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Atlanta Braves Promote Pitcher, Place Another on IL

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5 months ago

August 12, 2024

Atlanta Braves Promote Pitcher, Place Another on IL

Atlanta Braves reliever A.J. Minter is heading back to the Injured List after going down with left hip inflation, the team reports. In a corresponding move, the Braves called up Dylan Lee. One lefty takes the place of another.

The #Braves today recalled LHP Dylan Lee to Atlanta and placed LHP A.J. Minter on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 12, 2024

This is the same injury that took out Minter earlier this year. His last trip to the 15-day Injured List had him absent from the Braves bullpen for a month.

As if anything could go worse for the Braves, the injury bug struck once again. Minter has been one of the stronger members of the bullpen this season.

In 39 appearances, Minter has a 2.62 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP with 35 strikeouts and 34 1/3 innings pitched. In his 14 appearances between stints on the Injured List, he had a 2.08 ERA. He had tossed a scoreless inning before handing the ball to Luke Jackson and watching the Braves blow a six-run lead against the Colorado Rockies.

Lee has been bouncing back and forth from MLB and Triple-A despite having a strong season. He has a 2.00 ERA across 45 innings pitched. Having the minor league options will leave you victim to the roster shuffle.

Throughout the season, the Braves bullpen has had a 3.38 ERA. Sunday’s collapse aside, it has remained consistent even as the starting rotation has hit a rut over the last few weeks.

Fortunately, unlike the rotation, the Braves have their options for the bullpen. So, if someone gets hurt, there’s someone in Triple-A who already pitched well in MLB this season. Reliever Daysbel Hernandez, for example, has a sub-1.00 ERA and keeps getting sent back down.

We’ll likely see him again at some point.

The Braves continue their western road trip on Monday night when they start their series with the San Francisco Giants. First pitch is set for 9:45 p.m.

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4 injured after Delta Air Lines flight aborted during takeoff in Atlanta

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January 11, 2025

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Four people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight departing from Atlanta on Friday morning was forced to abort during takeoff. The incident comes amid a cold winter front that led to over 900 flight cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry reports.

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4 passengers injured as hundreds evacuate Delta flight by emergency slide in Atlanta

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12 hours ago

January 10, 2025

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4 passengers injured as hundreds evacuate Delta flight by emergency slide in Atlanta

Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta airlines flight by emergency slides in snowy conditions Friday after an aborted takeoff in Atlanta — leading to at least four injuries and one hospitalization, authorities said.

Roughly 200 people hurriedly deplaned Minneapolis-bound flight 2668 on the tarmac at Atlanta International Airport at 9:10 a.m. due to an engine problem, airline officials said.

Footage posted on social media shows frazzled travelers, including children, running with their luggage from a Boeing 757-300 plane in several inches of snow, according to atlantanewsfirst.com.

Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate the flight by emergency slides in the snow. X/KarlenePetitt

Four passengers reported minor injuries and one was taken to the hospital, while the others were treated at the scene, the airport said.

Details about the engine problems were not immediately clear.

Delta apologized to passengers for the nerve-wracking experience.

delta plane — Passengers deplaned by slide after the aborted takeoff. X/KarlenePetitt

“Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight…after an indication of an engine issue,” Delta said in a statement.

“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience.”

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Houston faces Atlanta on 3-game win streak

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20 hours ago

January 10, 2025

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Houston Rockets (25-12, second in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (19-19, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Atlanta.

The Hawks have gone 10-7 at home. Atlanta ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 17.5 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 3.6.

The Rockets have gone 12-6 away from home. Houston averages 113.1 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.

The Hawks’ 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Rockets give up. The Hawks average 113.1 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 119.8 the Hawks give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks.

Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 5-5, averaging 119.2 points, 41.2 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 11.2 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.5 points per game.

Rockets: 7-3, averaging 113.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.

INJURIES: Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Jalen Johnson: day to day (shoulder), Cody Zeller: day to day (personal).

Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (injury management), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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