Braves' Walt Weiss provides encouraging Ronald Acuna Jr. injury update during Dodgers series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Atlanta Braves are struggling for the first time this season, having lost three of their last four games. The rough stretch comes after star right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. suffered a hamstring injury last weekend.

Acuna was just starting to heat up after a slow start to the season, but the injury bug struck again. The Braves quickly placed the star outfielder on the injured list.

“Sunday morning brought bad news to the Braves, but it could have been worse. The team placed Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list after he strained his left hamstring in Saturday’s 9-1 win over the Rockies at Coors Field. Acuña got an MRI late Saturday night, and the Braves made the decision early Sunday,” MLB.com’s Owen Perkins wrote.

The good news regarding Acuna’s injury is that there was immediate optimism that he would not need much additional time beyond the minimum stay on the injured list.

“Back when Ronald Acuña Jr. was initially diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, there was a feeling that Acuña’s stint on the IL might be a quick one — one where the starting right fielder for the Braves would simply just take some rest before ramping back up for a return within a 10-day span,”