Swanson Suffers From Wrist Injury

After determining Dansby Swanson would be unavailable throughout this weekend’s series against the Giants, the Braves opted to place the shortstop on the disabled list and recall outfielder Preston Tucker, who had been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett a few hours earlier to create a roster spot for Jose Bautista.

So, instead of having what would have essentially been a three-man bench this weekend that wouldn’t have included a backup outfielder, the Braves opted to place Swanson on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to Thursday.

The Braves were optimistic enough about Swanson’s availability that they announced Tucker was optioned to Gwinnett on Friday around 2:30 p.m.

Soroka to get another start: Though official confirmation did not come until Braves manager Brian Snitker provided it on Friday afternoon, Mike Soroka has been set to serve as Sunday’s starting pitcher since he walked off the mound having limited the Mets to one run over six innings while making his Major League debut on Tuesday.

There had been a chance Sanchez would have started one of this weekend’s games against the Giants.

Carle was available for the series opener, but the Braves would like to wait at least one more day to use the right-handed reliever, who exited Tuesday’s game against the Mets with numbness in his right thumb and index finger.