Hurston Waldrep got his first “regular” start as a member of the 2025 Atlanta Braves rotation, and it looked a lot like his other two “irregular” outings — one as a bulk guy in a resumed game, one in a doubleheader — even better, in fact. He dominated the anemic Cleveland offense as part of a 2-0 win. The Guardians have been on fire since ending a ten-game losing streak in early July; this was their first shutout loss since the ninth game of that losing streak back on July 5.

Early in the game, it didn’t quite look like Waldrep was going to cruise, as his infield defense made a lot of nice plays behind him. He had a 1/1 K/BB ratio through the first 12 batters he faced, until finally tipping it in a positive direction in the fourth when he issued his second walk but struck out two in a row

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