ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Braves starter Reynaldo L贸pez will be placed on the injured list after he was scratched with left knee inflammation Saturday before his scheduled start against the Nationals, Braves manager Walt Weiss said.
The Braves made the announcement L贸pez was unable to pitch 35 minutes before the game. The right-hander was injured during his warm-up routine.
鈥淚 don’t know how serious it is, but when you get scratched from the start, that’s pretty much always going to be an IL,鈥� Weiss said after over the Nationals.
L贸pez (3-1, 3.79 ERA) is coming off a strong start in Baltimore on July 26, when he threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a game the Braves eventually won in 11 innings. L贸pez started the season in the rotation, was moved to the bullpen and made 13 appearances, and returned to the rotation on June 26, where he has made six starts.
Mart铆n P茅rez was scheduled to pitch for the Braves on Sunday, but he stepped up when L贸pez went down and allowed just one hit and no runs in seven innings.
The Braves have won the first three games of the four-game series against the Nationals.
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