Arcia isn't in Atlanta's lineup Friday against Washington, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Atlanta was able to lock up home-field advantage throughout the postseason Thursday, so the team will give Arcia a day off Friday to keep him fresh for the NLDS. Nicky Lopez will start at shortstop and bat eighth while Arcia sits.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: On bench Game 1
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Arcia is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Arcia collected five hits in the first two games of the series in Washington to bust out of a 2-for-30 slump, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's matinee. Nicky Lopez will start at shortstop and bat eighth with Arcia likely to rejoin the lineup in the nigthcap.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Sits amid slump
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Arcia is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Phillies.
Arcia is hitting .172 with one home run and 17 strikeouts in 18 games this month. Nicky Lopez gets the start at shortstop, batting ninth.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Delivers go-ahead homer
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Arcia went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.
Arcia has homered three times and added eight RBI over his eight-game hitting streak. He's gone 11-for-30 (.367) in that span. His homer Saturday was a key hit, giving Atlanta the lead in the 10th inning. For the season, the shortstop has a career-high 17 long balls with 55 RBI, 57 runs scored, a stolen base and a .282/.336/.454 slash line in a career year.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Goes deep in win
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Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Rockies.
Arcia extended his modest hitting streak to five games with the blast. In that span, he's gone 7-for-18 (.389) with two homers and five RBI. The shortstop continues to provide steady hitting from deep in the order, slashing .280/.336/.447 with 16 long balls, 52 RBI, 55 runs scored, 17 doubles and one stolen base over 111 contests this year.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Homers in loss
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Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Giants.
Arcia got Atlanta on the board with a two-run homer off Jakob Junis in the second inning, his 14th long ball of the year and his fourth through 19 games in August. The 29-year-old Arcia had been stuck in a 1-for-30 slump coming into Sunday's contest, including an 0-for-13 stretch over his previous four games. Overall, he's slashing .278/.332/.442 with 14 homers, 51 runs scored and 47 RBI across 391 plate appearances this season.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: On bench for afternoon game
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Arcia will sit for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Arcia is the only Atlanta hitter who will get a rest in the first game of the day. He'll likely return to the lineup for the nightcap, but in the meantime, Nicky Lopez will handle shortstop.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Socks 12th homer
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Arcia went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Pirates.
He took Ryan Borucki deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning before lacing what proved to be a game-winning, two-run double off Pittsburgh closer David Bednar in the top of the ninth. Arcia has hit safely in seven straight games to begin August, and since the All-Star break he's slashing .329/.398/.603 over 22 contests with five of his 12 homers on the season. The veteran shortstop's career high is 15 home runs, a mark he reached in 2017 and 2019, and Arcia could be poised to blow past that figure in 2023.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Belts 11th homer
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Arcia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
The bottom of the order did most of the damage for Atlanta, as No. 8 hitter Arcia lofted a Jacob Webb fastball over the fence in left-center field in the seventh inning, sandwiched between two solo shots by No. 9 hitter Michael Harris in the fifth and seventh. Arcia has caught fire again since the All-Star break, slashing .302/.362/.566 over the last 16 games with four of his 11 homers on the season.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Drills 10th homer
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Arcia went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's win over Milwaukee.
Arcia went deep in the second inning for his 10th homer of the year. He's hit three long balls in the last four games after a nine-game drought. The All-Star shortstop is now slashing .291/.345/.448 with 22 extra-base hits and 34 RBI through 75 games.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Swats seventh homer
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Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Marlins.
The shortstop celebrated his All-Star berth -- he's one of a franchise-record eight Atlanta players named to the Midsummer Classic -- by swatting a Sandy Alcantara pitch over the wall in center field in the second inning. Arcia has slumped at the plate lately, going 4-for-41 (.098) over his last 10 games, but on the season he still sports a .296/.349/.439 slash line with seven homers, 28 RBI and 33 runs through 62 contests.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Possible waiver wire pickups
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If you've been expecting Arcia's batting average to dip below .300, as any reasonable person would, you may be dismayed to find out that it's actually going the other direction. After going 6 for 11 in a three-game set against the Rockies (in Atlanta, not Colorado, mind you), the 28-year-old is batting .341 for the year. For only two days this season has that mark been below .300. It's almost certainly too good to be true, but regardless of where the final number winds up, the outcome should be a favorable one. Arcia is a former top prospect who came up too soon with the Brewers and was confined to a reserve role for most of his prime. Now that he's entrusted with everyday at-bats again in one of the deepest lineups in baseball, he's delivering.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Sleeper hitters for Week 13 (June 19-25)
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Those of us who keep expecting Orlando Arcia's batting average to dip below .300 are instead seeing it go the other direction. He comes out of the weekend batting .341 after a big series against the Rockies, so even if the Braves' matchups are merely so-so, there isn't much justification for sitting him.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Stuffs stat sheet Saturday
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Arcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two total runs, two total RBI and a stolen base Saturday in a 10-2 win over the Rockies.
Arcia was a force from the No. 8 spot in the order for Atlanta, hitting a solo homer in the third inning and a run-scoring single in the fifth. He finished with his sixth three-hit game of the campaign and bumped his season slash line to .339/.398/.494. While Arcia entered the contest without an extra-base hit over his previous eight games, he batted .346 over that stretch and has hit .396 with 12 RBI across 15 contests in June.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Keeps raking in twin bill
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Arcia went 4-for-8 with two runs scored and four RBI across both games of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Tigers.
The veteran shortstop collected two hits and drove in two runs in each half of the twin bill. Arcia has been on a tear in June, getting held hitless only twice in 12 games while reeling off six multi-hit performances for a .378 average (17-for-45) with one homer, five runs and 10 RBI. The surge has boosted his slash line on the season to .331/.383/.470 -- putting him on pace to top his previous career best in OPS by 120 points.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Sleeper hitters for Week 12 (June 12-18)
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Arcia continues to deliver consistent results at the bottom of the Braves lineup, coming out of the weekend batting .325 with an .855 OPS. His lineup placement limits his at-bats, but the team is poised to pile up runs in a seven-game week against the Tigers and Rockies pitching staffs.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Belts clutch homer
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Arcia went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a 10-inning with over the Mets on Thursday.
The shortstop singled home a run in the third inning and came through with a game-tying solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth off Mets closer David Robertson. The long ball was Arcia's first since May 17, a span of 19 games. Despite the recent power drought, he's been hitting pretty well, slashing .309/.356/.368 over that stretch.
Orlando Arcia continues to provide underrated production at the bottom of the Braves lineup and remains a quality fill-in at a position (shortstop) that's scarce on the waiver wire. That's especially true in a week when the Braves have the second-best hitter matchups, facing the Athletics for three games at the start.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Pops homer Wednesday
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Arcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The homer was Arcia's second in the last three games, and he's hit safely in five straight contests, going 7-for-17 (.412) with five extra-base hits in that span. The infielder is up to a .342/.405/.592 slash line with four homers, 12 RBI, 15 runs scored and no stolen bases through 84 plate appearances. He's enjoyed steady playing time as the starting shortstop since returning from a wrist injury earlier in the month.
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Braves' Orlando Arcia: Reaches four times in rout
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Arcia went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, two walks, three total runs and two total RBI in Monday's 12-0 win over the Rangers.
Arcia's perfect game at the plate included a two-run homer and a double that came before Ronald Acuna's two-run shot. Before Monday, Arcia hadn't gone deep since April 6 against San Diego, though he missed nearly a month soon thereafter with a wrist injury. The shortstop is slashing a robust .333/.395/.551 with three homers, 10 RBI and 14 runs through 20 games on the season.
