{"id":662829,"date":"2026-04-04T14:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662829\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:26","slug":"braves-manager-walt-weiss-praises-rotation-after-grant-holmes-dominant-start-vs-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662829\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves manager Walt Weiss praises rotation after Grant Holmes&#8217; dominant start vs Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/atlanta-braves\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atlanta Braves<\/a>\u2019 rotation showed early-season promise Friday, as Grant Holmes carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back home runs to secure a 2-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Braves manager Walt Weiss praised the outing as a sign the staff is coming together despite offseason injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cWhen you get good starts, the game tends to just fall into place,\u201d Weiss said after the victory according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/grant-holmes-tosses-gem-in-braves-win-over-d-backs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">MLB.com<\/a>, highlighting the contribution of both Holmes and the lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/braves-ozzie-albies-highlights-abs-impact-after-key-challenge-sparks-big-inning\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Albies highlighted the ABS impact<\/a>, Holmes\u2019 performance capped a strong start for Atlanta\u2019s rotation, which leads the National League with a 2.06 ERA, while the bullpen has allowed just four earned runs over 28 1\/3 innings (1.27 ERA).<\/p>\n<p>Rotation showing early promise<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Holmes returned after missing the final two months of 2025 with elbow issues, including a partially torn UCL and flexor tendon. He averaged 95.2 mph with his four-seamer and touched 96.9 mph twice, completing six scoreless innings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grant-Holmes-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Grant Holmes #66 of the Braves delivers a sixth-inning pitch against the Diamondbacks. Norm Hall\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-center text-(length:--theme-text-size)\" style=\"--theme-text-size:14px\">Grant Holmes #66 of the Braves delivers a sixth-inning pitch against the Diamondbacks. Norm Hall\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cThere\u2019s always concern when guys have missed big chunks of time,\u201d Weiss added. \u201cThey\u2019ve been great so far. I can\u2019t be more pleased with our starting pitching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes\u2019 return adds stability<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Holmes\u2019 offseason forearm work has him confident and effective, giving the Braves a reliable arm as they navigate early rotation depth challenges. Early results suggest Atlanta\u2019s pitching staff could be the team\u2019s biggest strength in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[5px] w-full md:mb-[11px]\">SurveyCan Grant Holmes sustain this level of performance this season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[9px] block text-(length:--theme-text-size) font-bold md:hidden\" style=\"--theme-text-size:18px\">Can Grant Holmes sustain this level of performance this season?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Braves\u2019 rotation showed early-season promise Friday, as Grant Holmes carried a no-hit bid into the sixth&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2404],"tags":[146,22,4314,46,5,38,4,82291],"class_list":{"0":"post-662829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-diamondbacks","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks","10":"tag-arizonadiamondbacks","11":"tag-atlanta-braves","12":"tag-baseball","13":"tag-diamondbacks","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-nomsn"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116346895253333687","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}