Braves’ season-long injury hell just got much worse as Reynaldo Lopez goes down

In a season full of devastating injuries, the Braves have somehow been hit with yet another one to a crucial player as they fight to make it to the MLB playoffs.

All-Star starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation, a day after he was pulled from his start against the Nationals after one inning.

Lopez, 30, is having a career year in his first season with the Braves, as he boasts a 2.03 ERA in 24 starts.

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He is eligible to return from the IL on Sept. 26, which is the final game of the crucial three-game Mets-Braves series in Atlanta ahead of the final weekend of the regular season.

The Mets and Braves entered Wednesday tied for the final NL wild-card spot at 79-66.

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They’re two games back of the Diamondbacks and 2.5 games back of the Padres, who hold the top wild-card spot.

Pitcher Daysbel Hernández was called up in a corresponding move and is expected to take over López’s rotation slot.

The blow to the Braves rotation is just one in a long list of injuries for Atlanta as the team also is absent the 2023 MLB strikeout king and ace Spencer Strider who is recovering from Tommy John surgery .

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Reigning 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr tore his ACL in May, and third basemen Austin Riley was lost for six to eight weeks in the middle of August with a fractured right hand.

It is unlikely that Riley will return during the regular season, but he could make a reappearance during the playoffs if they get there.

Star second baseman Ozzie Albies has also been out for multiple weeks as he recovers from a fractured left wrist.

Atlanta concludes their two-game-set with the Nationals on Wednesday before they begin a dangerous four-game home series against the NL West-leading Dodgers.

After the big Mets series, the Braves finish the season with three home games against the Royals, while the Mets visit the Brewers.

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