Ronald Acuña Jr. placed on injured list with strained left hamstring

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. has been placed on the 10-day injured list after straining his hamstring during Monday’s 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Acuña pulled up after being thrown out at first on a groundout in the fourth inning and limped to the dugout with a trainer. Eli White replaced Acuña in right field and moved into the leadoff spot.

Acuña has an OPS of .794 with seven home runs and 22 RBIs in 195 at-bats this season.

It is his second left hamstring injury of the season. He was on the 10-day injured list from May 3-18 with a strained left hamstring also suffered when attempting to run out a grounder.

Braves manager Walt Weiss said this injury does not appear to be as serious as the strained hamstring in May.

“It doesn’t seem as bad as the last one,” Weiss said, adding the team considers Acuña’s status to be day to day.

“We’ve got our fingers crossed, hoping this one is not too bad,” Weiss said.

Weiss said Acuña will have an MRI to determine the severity of the injury.

“It’s certainly not as bad as the last one,” Weiss said. ”It’s the same leg, but we’re gonna hold off and see how he feels tomorrow.”

Acuña told reporters after the game the injury did not feel as serious.

“This one... I don’t really feel any pain, I just feel a little bit tight, so we’ll see what happens with the MRI tomorrow,” he said.

The Braves called up infielder Rowdy Tellez to fill Acuña’s spot on the roster. The eight-year major league veteran has slashed .259/.367/.483 in 207 plate appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett.

Pitcher Jhancarlos Lara was designated for assignment.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.