The Braves have placed third baseman on the 10-day injured list due to an abdominal strain, per a team announcement. Atlanta also optioned outfielder to Triple-A Gwinnett. In place of Riley and Kelenic, infielders and were recalled from Gwinnett. Riley, 28, mi sed about two weeks with an abdominal strain last month as well. He was only reinstated from the injured list on July 25. Itll go down as a fleeting return and one in which Riley didnt really look right. He belted two homers between his IL stints, granted, but those were two of just four hits in a total of 39 plate appearances. Riley hit .108/.154/.297 and punched out 15 times (38.5%) before returning to the injured list. Its been a down year overall for Riley. His .260/.309/.428 batting line (104 wRC+) is solid enough but is also his least-productive run since a midseason debut in 2019 and the shortened 2020 season. Rileys walk and strikeout rates are both the worst of his career in a full 162-game season Austin Rivers Jersey (6% and 28.6%, respectively), and this years .168 ISO (slugging minus batting average) is his worst in any season at the major league level. The team didnt provide a timetable for Rileys potential return. Its common in situations like this, where a player heads back to the IL for the same injury after a brief return, for the second stint to be longer and a bit more cautious. Each injury is a situation unto itself, however. Manager Brian Snitker will presumably have more information the next time he meets with the media. Kelenic, 26, only appeared in one game during this stint with the Braves and didnt log a plate appearance. He was used as a pinch-runner. Atlanta optioned the struggling former top prospect to Gwinnett in mid-April after he opened the season with a bleak .167/.231/.300 batting line in his first 65 plate appearances. Things havent gone much better in Triple-A, where hes taken 308 plate appearances and delivered just a .218/.289/.321 slash with a 27.3% strikeout rate. Hell be arbitration-eligible for a second time this winter and, at this point, stands as a clear non-tender candidate. Alvarez has spent most of the season nursing a wrist injury. Hes struggled in 32 big league plate appearances but been an on-base machine in a small sample of 84 trips to the plate in Gwinnett (.242/.405/.333). Hes still looking to break through with a full-time role in Atlanta after ranking among the systems more promising minor leaguers for several years now. Ornelas will be making his Braves debut the first time he takes the field. Atlanta picked him up in a cash swap with the Rangers back in May after Texas had designated the 25-year-old for a signment. Hes a righty-swinging infielder with experience at second, third and shortstop. Ornelas has batted only .184/.245/.224 in a tiny sample of 54 MLB plate appearances acro s three seasons with the Rangers. Hes a good runner with a solid glove whos light on power. In 319 turns at the plate between the Triple-A clubs for Texas and Atlanta this season, hes turned in a tepid .202/.320/.300 batting line. Russell Westbrook Jersey