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Braves have strong split-squad outing, as Austin Riley homers

Story byNORTH PORT, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 20: Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a photo during Spring Training photo day at CoolToday Park on February 20, 2026 in North Port, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/) | Getty ImagesDaniel Hutchinson-KauschSun, March 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM UTC·3 min readWe were treated to a split-squad day on Sunday, with Reynaldo Lopez starting at home against the Rays, backed by most of the regular bats remaining in camp after a few WBC departures and Grant Holmes starting on the road at the Twins’ facility, backed by mostly quad-A players and a few prospects. At home, Reynaldo Lopez sat around 92 MPH with his fastball, a few ticks down from his 95.5 and 95.7 MPH averages in 2024 and 2025. He allowed a few hard-hit balls, but struck out three and walked one through three innings.

Braves have strong split-squad outing, as Austin Riley homers

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  • He generated 6 whiffs and kept Tampa scoreless in what was overall a nice outing for Reynaldo, even if the velo remained down in the lower 90s.
  • Tyler Kinley followed Reynaldo and allowed a solo homer but got a strikeout and three whiffs in his one inning.
  • Dylan Lee followed with a 1-2-3 inning of contact outs and 3 whiffs.
  • Bullpen candidate Dylan Dodd got the sixth and immediately allowed two monster homers, hurting his chances of making the Opening Day roster over a guy like James Karinchak.
  • Dodd ended up with 2.0 innings of work, allowing two homers, two singles, and two strikeouts. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe offense was pretty quiet to start the game, but scored one on an error after a Yastrzemski walk and two on a 111 MPH Michael Harris single.
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