The Braves, who are in a tight race for the final NL wild-card spot, will be without Austin Riley for six to eight weeks after he suffered a fractured right hand.
Riley will miss six to eight weeks, which knocks him out through the regular season and likely into the playoffs should the Braves qualify.The Braves have won six straight division titles, but that streak is in jeopardy after a rash of injuries left the team seven games behind the Phillies. A wild-card spot seems the most likely path to a seventh straight postseason appearance.
This is the second significant setback for Riley, who has 19 homers and 56 RBIs in 110 games. He sat for two weeks in May with a strained muscle near his rib cage. This latest injury leaves the Braves with a big hole in their lineup. The trade deadline has passed, and they don't have many viable options in their organization to fill the void., who is just 2 of 17 on the season, took over Sunday at third base after Riley was injured but hardly seems like a full-time option. The Braves could moveAlvarez, however, was just 3 for 30 as the first choice to replace Albies, leading the Braves to return him to Triple-A Gwinnett.
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