ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 The Atlanta Braves optioned right-hander Owen Murphy to Triple-A Gwinnett and selected the contract of veteran right-hander Elieser Hern\u00e1ndez before Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n
Murphy, 22, allowed three runs, two earned, in 2 2\/3 innings in Saturday’s 7-6 loss to the Rangers in his first major league start.<\/p>\n
Braves manager Walt Weiss said Murphy \u201cthrew fine\u201d but \u201cleft some pitches over the plate. It was more about execution than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hern\u00e1ndez, 31, last pitched in the majors in 2024, when he compiled a combined 6.32 ERA in nine games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. In six seasons, Hern\u00e1ndez is 10-22 with a 5.10 ERA in 99 games, including 49 starts.<\/p>\n
Weiss acknowledged the Braves have some important decisions to make regarding their pitching staff before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.<\/p>\n
Left-hander Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez, who has been on the injured list since July 6 with a left forearm contusion, threw in the bullpen on Sunday. Right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver may be close to completing his rehabilitation following right elbow surgery.<\/p>\n
Weiss said Saturday that P\u00e9rez \u201cis on the radar\u201d and close to coming off the IL. Weiss said Smith Shawver \u201cwill be in the conversation\u201d after throwing 4 1\/3 scoreless innings in his last start for Gwinnett.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to take a step forward with our starting pitching,\u201d Weiss said. \u201cThe guys have done it. They\u2019ve been good this year, especially early on for a few months. So it\u2019s certainly in there. But yeah, we\u2019ve got to put together some good starts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Braves’ lineup also could receive a boost within a few days. Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. (strained left hamstring) could be close to coming off the injured list as he continues his rehab at Gwinnett.<\/p>\n
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