Austin Riley hit the 10-day IL with an abdominal strain, as Nacho Alvarez replaces him. Former Atlanta top prospect Joey Wentz also joined the team in place of Nathan Wiles. One of Atlanta’s top prospects, JR Ritchie started the NL Futures game and impressed, striking out two in his one inning of work.

They absorbed another injury hit Friday when third baseman Austin Riley suffered a strained right abdomen that landed him on the 10-day injured list Saturday. The Braves also will go into the break with back-to-back bullpen games due to the depletion of their starting rotation.

Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdomen), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

After having one of the worst months of his career in June, Austin Riley has looked more like himself in June for the Atlanta Braves.

Preview the July 11 matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten lackluster production from most of their stars, but Austin Riley might finally be turning a corner.

JP Sears, making his 100th career appearance, retired the first 11 Braves batters he faced, five by strikeouts. Back-to-back doubles by Austin Riley and Sean Murphy put the Braves on the scoreboard with two outs in the fourth to end Sears' streak of 15 1/3 scoreless innings, which was the second-longest active one to Detroit's Tarik Skubal (18).

The Atlanta Braves are not hitting home runs with nearly as much regularity as they did two years ago during an historic 2023 campaign.