ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves closed their final home series of the regular season with new injury concerns about Freddie Freeman and his status for the playoffs.
A recurrence of pain caused by a bone spur in his right elbow forced the veteran first baseman to leave the Braves’ 4-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.
Braves manager Brian Snitker said Freeman will remain in Atlanta for four days of treatment instead of joining the team for a two-game road series against the Kansas City Royals. The Braves having Monday and Thursday off made the decision easy for Snitker and general manager Alex Anthopoulos.
“If we were in the playoffs tomorrow, he would be in the lineup,” Snitker said.
“At times it kind of bites him a little bit. He gets treatment and he’s fine. We want to make sure that thing gets back right.”