Acuña's Hand: Day-to-Day, Braves Hope for Stretch Run

0:00On April 22nd, Braves fans held their breath after Ronald Acunio Jr. took a pitch to the left hand, but X-rays came back clean and he's listed day to day. No MRI on the horizon, and while there's talk of him suiting up Tuesday against the nationals, expect him to sit that one out and test how the hand feels after some rest. The inside heater came from Jake Irvin in the top of the seventh. Acunio grabbed first base, at first, then got lifted for Eli White, who's fresh off his. Own foot tweak, but back in the mix. Acunio's been scorching lately, hitting 290 with an 840 OPS over his last 13 games, a big uptick from his season line of two. 44 and 719. But the Braves know the drill, Austin Riley sat out the final two months of 2024 after a hit by pitch shattered his hand. Meanwhile, position player injuries linger with Sean Murphy wrapping hip surgery rehab and Hassan Kim, nursing a finger issue. Though Czech Acunio's hand tomorrow and map out the return,

1:01hoping he stays locked in for the stretch run. That wraps MLB news today. Brought to you with AI.