Acuna's Hamstring Tightness: Braves' Road Trip Hangs in Balance

0:00On May 3rd, Atlanta Brave star Ronald Akuna Jr. left their game against the Colorado Rockies early Saturday night, with left hamstring tightness. The team confirmed it right after, and he's one of their top outfielders, so this hits hard. Akuna's had injury issues before, and hamstrings can be tricky to predict. At 28 years old, he's batting 248 with a 360 OBP and 376 slugging in 33 games, including just. Two homers so far this season. The braids are already banged up this year, but they're crushing it at 23 wins and 10 losses, holding a 7-game lead in the national. League East. Every other team in the division sits under 500, despite Atlanta's injury woes. They won Friday's opener, 8-6, and lead Saturday's match up 3-1 with plenty of innings left. Sunday's finale starts at 3-10 PM Eastern, before heading to Seattle and Los Angeles. Fans and the team are crossing fingers for a quit bounce back from Akuna, keeping their road trip momentum alive as updates roll in.

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