Woodruff (shoulder) completed the flat-ground portion of his throwing program Sunday and is awaiting to receive clearance to throw off the mound, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Vaughn (illness) has been cleared to go through a full team workout with the Brewers on Tuesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Atlanta selected Williams' contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.
Atlanta designated Hernandez for assignment Tuesday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.
Atlanta designated Vanasco for assignment Tuesday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.
Atlanta selected Tellez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, Harrison Smajovits of SI.com reports.
Murphy is not in the lineup Tuesday for Game 1 of the National League Wild Card series against the Phillies.
Ritchie (1-5) took the loss Sunday, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks over 5.2 innings against Miami. He struck out two.
Dubon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins.
Chourio went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cardinals.
The Milwaukee Brewers have now won eight out of their last nine series overall. That has put them atop MLB in wins overall at sixty nine. Yet, the one slip up spot for Milwaukee over their last eight games, was their series finale last Wednesday against the Cubs. Look for that to happen again in the final game of the Brewers road trip, as Spencer Strider has allowed three runs or less in ten straight outings. Take the home team in Atlanta.
Even charter members of the Spencer Strider Fan Club might have trouble explaining this price, as we can't understand the logic in making the Braves the favorite tonight at Truist Field. After all, the visiting Brewers are MLB's hottest team, just completing a team-record mark for a 60-game span (44-16), and winning five straight in their current surge. They've won seven of the last ten starts made by Jose Quintana, who has a respectable 3.50 ERA this season. Atlanta? Woeful, 4-12 across the past sixteen games. As for Strider, all the Braves have done is lose in 9 of his 14 starts this season. So why is Atlanta favored? Play Brewers on the Money Line.
The Brewers are basically an auto-play right now, even against a stud like Spencer Strider. They've gone 44-16 since May 24. They're 22-7 since the start of July. The Braves are a bad team, full stop. I'm riding with the Brewers.
