On Tuesday evening, from high above the field in the Truist Park press box, a Braves pitching icon watched Spencer Strider get pummeled .

Hall of Famer Tom Glavine, who helped call the game for FanDuel Sports Network, believes Strider will pitch effectively after returning from his second surgery to repair damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. It just may not happen soon.

“I think he will get there,” Glavine told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the broadcast booth before Wednesday’s Braves-Diamondbacks game. “But it’s going to take a little time. … The biggest thing he can do for himself right now is be patient, give himself some grace.”

Tuesday’s start was Strider’s fourth of the season and third since he returned from the injured list with a hamstring strai

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