Saturday night’s 1-0 loss was another example of just how strange and unusual things tend to get when the Braves are in California and also when Aaron Bummer is on the mound.

It mostly went overlooked when the Braves acquired Aaron Bummer and Ray Kerr this offseason ... major contributor before coming to Atlanta and signed with Seattle as an undrafted free agent ...

Bummer has a 0.00 ERA and 4:1 K ... a 43.9 percent whiff rate with his sweeper last season, and no pitcher in baseball had a lower barrel rate allowed than his 1.3 percent.

Bummer (0-1) took the loss against the Padres on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two across two-thirds of an inning.

Cronenworth, facing Braves lefty Aaron Bummer, rocked a line drive back up the middle. Bummer stuck out his right leg and managed to backheel the baseball toward the third-base line. The ball was ...

the Braves might leave San Diego tonight on a high note after picking up a big win on Sunday Night Baseball. This also could be a turning point for Aaron Bummer where his luck turns around because ...