As expected, the Braves activated ace right-hander Spencer Strider from the 15-day injured list on Monday. Atlanta opens a three-game series against the Nationals in Washington on Tuesday, with Strider set to start one of them.
Left-hander Dylan Dodd was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move.
Strider was placed on the IL with a right hamstring strain on April 21, five days after making his season debut in a year-long return from right elbow surgery.
“I feel good about where I’m at,” Strider said on Thursday. “I need to pitch. I’d pitch every day if I could. I have thrown in one big league game in over a year now, so definitely a lot of things to work on. … I need the reps, I need the practice and I need to move at full speed — get guys out and work on my stuff. I’d like to be able to get in some games and get that moving.”
