Atlanta placed right‑hander Spencer Strider on the 15‑day injured list Saturday after scans showed elbow inflammation. Strider exited Friday’s game against the New York Mets after just one batter in the fourth inning, surrendering six hits and a season‑worst seven earned runs, including three homers. Manager Walt Weiss noted his fastball had slipped into the upper 80s, triggering alarm.

The Braves recalled right‑hander Anthony Molina to fill Strider’s roster spot. Strider, making his eighth start of the season after missing the first 34 games with a strained left oblique, holds a 4‑2 record and a 5.31 ERA this year. Since returning from his 2019 Tommy John surgery and an April 2024 internal brace repair, his career line sits at 11‑16 with a 4.66 ERA.

Strider’s 2023 campaign made him baseball’s most recent 20‑game winner, posting a 20‑5 record and 200 strikeouts in 130 innings—the fastest pace to that mark. Losing him now hurts a club perched atop the NL East, forcing Atlanta to lean on a less experienced rotation. The move underscores lingering concerns about his long‑term durability after two major elbow procedures.