Braves pitcher Spencer Strider strains hamstring, goes on 15-day injured list

ATLANTA AP Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider strained his right hamstring on Monday while playing catch and was placed on the -day injured list Atlanta made the move retroactive to Friday two days after Strider returned from elbow surgery and made his first big league appearance since April last year Strider allowed two runs over five innings in a - loss at Toronto and the -year-old right-hander was slated to make his home season debut on Tuesday against St Louis Strider made just two starts in before UCL internal brace surgery on April Strider finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting and was an All-Star going - with a ERA and a league-best strikeouts Atlanta recalled right-hander Michael Petersen from Triple-A Gwinnett Petersen pitched two scoreless innings against Tampa Bay on April The Braves rotation also is without right-hander Reynaldo L pez who underwent arthroscopic surgery April after one start He will be out at least three months AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source