Inciarte (hamstring), Albies (calf) exit game
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The injury bug keeps biting the Braves.
Already this week Atlanta has placed left-handers Drew Smyly and Max Fried, and outfielder Cristian Pache, on the injured list, and in Friday's 5-2 win over the Cubs, outfielder Ender Inciarte had to exit the game in the fourth inning after injuring his left hamstring while advancing to third base on a Kyle Wright double.
Five innings later, Ozzie Albies exited the game with an apparent calf injury after being hit by a pitch. That was AlbiesĄŻ second time being hit on Friday, so Snitker and the Braves decided to sit their star for the remainder of the game.
Snitker went on to say that both players are being evaluated and that they will know more as the evening progresses.
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Inciarte, who was making his fourth start of the year, was poised to see his playing time increase with Pache on the shelf with a groin injury. He hit a two-out single to reach base in the fourth, and he came up limping somewhere between second and third while advancing on WrightĄŻs double down the left-field line. Inciarte was replaced in center field by Guillermo Heredia.
Inciarte has been a solid contributor for the Braves since joining the club in 2014, though he has been used more in a reserve role over the last two seasons. He is hitting .294 this year with five hits in 17 at-bats.
It is unclear who the Braves would add to the roster if Inciarte goes on the IL, but infielder Orlando Arcia, recently acquired from the Brewers in a trade, is one candidate.