Braves reliever Alex Wood should be back in the bullpen by the start of a weekend series against the Brewers, after he was needed to throw 73 pitches in a start Tuesday. Manager Fredi Gonzalez told MLB.com Wood could be available to pitch in relief as early as the series opener.

"We're shooting for him to be available by Friday at the earliest," Gonzalez said. "He threw a lot of pitches in three innings."

Wood was bothered by a cuticle tear on his index finger in the outing, but that is not expected to bother him by he time he returns to the bullpen.