Spencer Strider delivered a dominant bounce-back start, setting the tone for an Atlanta Braves ' 7-2 win against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks, while striking out eight. The move to much closer to sea level likely helped, but he also took a major step forward against one of the toughest lineups in the game. Let's take a look at some of the metrics from Saturday night's performance to show why this night was as encouraging as it was. Less Reliance on the Fastball All three of his breaking pitches were used to strikeout at least one batter in the game. He only needed to use the fastball 47% of the time, compared to his average of 51% last season. The slider had a whiff rate of 64% and no hitter who tried to swing at his curveball was able to hit it. Three of his strikeouts came on the slider, and two came on the curveball.…