Braves starter Ryan Weber took a no-decision on Saturday against the Phillies, allowing two hits, one run and two walks in seven innings. He struck out five.
It was the young righty's strongest performance yet since his Sept. 7 call-up from Triple-A Gwinnett. Two of Weber's starts since that point have been against this same Phillies squad, and he has surrendered only three earned runs on six hits over 13 innings to them, while striking out seven. Despite the strong pair of outings, he did not earn a victory in either due to an almost complete absence of run support.
Another encouraging sign for Weber coming out of Saturday's performance was his stamina and pitch count, after having only made nine starts in 38 appearances in the minors this season. Weber threw 98 pitches against the Phillies and has now increased his pitch count in each of his three trips to the mound with the major league club.