ATLANTA -- When Ender Inciarte returned to Turner Field on Saturday, he had improved enough to keep the Braves hopeful he could rejoin the lineup in the next few days. But Inciarte's hamstring discomfort lingers, and if the disabled list is necessary, the club will consider giving Mallex Smith his first call to the Majors.
"That's the easiest [option] because [Smith] is on the [40-man] roster, he's a center fielder, and he's a speed guy," manager Fredi Gonzalez said of the Braves' No. 11 prospect. "But we'll check with our people and say, 'Hey, is he ready?