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<p>The <a href="https://www.batterypower.com/">Atlanta Braves</a> and their offense kept rolling last night as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. They will attempt to do it again as Spencer Strider takes on Braxton Ashcraft. The one area that was concerning is that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrimi04.shtml">Michael Harris </a>was removed near the end of the game last night with it being in question if he will play today.</p>
<p>It looked like he was slated to play today, but we did not know until the lineup was officially announced.</p>
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<blockquote><p>Braves manager Walt Weiss said Michael Harris has some minor back tightness. Weiss added he&#8217;s pretty confident Harris will be back in the lineup Saturday.</p>
<p>— Chad Bishop (@MrChadBishop) <a href="https://x.com/MrChadBishop/status/2063081784556798381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The last two days Walt Weiss had a lineup that was almost the same but just flipped a few spots, so today it was interesting to see if he would take the same approach, or possibly have Harris DH to give him a little extra rest to be safe. In the case of Harris DHing or not starting at all, we could assume that Eli White would possibly get the nod for CF. In a bit of sad news, Harris was not getting the start today after all.</p>
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<blockquote><p>City Connect Saturday!<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/BravesCountry?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BravesCountry</a><a href="https://t.co/Fp5gAPOkos">pic.twitter.com/Fp5gAPOkos</a></p>
<p>— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://x.com/Braves/status/2063309330661732817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>One thing is for certain, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dubonma01.shtml">Mauricio Dubón</a> needed to stay in the lineup with his clutch hitting. So far this season he is hitting .358/.414/.623 with runners in scoring position. Prior to seeing the lineup card we could assume that if Harris was the DH or not in the lineup at all, where Dubón plays would be in the air. CF was on the table with White struggling, and that is the route that Weiss went to allow Yastrzemski to get the start.</p>
<p>Austin Wynns will be making his first start as a Brave today which makes sense since Kim is getting the start at SS and Harris is out. The Braves will need the offensive boost.</p>
<p>The Pirates and their offense have been surprising to say the least. They have scored the fourth most runs in MLB. To put that in perspective, they have scored ten more runs than the fifth best Yankees. The offense has been heavily aided by offseason pickups Brandon Lowe and Ryan O&#8217;Hearn. Lowe has fifteen HRs and an OPS of .864 while O&#8217;Hearn has nine HRs and an OPS of .852. </p>
<p>Oneil Cruz is also having his best year offensively as well with fourteen HRs and an OPS of .818.</p>
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<blockquote><p>65/162. </p>
<p>&#x1f4fa;<a href="https://x.com/SNPittsburgh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNPittsburgh</a><br />&#x1f4fb;<a href="https://x.com/937theFan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@937theFan</a><a href="https://t.co/LoF16dBbRp">pic.twitter.com/LoF16dBbRp</a></p>
<p>— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) <a href="https://x.com/Pirates/status/2063298507910332893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It was great to see the standing ovation for Marcell Ozuna yesterday, but he will not get the start this afternoon.</p>
<p>First pitch is at 4:10 EDT</p>

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