{"id":697614,"date":"2026-06-11T11:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697614\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:38:08","slug":"white-sox-top-braves-2-1-for-second-straight-win-ronald-acuna-jr-placed-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697614\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox top Braves 2-1 for second straight win; Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. placed on injured list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Davis Martin threw six scoreless innings for his ninth win as the Chicago White Sox beat the Atlanta Braves<\/a> 2-1 on Wednesday night to move into first place in the AL Central.<\/p>\n

The White Sox have won seven straight at home and nine of 13 overall, including two straight against the major league-best Braves. Chicago moved one-half game ahead of Cleveland, which lost to the New York Yankees earlier Wednesday. This is the latest in the season the White Sox have led their division since 2021.<\/p>\n

Martin (9-2) recorded his third outing of at least six innings without allowing a run this season. He gave up six hits, struck out six and walked one as he matched Aaron Ashby and Gavin Williams for the major league lead in victories.<\/p>\n

White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Chris Sale (8-5) allowed two runs on six hits in 5 2\/3 innings for the Braves.<\/p>\n

The White Sox went ahead in the fourth when Derek Hill singled in Montgomery, then scored on a grounder by Luisangel Acu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

The Braves got on the board in the seventh against reliever Sean Newcomb when Miguel Vargas couldn’t handle a grounder to third from Ozzie Albies, allowing Jorge Mateo to score from first base. Bryan Hudson pitched the ninth for his third save.<\/p>\n

Chicago’s Chase Meidroth extended his on-base streak to 21 games and his hitting streak to 11 games with an infield single in the third.<\/p>\n

Martin stranded seven baserunners, pitching out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second by striking out Mateo and getting Austin Wynns to line out.<\/p>\n

Braves LHP Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez (4-3, 3.02 ERA) starts the final game of the series Thursday against White Sox LHP Anthony Kay (5-1, 4.40).<\/p>\n

Acu\u00f1a’s strained hamstring lands him on 10-day Injured List<\/p>\n

Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday by the Atlanta Braves because of a strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n

The star right fielder got hurt Tuesday night<\/a> during a 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox, when he pulled up limping after trying to beat out a grounder in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Acu\u00f1a was removed from the game, and an MRI on Wednesday showed the strain.<\/p>\n

“Grade 1, so it’s not terrible, but enough where we had to IL him,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said, according to MLB.com. “We’d be waiting around a while, playing short-handed if we were waiting for it to heal. So we went ahead and put him on the IL.”<\/p>\n

It is Acu\u00f1a’s second left hamstring injury this season. He was on the 10-day injured list from May 3-18 with a strained left hamstring also sustained while attempting to run out a grounder.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think it’s as severe as the last one, but still going to need some time,” Weiss said.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Acu\u00f1a, the 2023 NL MVP and a five-time All-Star, is hitting .251 with seven homers, 22 RBIs, 15 steals and a .793 OPS for the Braves, who top the majors with a 45-23 record. They lead the NL East by eight games over Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Acu\u00f1a also has endured two serious knee injuries in his career. He sustained a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in May 2024, and tore his right ACL midway through the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/p>\n

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