Braves win their tenth spring game as Lopez stretches out

"Reynaldo López has looked solid so far this spring. Over 5.0 innings and two appearances, he had yet to give up a run in the spring. He had never gone over 3.0 innings though, so it was a question mark of when he was able to add some more length to his starts since he is coming off a major injury."

"Well, it was mostly good news this evening on the Reynaldo López front. He was able to stretch it out for 4.0 innings in his outing this evening. He did finally give up his first run, raising his spring ERA to 1.00. He did struggle a bit outside of runs giving up four hits, and two walks, but struck out three."

"It makes sense that he would give it his all since there is a real chance that he may win a spot in the rotation with the Braves possibly running a 6-man rotation to start the year. He did appear to struggle in his third inning of work though, loading the bases."

The Atlanta Braves faced the Twins in a spring training game featuring roster hopefuls while star players competed in the WBC. Reynaldo López continued his strong spring performance by pitching 4.0 innings, allowing his first run and raising his ERA to 1.00. He gave up four hits and two walks while striking out three, with all hits being singles. López acknowledged fastball command issues but delivered a solid outing. Martín Pérez also pitched, looking strong through two innings but struggling in the third by loading the bases. He surrendered a single, double, HBP, and walk but escaped without allowing a run, aided by an outfield assist.

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