April 11, 2026Updated 3:17 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves host the Cleveland Guardians at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, featuring a showdown of top-five power hitters. Drake Baldwin has five home runs (first in league) for the Braves, and Chase DeLauter ranks first with five long balls for the Guardians. Martin Perez (0-0, 3.86 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 9-5 this season and first in the NL East. Parker Messick (1-0, 0.82 ERA) is starting for the Guardians, who are 8-6 and first in the AL Central.
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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), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Guardians
Gabriel Arias: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), George Valera: 10 Day IL (Calf), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat), Hunter Gaddis: 15 Day IL (Forearm)
Stats to know
Baldwin is hitting for a .328 BA, .391 OBP and .621 SLG with a 15.6% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate. His OPS is 1.011, which ranks 13th in MLB, and he has scored 14 runs. In 64 plate appearances, he has hit five home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in 16 runs (1st in MLB).
In 62 plate appearances, Matt Olson has hit four long balls (8th in MLB), tallied 10 RBIs and scored 11 runs (7th in MLB). He is batting .278/.371/.611 and has posted a 30.6% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate.
DeLauter has hit five home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied 11 RBIs (16th in MLB) and has scored nine runs. In 50 plate appearances, he has recorded a .273 BA, .340 OBP and .659 SLG with a 10% walk rate and a 20% strikeout rate.
In 61 plate appearances, Steven Kwan has posted a 13.1% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate while slashing .264/.350/.358 with one home run, four RBIs and seven runs scored. He has stolen one base on two attempts.
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Apr 11, 2026
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