Max Fried has been successful recently with a 1.79 ERA and a 3.66 FIP over his last six starts, attributing his success to a 62.9% ground-ball rate.
Waldron, the Padres' pitcher, is known for his knuckleball and will be facing Atlanta for the first time, coming off a decent outing against the Dodgers.
The Braves are expecting reliever Pierce Johnson back from the IL and potentially Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. to return for the series opener.
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