This comes a day after the team admitted that Ozuna been playing with a tear in his hip. It’s certainly not performance related, as he’s hitting .362/.483/.617 in his last 13 games. Still, the Braves might be figuring getting a couple fewer at-bats each week will save a little wear.

Anthopoulos added that it’s going to be an ongoing factor for the remainder of the year and that he’ll need to continue managing the issue. Ozuna missed a couple games back in mid-April to undergo further testing after experiencing hip inflammation, but wasn’t believed to be dealing with anything significant. The fact that he hasn’t missed any additional time is pretty remarkable, but it’s a situation that fantasy managers will need to monitor closely. The ongoing issue hasn’t greatly impacted the 34-year-old slugger’s on-field performance of late since he’s hitting .321 (17-for-53) with four homers over his last 15 games.

The 34-year-old slugger started a four-run uprising with a one-out single off of Zack Wheeler in the fourth inning, racing around to score on a two-run double by Austin Riley. He also worked walks in the first and ninth innings and scored the Braves’ final run on a ground out off the bat of Ozzie Albies. Ozuna is enjoying another tremendous season at the dish thus far, slashing .279/.428/.464 with nine long balls and 24 RBI through his first 229 plate appearances.

Ozuna crushed a 364-foot (95.9 mph EV) solo shot off of Trevor Williams in the top half of the first inning, extending the Braves’ early lead to 2-0. He then drew a walk in the fourth inning and scored on a two-run single by Michael Harris II. The 34-year-old slugger added an RBI single in the seventh that pulled the Braves to within a run at 7-6. With his three-hit night, Ozuna is now hitting .278/.426/.487 with nine long balls and 24 RBI on the season.