The Braves are putting Ozzie Albies on the 10-day injured listing with a left hamstring pressure, supervisor Brian Snitker advised reporters, together with Mark Bowman of MLB.com (Twitter hyperlink). Albies left the sphere early on Sunday with what the membership known as “hamstring cramping” and didn’t play within the collection opener towards the Yankees the next night time.

The second baseman is within the midst of a wonderful season, with a 120 wRC+ and three.2 FanGraphs WAR. Previous to his harm, he hadn’t missed a sport all yr, and he was on tempo to blow previous his profession excessive of 30 dwelling runs, set in 2021. He has additionally gone 11-for-11 in stolen base makes an attempt.

Nicky Lopez, whom the Braves acquired from the Royals on the commerce deadline, is prone to fill in at second base. The 28-year-old utility infielder has carried out admirably in his first 4 video games with Atlanta, smacking seven hits in ten at-bats. His success on the plate is unlikely to proceed (he has a profession .632 OPS), however he ought to present the Braves with wonderful protection on the keystone nook. He has already amassed 7 Outs Above Common this season in a part-time function.

Atlanta will want one other infielder to take Albies’ spot on the roster, and Snitker indicated that Vaughn Grissom is a risk (Bowman hyperlink). The 22-year-old stuffed in for Albies final yr whereas the All-Star second baseman nursed a fractured foot after which a fractured finger. Grissom is hitting effectively at Triple-A, with a .906 OPS and a 129 wRC+ in 88 video games.

Albies has been a core contributor for the Braves since his rookie season in 2017, however Atlanta needs to be simply high quality in his absence. The Braves have the perfect report in baseball, and based on FanGraphs, they’ve a 99.9% likelihood to win the NL East. With an 11.5-game lead within the division, they will afford to train the utmost warning with Albies to make sure he’s again to full power in time for the playoffs.