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ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Bryce Elder<\/a> is pitching like an All-Star again.<\/p>\n

Considered the weak link in the Atlanta rotation coming into the season, Elder has turned in four dominating starts to rekindle memories of his surprising 2023 season.<\/p>\n

Elder hurled scoreless ball into the sixth inning on Wednesday night, leading the Braves to a 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis feels a little more complete,\u201d the 26-year-old right-hander said. \u201cI have more weapons. We\u2019ll just try to keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elder was a huge surprise for the Braves three years ago, earning an All-Star berth in his first full season while going 12-4.<\/p>\n

But he struggled mightily the last two seasons while bouncing back and forth between the majors and Triple-A Gwinnett. His ERA soared to 6.52 while making just 10 big league starts in 2024, followed by an 8-11 mark with a 5.30 ERA a year ago. <\/p>\n

Elder might\u2019ve been done in Atlanta if not for a rash of injuries that ravaged the starting rotation, allowing him to claim the fourth slot in a makeshift group as the Braves wrapped up spring training.<\/p>\n

His performance over four starts \u2014 a 2-1 record with a 0.77 ERA \u2014 has manager Walt Weiss feeling good about his chances of remaining the rotation even when ailing pitchers such as Spencer Strider<\/a> and Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a> return to the mound.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s in a really good place,\u201d Weiss said of Elder.<\/p>\n

He believes the Texan is a more complete pitcher than he was in \u201923, with a diverse arsenal that helps him get by with a fastball in the low 90 mph range.<\/p>\n

Elder has paired an improved slider with a change-up and three different fastballs \u2014 a two-seamer, a four-seamer and a cutter \u2014 to keep hitters off balance. Despite the lack of overpowering stuff, he has 23 strikeouts in 23 1-3 innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll his stuff has really picked up,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cHe\u2019s throwing the ball really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elder doesn\u2019t want to get too far ahead of himself. Better than almost anyone, he knows how quickly things can change. This time, he wants to show a bit of staying power.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of good runs and I\u2019ve had a lot bad runs,\u201d Elder said. \u201cMore than anything, I\u2019m just trying to treat it like one day at a time. Just keep my stuff crisp, keep my work right, and whatever happens that day is what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

Paul Newberry, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Bryce Elder is pitching like an All-Star again. Considered the weak link in the Atlanta…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2394],"tags":[191,46,4166,5,192,4,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-676809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-braves","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-braves","10":"tag-atlantabraves","11":"tag-baseball","12":"tag-braves","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116413572605263155","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676809","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=676809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}