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Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. left Saturday’s game towards the Philadelphia Phillies after being hit by a pitch in the underside of the seventh inning. The crew presented X-rays were detrimental and the MVP candidate is thought of day-to-day with a left pinky finger contusion.
Phillies reliever Sam Coonrod threw a pitch up and in that regarded to hit Acuna on the hand:
Losing Acuna for any duration of time would be a big blow to the Braves.
The 23-365 days-old is a most considerable piece of the lineup for Atlanta, which is 15-17 and 2.5 video games out of first dwelling in the NL East coming into Saturday night.
By 30 video games, he is slashing .321/.414/.670, with the final pick main the league. His 10 homers are tied with J.D. Martinez and Shohei Ohtani for many in MLB.
Acuna is following up his 2nd consecutive Silver Slugger campaign, and he additionally earned his first All-Big title nod in 2019, a 365 days after being named Rookie of the Year.
The Venezuelan had an early exit towards the Chicago Cubs on April 18 due to the a serene belly power, but he stayed off of the injured list and used to be pegged with a day-to-day designation. He had one more ruin apprehension in September, when he took a scandalous ball off the ankle but used to be in the lineup the next day.
Acuna’s sturdiness and consistency maintain made him near to irreplaceable, and the Braves will now turn to Ehire Adrianza in merely field.
