The Phillies start a stretch of 13 games in 13 days on Tuesday night in Atlanta. Seven of those games are against the second-place Braves, who will be without one of their most important players.
The Braves announced on Monday that third baseman Austin Riley will be out for about six to eight weeks with a right-hand fracture. The injury occurred on Sunday, when the Braves’ third baseman was hit by a pitch in the club’s game against the Angels.
This injury to Riley isn’t the first major ailment to a Braves player this season.