Braves land starting pitcher Tyler Mahle in trade deal with Giants

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mahle-tyler/Oz8Fakp2/"]Mahle[/a], 31, has a 5.13 ERA through 18 starts this season with 89 strikeouts in 94.2 innings. Opponents are hitting .265 off the 10-year veteran, while posting a 1.39 WHIP - his worst since 2018 (1.59). [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/molina-anthony/EypgUtlO/"]Molina[/a], 24, is tossing a 3.78 ERA in 17 games (nine starts) in Triple-A this season. He had a brief stint in the majors this year, but gave up three runs on six hits through five innings of work before being sent back down. [/p][embed guid="d0d92091-cff9-420e-9a3b-937eccf4b97d" url="https://x.com/ByRobertMurray/status/2084088588934021531?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]This will be Mahle's fifth team in five years. He spent the previous two seasons with the Texas Rangers after spending one-and-a-half years with the Minnesota Twins, who acquired him from the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. [/p][p]Mahle made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Reds, peaking with them in 2021 when he finished with a 3.75 ERA, career-high 210 strikeouts, and a league-leading 32 starts. [/p][p]Prior to this season with the Giants, Mahle was stellar for the Rangers in his 16 starts, tossing a career-best 2.18 ERA but in only 16 starts. [/p][p]He missed most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery, starting in just eight total games between the Twins and Rangers in that time span. [/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]