April 10, 2026Updated 5:54 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves host the Cleveland Guardians at 7:15 p.m. ET on Friday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. Drake Baldwin has five homers (first in league) for the Braves, while Chase DeLauter ranks first with five round-trippers for the Guardians. Bryce Elder (1-1, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 8-5 this season and first in the NL East. Slade Cecconi (0-1, 5.23 ERA) is the expected starter for the Guardians, who are 8-5 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), 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)
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
Atlanta’s Baldwin is slashing .321/.390/.623 this season with five home runs (1st in MLB), 15 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of 1.012 (15th in MLB). He has a 15.3% strikeout rate and a 6.8% walk rate in 59 plate appearances, and he has scored 12 total runs.
In 47 plate appearances, Mauricio Dubon is hitting .333/.362/.556 with a .917 OPS. He has hit two long balls, driven in nine runs and scored seven times.
Cleveland’s DeLauter is slashing .275/.333/.675 this season with five home runs (1st in MLB), 11 RBIs (11th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.008 (16th in MLB). He has a 22.2% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate in 45 plate appearances, and he has scored eight total runs.
In 56 plate appearances, Steven Kwan has hit one long ball, tallied four RBIs and scored seven runs. He is batting .245/.327/.347 and has posted a 12.5% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate. Kwan has recorded one steal on two attempts.
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Apr 10, 2026
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