Atlanta Braves News: Jimmy Herget, miserable May, more

The Braves continued to have a bad stretch in May, losing another one to Pittsburgh in boring fashion with a glaring lack of runs. Much of this continues to be a combination of bad luck and the (likely) new higher drag ball, but it’s not much fun watching this offense right now. Meanwhile, they made a move on the sidelines of the roster, bringing up Jimmy Herget, whom they added from the Angels for Darius Vines. Herget has been an effective reliever at times during his career, and a resurgence of this version of him would be great, but fundamentally the team needs to score more runs to win more games.

Braves News

The Braves brought in veteran reliever Jimmy Herget to replace Darius Vines on the active roster, adding another right-hander.

Atlanta lost 4-1 in another brutal game to watch against the Pirates, continuing what has been a truly difficult May.

Ian Anderson’s rehabilitation appears to be progressing as expected, leaving open a return to throwing in the next couple of months.

MLB News

The Rays placed outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain, backdated to 5/23.

The Orioles completed a low-level two-for-one trade with the Brewers, acquiring reliever Thyago Vieira.

The Kansas City Royals have won eight straight and are just behind the Guardians and Yankees at the top of the AL standings.