The Atlanta Braves will wrap up their series against the Kansas City Royals today. The Braves took the first game 10-7 but lost last night 9-6. The Braves also suffered a bigger loss last night as Ronald Acuña Jr. left the game last night an Achilles injury. This morning, they placed him on the 10-day injured list with right achilles tendon inflammation. To take Acuña Jr.’s spot, they’ve recalled outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Gwinnett.
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Ronald Acuña Jr.
Acuña Jr., in 55 games this season, is hitting .306 with a 1.005 OPS. He has nine doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 26 RBI, 48 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 42 walks. In 777 career games, he’s hitting .290 with a .911 OPS. He had 154 doubles, 13 triples, 179 home runs, 443 RBI, 629 runs scored, 200 stolen bases, and 410 walks.
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Jarred Kelenic
Kelenic, in 23 games with Atlanta this season, hit .167 with a .531 OPS. He had two doubles, two home runs, two RBI, seven runs scored, and five walks. In 72 games at Triple-A this season, he hit .218 with a .610 OPS. He had 13 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 23 RBI, 37 runs scored, nine stolen bases, and 28 walks.
