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: Takes seat Tuesday
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Arcia is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.
Arcia gets a breather after going 4-for-15 with a homer, a double and three RBI in Atlanta's four-game weekend set at Dodger Stadium. Nicky Lopez will cover shortstop and bat ninth in Tuesday's series opener versus the Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
