Smyly placed on 10-day IL

The Atlanta Braves scratched starter Drew Smyly and placed him on the 10-day injured list before Friday’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs due to pain in his throwing arm. The left-hander was added to the IL retroactive to April 13 with what the club called left forearm inflammation. Manager Brian Snitker said he hopes Smyly (0-0, 5.73 ERA in two starts) will only miss one start. Smyly (Arkansas Razorbacks) signed an $11 million, one-year deal with Atlanta as a free agent after the lefty’s stuff ticked up near the end of 2020 with San Francisco.