Harris will start in center field and bat ninth Monday in Game 2 of the NLDS versus the Phillies.
Harris batted sixth in Atlanta's Game 1 loss and will now plummet to the bottom of the batting order for the first time since Sept. 19. He was Atlanta's No. 9 hitter for much of the season, however, making 88 starts at that spot while making no more than 13 starts out of any other lineup spot. Harris batted .301/.334/.494 out of the nine hole during the regular season.
Harris isn't starting Friday against the Nationals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Harris will get a breather Friday after Atlanta was able to clinch the best record in the majors with a win over the Cubs on Thursday. Forrest Wall is starting in center field and batting ninth.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Homers twice in twin billing
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Harris went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader.
After going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's matinee, Harris added two more hits and a solo blast off left-hander Gregory Soto in the nightcap. The 22-year-old Harris has been on a tear, hitting safely in 14 of his last 15 games while going 22-for-59 (.373) with four homers and a 1.038 OPS in that span. After a very slow start to the season, Harris' slash line is now up to .295/.337/.477 with 16 homers, 68 runs scored, 50 RBI and 20 stolen bases across 467 plate appearances.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Hit streak reaches double digits
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Harris went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Cardinals.
He took Adam Wainwright deep in the sixth inning, one of five long balls by Atlanta in the game. Harris extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the blast, a stretch in which he's slashing .400/.415/.625, while the homer was his 14th of the season to go along with 20 steals and an .803 OPS in 116 contests.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Mashes 13th homer
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Harris went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against the Dodgers in Thursday's 8-7 victory.
Harris crushed a ball 421 feet to center field for a solo homer in the fifth frame and added an RBI single in the sixth. The second-year center fielder finished August with a four-game hitting streak during which he went 8-for-17 with three RBI, three runs and a stolen base. Overall, Harris slashed .336/.372/.522 with four homers, 16 RBI, 22 runs and seven thefts over 29 games during the month.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Fills box score Friday
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Harris went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two stolen bases and three runs scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Giants.
Harris was the driving force for Atlanta's offense in this win. He opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the sixth. The outfielder has gone 11-for-47 (.234) since Aug. 12 but has had a pair of big games in that span. For the season, he has a .287/.333/.456 slash line with 12 homers, 19 steals, 41 RBI, 57 runs scored, 20 doubles and three triples through 104 contests.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Back in lineup Monday
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Harris (foot) will play center field and bat second Monday versus the Mets in his return to the lineup.
Harris was scratched ahead of Sunday's loss to the Giants due to a bruised right foot, but X-rays came back clean and he'll wind up missing just one start. The young outfielder has assumed the second spot in Atlanta's batting order since Ozzie Albies (hamstring) landed on the injured list.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Expects to play Monday
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Harris (foot) said after Sunday's game against San Francisco that he expects to be in the lineup Monday against the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Harris is dealing with a right foot contusion that caused him to be scratched from Sunday's lineup, but he underwent X-rays that came back negative. He'll likely miss minimal time due to the issue, which is encouraging as Atlanta gets ready for a six-game week.
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Braves' Michael Harris: X-rays negative
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Harris (foot) underwent X-rays that came back negative Sunday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
Harris was scratched from Sunday's lineup due to a right foot contusion, and he doesn't appear to be dealing with any structural damage after undergoing further testing. It's unclear whether he'll be available for Monday's series opener against the Mets, but he should tentatively be considered day-to-day ahead of the matchup.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Scratched with foot contusion
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Harris was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants due to a right foot contusion.
Kevin Pillar will bat seventh and man center field in place of Harris, who is considered day-to-day after fouling a ball off his foot in Saturday's 6-5 win, per Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta will begin a six-game week Monday, so fantasy managers in weekly leagues will want to verify Harris' availability -- or lack thereof -- when the team releases its lineup prior to the 7:20 p.m. ET start time for the series opener with the Mets.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Four hits in Friday's win
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Harris went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 4-0 win over the Giants.
The move from ninth to second in the order in the wake of an injury to Ozzie Albies (hamstring) hasn't cooled down Harris' bat. The 2022 NL Rookie of the Year is slashing .369/.417/.554 through 17 games in August with two homers, four steals, nine RBI and 15 runs.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Batting second again Tuesday
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Harris will bat second and start in center field Tuesday against the Yankees.
Harris has officially moved into the No. 2 spot in Atlanta's lineup with Ozzie Albies (hamstring) now sitting on the 10-day injured list. The 22-year-old center fielder carries a .288/.339/.455 batting line with 11 homers and 16 steals through 96 games this season for the runaway NL East leaders.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Swipes 14th bag
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Harris went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Pirates.
Atlanta's nine-hole hitter racked up his third straight multi-hit performance and fifth in eight August contests. Harris continues to erase his tough beginning to the campaign -- as late as June 11 he had a batting average below the Mendoza Line at .190, but since then he's slashed an incredible .380/.407/.620 over 47 games with eight homers, nine steals, 24 RBI and 33 runs.
Harris went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
He broke open a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning by taking Patrick Sandoval deep, the center fielder's first long ball in almost a month and the first homer the Angels hurler had served up to a left-handed hitter in nearly two years. Harris then drove a Jacob Webb sweeper to straightaway center in the seventh to cap the scoring for Atlanta. Despite the power outage, Harris has stayed productive since the beginning of July, slashing .304/.345/.544 in his last 24 games with four homers, four steals, eight RBI and 11 runs.
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Braves' Michael Harris: Strong effort in Tuesday's loss
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Harris went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Red Sox.
The center fielder swiped his 13th bag of the year and also shone on defense, starting an incredibly rare 8-3-5 triple play in the third inning -- the first triple play in the majors this season. Harris has hit safely in nine of 10 games since the All-Star break, batting .406 (13-for-32) over that stretch, but he's currently stuck in a 15-game homer drought.
