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Right-hander will start Game 3 of the NLDS for the on Friday, . Strider has not pitched since Sept. 18 because of an oblique injury. Veteran will start Game 4 Jared Harper Jersey on Saturday, when Atlanta will look to either keep their season alive, or advance to a third straight NLCS. . Atlanta Braves (@Braves) "We're going to use him," Braves manager Brian Snitker said about Julius Randle Jersey Strider on Thursday. "It's just about -- that's probably the biggest discu sion -- is how we're going to use this kid for our best advantage, really. We're going to use him, yeah." . It's unclear how deep he'll be able to go in Game 3 -- the Braves figure to have him on some sort of pitch limit following the month-long layoff -- but a few innings of Strider are better than a few innings Walt Frazier Jersey of most others. For that reason, starting Strider in Game 3 makes sense. Thursday was a scheduled NLDS off-day, so Atlanta's bullpen will be fully rested behind Strider, and Snitker can use his top relievers as needed. They'll do what they must to win Game 3, then trust Morton to give them some innings in Game 4.Strider, 23, posted a New York Knicks Jeresy 2.67 ERA with 202 strikeouts in only 131 1/3 innings during the regular season .. Strider and Braves teammate are very likely to finish first and second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in either order. The Braves and are tied at a Obi Toppin Jersey game apiece in the best-of-five NLDS. The series now shifts to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia after opening in Atlanta's Truist Park.