Austin Riley of the Atlanta Braves has been recovering from an intercostal strain in his side, causing him to miss several games. Despite initial uncertainties, he returned to the lineup after two weeks, batting second in the order due to Ronald Acuna Jr.'s injury.
#Braves' Austin Riley is batting second today for just the second time in his MLB career. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game in the 2-hole last season on Sept. 17. Riley also batted second in three minor league games, and hit .385 with three homers in those.
Austin Riley back in the lineup, batting second with order shuffled due to Ronald Acuna Jr.’s season-ending injury. It’ll be his second game ever in that spot. https://t.co/95qRZrR5Ta
Austin Riley back in the lineup on Monday https://t.co/esDeZsjdOq
Austin Riley returns to #Braves’ lineup after missing two weeks with intercostal (side) strain. https://t.co/kfN4DDdR5z
I don't understand why the Braves have let Austin Riley be day to day for basically two weeks. There's something you can do with him, guys.
Austin Riley (side) remains out of lineup Sunday https://t.co/w6GgkWEmif
Austin Riley (side) out for 12th consecutive game https://t.co/dEqu0FhSKY
No Riley again today. Looking more like Monday
Riley likely won’t play until Monday. He’s taking batting practice. Braves are just remaining cautious. Snit says he isn’t surprised Riley will end up missing two weeks. He said if they had needed somebody to ride the bench they would have put Riley on the IL.
No Riley again today
Austin Riley (side) misses 10th consecutive game https://t.co/cF8h0SZY9I
Riley throwing across the diamond. He seemed to be in good spirits after he talked to trainer George Poulis before going to the clubhouse. We’ll ask Snit after the game for a status update. But it feels like he might be just a day or two away https://t.co/zpEJaXXLyI
#Braves 3B Austin Riley taking ground balls before today’s game as he continues his recovery from intercostal strain in his side. https://t.co/FMmNwwcYDF
Riley has trimmed down a bit https://t.co/D6WU7sbR6w