Atlanta Braves News: Austin Riley injured, series win against Angels, more

On the field, it was a successful Sunday for the Braves, who won their second consecutive series in the West and ended their road trip with a convincing 3-1 victory over the Angels.

But of course, it's never that easy to celebrate success this season. Instead of a positive day off when the Braves are fully focused on the Phillies in Atlanta, all eyes are on Austin Riley. Riley left the first inning of Sunday's game against the Angels because a fastball hit him in the hand.

Hopefully there will be more news on Monday and that the trend of one of Atlanta's best players being out for an extended period of time doesn't continue. The Braves can certainly look forward to some luck with injuries.

Braves News

JR Ritchie was extremely impressive in his performance on Saturday.

Justin Toscano looks at the team's immediate reaction to Riley's possible injury.

David O'Brien takes a look at the latest news about Riley and Charlie Morton's recent success.

Charlie Morton continues to look good in his second consecutive start, a necessary development for the Braves' rotation.

MLB News

The Braves are ranked 12th in the latest MLB.com rankings.

The Mets lost to the Marlins, allowing the Braves to enter Monday's race with a two-game lead for the final NL wild-card spot.

The Phillies lost to the Nationals on Sunday, so Atlanta will be seven games behind the Phillies when the series opens on Tuesday.

Freddie Freeman's injured finger will be examined in more detail earlier this week.

The Rays have placed reliever Pete Fairbanks on the injured list.

The Reds have acquired Amed Rosario from the Dodgers via the waivers list.