. After the game, Brian Snitker stated that, while he thought Kelenic was fine, he is still not starting. With Kelenic out, Adam Duvall will go to left field, with Anderson starting in right. Sean Murphy, who is batting sixth, is also back in the lineup. After being struck by a pitch during Tuesday’s game in Boston, Murphy left the game.
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- Ozzie Albies 2B
- Austin Riley 3B
- Marcell Ozuna DH
- Matt Olson 1B
- Adam Duvall LF
- Sean Murphy C
- Michael Harris CF
- Orlando Arcia SS
- Brian Anderson RF
Lane Thomas will play right field and bat second for the Nationals on Thursday. In the final four games of the series in Atlanta last week, Thomas hit six for seventeen with three doubles and a home run. Joey Meneses, a former farmhand for the Braves, will bat sixth and act as the DH. In his 21 career games versus Atlanta, Meneses is hitting.318/.363/.412 with five doubles and a home run.
- C.J. Abrams – SS
- Lane Thomas – RF
- Jesse Winker – LF
- Luis Garcia – 2B
- Keibert Ruiz – C
- Joey Meneses – DH
- Joey Gallo – 1B
- Nick Senzel – 3B
- Jacob Young – CF
Thursday’s game is scheduled to get underway at 6:45 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports Southeast.
