Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) – Atlanta Braves starting catcher Brian McCann strained his right groin on Thursday and he could miss up to a week of action.<\/p>\n
McCann left Thursday’s 7-1 win over the Phillies with the injury. He could return as early as this weekend, but may be out until the start of the postseason.<\/p>\n
McCann is hitting .256 with 20 homers and 57 RBI in 102 games this season.<\/p>\n
In other Braves news, starting pitcher Brandon Beachy had surgery on his pitching elbow Thursday and the right-hander expects to be back for the 2014 season.<\/p>\n
Beachy had particles that were causing discomfort removed by Dr. James Andrews. He faces three months of rehab.<\/p>\n
Beachy, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year, made his return to the mound on July 29 and went 2-1 with a 4.50 earned run average over five starts. However, he was placed on the disabled list at the end of August with the discomfort in his elbow after noticing a dip in his velocity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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