CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� Atlanta star right fielder Ronald Acu帽a Jr. left Tuesday night’s 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox with tightness in his left hamstring.
Acu帽a pulled up and was limping after trying to beat out a grounder to Chicago third baseman Miguel Vargas in the fourth inning.
Eli White replaced Acu帽a. The Braves announced the initial diagnosis of the hamstring tightness.
It is Acu帽a’s second left hamstring injury of the season. He was on the 10-day injured list from May 3-18 with a strained left hamstring also suffered when attempting to run out a grounder.
Braves manager Walt Weiss said this injury does not appear to be as serious as the strained hamstring in May.
鈥淚t doesn’t seem as bad as the last one,鈥� Weiss said, adding the team considers Acu帽a’s status to be day to day.
“We’ve got our fingers crossed, hoping this one is not too bad,” Weiss said.
Weiss said Acu帽a will have an MRI to determine the severity of the injury.
鈥淚t鈥檚 certainly not as bad as the the last one,” Weiss said. “It鈥檚 the same leg, but we鈥檙e gonna hold off and see how he feels tomorrow.鈥�
Acu帽a told reporters after the game the injury did not feel as serious.
鈥淭his one … I don’t really feel any pain, I just feel a little bit tight, so we’ll see what happens with the MRI tomorrow,鈥� he said.
Acu帽a, the 2023 NL MVP and a five-time All-Star, also has suffered two serious knee injuries in his career. He suffered a season-ending in his left knee in May 2024. Acu帽a midway through the 2021 season.
The 28-year-old Acu帽a is hitting .251 with seven homers and 22 RBIs.
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