April 6, 2026Updated 5:20 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels clash on Monday at 9:38 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Angel Stadium. Chris Sale (2-0, 0.75 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 6-4 this season and second in the NL East. Jose Soriano (2-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Angels, who are 5-5 and second in the AL West.
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Injury reportsBraves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Hip), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Daysbel Hernández: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Angels
Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Hand), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Finger), Kirby Yates: 15 Day IL (Knee), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Arm), Ben Joyce: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Rendón: 60 Day IL (Hip), Mike Trout: day-to-day (Hand), Ryan Johnson: day-to-day (Illness)
Stats to know
Atlanta’s Drake Baldwin is slashing .300/.378/.625 this season with four home runs (3rd in MLB), 12 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of 1.003 (20th in MLB). He has a 6.7% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate in 45 plate appearances, and he has scored 10 total runs.
In 43 plate appearances, Ozzie Albies is hitting .300/.349/.450 with a .799 OPS. He has hit two long balls, driven in three runs and scored six times.
Zach Neto has hit three home runs this season, which ranks 8th in MLB. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored nine runs. In 47 plate appearances, he has recorded a .231 BA, .362 OBP and .513 SLG with a 17% walk rate and a 23.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on two attempts.
In 46 plate appearances, Mike Trout has hit two long balls, tallied three RBIs and scored eight runs (12th in MLB). He is batting .212/.435/.424 and has posted a 26.1% strikeout rate and a 23.9% walk rate. Trout has recorded two steals on two attempts.
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