Acuña listed day to day with abdominal strain

The Atlanta Braves say Ronald Acuña Jr. had an MRI on Monday that revealed a mild abdominal strain and that the star outfielder is day to day heading into a series at Yankee Stadium beginning Tuesday.

Acuña, who is expected to avoid the injured list, was hurt in the fourth inning of Atlanta’s 13-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. He led off the fourth inning with a walk, and pitcher Kyle Hendricks threw over a couple of times while he was on first. It looked as if Acuña did something to his midsection on a dive back to the bag.

The All-star was checked by a trainer while he was on second but remained in the game. He got up slowly after diving home to score on Travis d’arnaud’s sacrifice fly, and then was replaced in the field in the bottom half of the inning.

■ Marlins: Center fielder Starling Marte will be sidelined for at least a few games with a broken left rib. Marte will refrain from activity for up to seven days before being evaluated. He is expected to go on the injured list.

■ Phillies: Philadelphia placed three players on the injured list because of COVID-19 protocols, and two more coaches weren’t with the team for a game Monday against the San Francisco Giants.

Left-handed reliever José Alvarado, lefty starter Matt Moore and infielder Ronald Torreyes went on the injured list. First-base coach Paco Figueroa and assistant Bobby Meacham also entered COVID-19 protocols, joining hitting coach Joe Dillon, third-base coach

Dusty Wathan and bullpen coach Dave Lundquist.

The team did not say if any of the players or coaches had tested positive for the coronavirus.

■ Reds: The two-game suspension of outfielder Nick Castellanos for his role in an on-field brawl during the season’s opening weekend was upheld Monday by Major League Baseball special assistant John Mchale Jr.

Castellanos will serve the penalty during the first two games of a threegame series against Arizona that starts Tuesday.