{"id":656502,"date":"2026-04-01T11:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/656502\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:58:21","slug":"braves-keeping-jose-suarez-perez-on-roster-through-d-backs-series-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/656502\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves keeping Jos\u00e9 Suarez, P\u00e9rez on roster through D-backs series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) &#8211; Nobody knew until Monday night who Atlanta\u2019s starter would be Tuesday against the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It came down to Jos\u00e9 Suarez and Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez, two left-handers who were not originally expected to make the team out of spring training. However, injuries to Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow), Spencer Strider (oblique), Hurston Waldrep (elbow) and Joey Wentz (knee) significantly increased their chances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Braves ultimately faced a difficult decision in choosing a fifth starter.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Braves<\/a> Walt Weiss said Sunday\u2019s starter vs. Arizona will likely come down to either Jose Suarez or Martin Perez again. He said a \u201c3rd option could always show up.\u201d But until then, TBD.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BravesCountry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BravesCountry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Schmidt (@AaronTSchmidt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronTSchmidt\/status\/2039163079682851201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After four games of excellent pitching, manager Walt Weiss selected Suarez to start Game 5. He allowed four runs over 3.2 innings. P\u00e9rez, whose contract was purchased by the Braves on Monday, entered in the fourth inning and delivered 4.1 scoreless innings in relief during a 5\u20132 loss to the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Weiss said after the game that, despite both pitchers being unavailable for a couple of days, the team expects to have Su\u00e1rez and P\u00e9rez on the roster by Sunday\u2019s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantanewsfirst.com\/2026\/03\/31\/braves-honoring-drake-baldwin-with-nl-rookie-year-award-before-game-vs-athletics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake Baldwin awarded NL Rookie of the Year award before game vs. Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe have (Osvaldo) Bido, who can go multiple (innings),\u201d Weiss said. \u201cIt\u2019s nice having Chris Sale on the mound (Wednesday). We\u2019ve got to walk that tightrope with Perez and Jose Suarez out of the picture here for a little while. I think we\u2019ll be fine&#8230; we should be able to handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Weiss declined to name a starter for Sunday\u2019s game. He said the team will continue evaluating its options and noted that a third option could emerge. \u201cAs we sit here today, (Su\u00e1rez and P\u00e9rez) are the most likely options,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Braves will finish their series against the Athletics before heading west for four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks and three against the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WANF. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA, Ga. 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