Braves
The Braves play 19 of their 28 games in June on the road. … Gavin Floyd, who was limited to five starts last season while with the Chicago White Sox because of the elbow injury, allowed one run and three hits in 6 2-3 innings in picking up his first victory since beating Cleveland on Oct. 3, 2012. Signed by Atlanta as a free agent last December, with the win vs. the Rockies last week, Floyd snapped a career-long six-game losing streaking dating to April 2013.
Marlins
Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia was cleared to resume baseball activities, more than a week after being struck by a foul tip and going on the concussion DL. Manager Mike Redmond said that the switch-hitter took 25 swings from both the right and left sides, and played catch at their spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla.
Mets
RHP Buddy Carlyle cleared waivers and accepted his assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas. … RHP Matt Harvey (Tommy John surgery) was scheduled to throw off a slope but that was pushed back. GM Sandy Alderson said Harvey is doing well. The schedule was changed because the team’s doctors didn’t want Harvey pitching too soon. … Alderson said manager Terry Collins’ job was secure after the team returned from a 4-7 road trip a season-worst seven games under .500. … OF Eric Young Jr. (hamstring) has started running, but not at full speed. He has also been hitting.
Nationals
Ryan Ripken, the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., was selected in the 15th round of last week’s draft. The younger Ripken is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound first baseman from Indian River State College in Florida. The lefty hitter batted .321 with one homer and 24 RBIs in 42 games this season after transferring from South Carolina, where he did not make the roster and redshirted. He could become a third generation of Ripkens to play in the pros, following in the footsteps of his “Iron Man” father, who was a 19-time All-Star and broke Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played; his uncle Bill, who played 12 years in the majors; and late grandfather Cal Sr., who managed in the bigs.
Phillies
Rookie RHP David Buchanan, like most young starters, has not solved a major-league lineup the second time through the order. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the opposition has a .534 OPS in the first three innings against Buchanan. But from the fourth through the sixth innings, that rises to a .997 OPS. His ERA is 6.08. … The newspaper reported two of Buchanan’s gloves have “Romans 8:31” stitched onto the leather. That is a Bible verse worth contemplating: “What, then, shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
Compiled by Rick Crotts from wire reports.
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