Atlanta Braves All-Star Right Fielder Ronald Ekuna Jr. was scratched on Tuesday against host athletics against host athletics on Tuesday due to tightness in a lower back.
Meanwhile, Athletics lost all-star shortstop Jacob Wilson when Ruki was hit by a pitch on the left wrist by a pitch under the first innings.
Braves announced that Ekuna was removed from the lineup due to inconvenience about 50 minutes before the first pitch in West Sacramento, California.
Ellie White converted Ekuna into the right region and ranks eighth, while the left fielder Zurikson Profar was raised from the fifth to the leadoff of Ekuna.
Braves planned to evaluate Ekuna in the next few days before setting their availability for next week’s all-star game in Atlanta. ACUNA is ready to participate in the Home Run Darby next Monday and start the all-star game the next night.
It is the fifth all-star node for the 2023 National League MVP.
Atlanta was away from Monday, so it is not clear when Ekuna’s back started harassing her. The 27 -year -old is batting with nine homeers and 18 RBI in 40 sports after disappearance due to an ACL injury.
Lawrence Butler opened the game with an inner-park homer for athletics, came for Wilson A and Atlanta was submerged by the right-handed Didier Futenase. Wilson took out of the game and was taken back to the locker room behind the outfield wall for investigation.
Wilson, 23, is slapped to be the American League’s initial shortstop in the all-star game. He is batting .335 with nine homeers and 42 RBI. His 85th appearance of the season was on Monday.
For Wilson, Max Schumman captured the shortstop duties to a pinch.
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