Another stint on the injured list seemed inevitable for Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley after he left Sunday's MLB Speedway Classic with lower abdominal pain. That was confirmed with the team announcing Riley is back on the IL with a strained lower abdominal muscle.

The Braves' injury hits just keep on coming. With five starting pitchers already on the 60-day IL and Ronald Acuña Jr. sidelined for at least a couple more weeks with a lower right calf strain, sluggi

Austin Riley suffered the injury while tagging out Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz near home plate in the Braves’ 4-2 win on Sunday in the rain-delayed MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway.