Braves Announce Left-Hander Ray Kerr to Start Against Phillies' Aaron Nola in NL Wild Card Series
The 32-year-old left-hander has a 1.47 ERA in nine appearances this season and will try to keep Atlanta alive.
- On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves named 32-year-old left-hander Ray Kerr as the starter for the must-win Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park.
- The Phillies forced this decisive game by defeating the Braves 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday, with late home runs by Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, and Alec Bohm swinging momentum.
- Kerr, who missed 2025 following Tommy John surgery, posted a 1.47 ERA in nine games this season and held Philadelphia to 2-for-20 with five strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings this year.
- Braves manager Walt Weiss expects Kerr to serve as an opener, with right-hander Grant Holmes likely providing bulk relief, while the Phillies counter with veteran right-hander Aaron Nola.
- Atlanta's pitching depth remains thin due to injuries to Spencer Strider and Spencer Schwellenbach, forcing the team to rely on Kerr to limit early damage against the Phillies' lineup.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Bravos chose left-handed Ray Kerr as their entry opener, who will have his first participation in the postseason in his career as an opener, for the decisive game on Thursday of the Wilds series...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will have left-hander Ray Kerr make his first career postseason appearance as the opener against the Philadelphia Phillies in Thursday night's decisive game of
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Braves announce left-hander Ray Kerr to start against Phillies' Aaron Nola in NL Wild Card Series
The Atlanta Braves will have left-hander Ray Kerr make his first career postseason appearance as the opener against the Philadelphia Phillies in the decisive game of the NL Wild Card Series. The Braves announced the decision Thursday. Veteran right-hander Aaron…
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