Notes: Renteria Won't Go On DL Yet
Braves to wait a few days before making decision on shortstop
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
April 16, 2006
Renteria first felt the strain during his first at-bat on Saturday night. But after notching a first-inning single that extended his Major League-best hitting streak to 12 games, he remained in the game. He exited after swinging and missing on a third strike from Jake Peavy in the sixth inning.
While moving out of the way of a ball deflected off the batting cage during the first week of Spring Training, Renteria suffered a similar ailment that caused him to miss just a few days.
But because he felt the discomfort while swinging this time, there's more cause for concern.
"It's a different mechanism of injury this time," Porter said. "Yeah, I am a little more concerned about it this time, because he did it swinging, and that's the typical way you do it. But you just don't know. He was pretty sore in Spring Training, too."
If the Braves opt to place Renteria on the disabled list, they'd likely replace him on the 25-man roster with either Luis Hernandez or Yunel Escobar. While Hernandez isn't as skilled offensively, he may get the nod because he's already on the 40-man roster.
Wilson Betemit would ordinarily serve as Renteria's backup, but with Chipper Jones on the disabled list until April 25, he's currently needed at third base.
For Sunday's series finale against the Padres, Braves manager Bobby Cox put Betemit at shortstop and used Pete Orr as his starting third baseman and leadoff hitter. Marcus Giles replaced Renteria in the second spot of the batting order.
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