Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 5/12, 6:15 CT

Colin Rea, RHP vs. Grant Holmes, RHP

Colin Rea has been pretty good this year since being pressed into service in the rotation when Cade Horton went down. Of his five starts (plus one as the “bulk guy” after an opener), all but one have been pretty good.

He made one start against the Braves last year, Sept. 1, 2025 at Wrigley Field, and allowed three runs in four innings. No current Braves player has more than eight at-bats against him. Matt Olson is 4-for-8 with two doubles and a home run, for whatever that small sample size is worth.

Grant Holmes has been around a long time, even though he’s only been in MLB since 2024. He was the Dodgers’ first round pick (22nd overall) in 2014 out of high school in South Carolina. Then he was traded to the A’s for Rich Hill (!) in 2016. He languished six years in the A’s organization and they released him in 2022. The Braves picked him up and he made 21 starts for them last year and posted 1.5 bWAR.

So obviously he’s not young — he’s 30 — and he has never faced the Cubs. Michael Conforto is 3-for-6 against him with a double and three walks.

Here is the weather forecast for the area around Truist Park.

Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. It’s also on TBS (outside the Cubs and Braves market territories).

Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.

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Baseball-reference.com game preview

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