ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� The placed pitcher Casey Mize and infielder Javier B谩ez on the injured list Wednesday after they went down in a series-opening loss to .
Mize goes on the 15-day IL with a right adductor strain, while B谩ez is on the 10-day list with a right ankle sprain. Left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus and first baseman Jace Jung were recalled from Triple-A Toledo.
Mize Tuesday with right groin tightness after fielding a grounder toward first base.
鈥淚t was kind of a gradual tightening,鈥� the right-hander said after the game. 鈥淲e did some tests between innings and felt good enough to go back out there, but it just never really went away.鈥�
Two innings later, B谩ez was carted off the field with an injured right foot he sustained on a groundout to shortstop. He was trying to beat a high throw to first base, hit the bag awkwardly with his left foot and then his right foot folded under his leg as he fell.
B谩ez said he was feeling better after getting treatment, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a stint on the injured list.
“I don鈥檛 know how it didn鈥檛 break to be honest,” he said.
Mize was an All-Star in 2025, when he went 14-6 with a 3.86 ERA. He is 2-2 with a 2.90 ERA in six starts this season.
B谩ez is hitting .256 with two homers and six RBIs.
De Jesus made Detroit鈥檚 opening day roster but struggled in six games, posting a 10.13 ERA with six walks and nine strikeouts in eight innings. Jung was batting .222 with two homers and 10 RBIs at Toledo.
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