Overview

• Austin Riley was placed on the 10-day injured list after exiting the July 11 game with a strained right abdomen.
• The 28-year-old third baseman had been one of the Braves’ few offensive constants, batting .272 with 14 home runs and 47 RBIs in 92 games this season.
• Riley joins a near-entire starting rotation on the injured list, compounding earlier losses of pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Chris Sale, AJ Smith-Shawver and Reynaldo López.
• Atlanta sits at 41-52, trailing the final National League wild-card spot by 10 games and the NL East leader by 12.5 games.
• General manager Alex Anthopoulos has signaled he will reconsider the team’s trade deadline strategy if the standings slide continues.