3B Adonis Garcia started for the first time since June 16 because of a sore ankle and responded with a game-winning two-run homer. Garcia had pinch-hit twice, but was back in the lineup on Wednesday. He was hitless in his first three at-bats until launching an 0-2 pitch just over the fence for his fourth home run. All four of Garcia's home runs this season and nine of his 14 career home runs have either tied the game or given the Braves the lead.

3B Adonis Garcia was back in the lineup on Thursday night after missing Wednesday's game with a sprained ankle.

3B Adonis Garcia (left ankle) did not start for the second straight game Saturday but singled as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of the Braves' 4-3 victory over the Mets. Garcia, who was injured running the bases Thursday afternoon, said before Saturday's game that he didn't believe he would return to the lineup during the series against the Mets, which ends Sunday, but he hoped to be back for Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins. He is batting .260 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 48 games this season.

3B Adonis Garcia (left ankle), who was injured Thursday, did not start and isn't expected to return to the lineup until Tuesday.

3B Adonis Garcia (left ankle) did not play Friday, when the Braves beat the Mets, 5-1. Garcia was injured while running the bases in the seventh inning of the Braves' game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon, when he was eventually lifted for a pinch-runner. He is expected to return to the lineup over the weekend. Garcia is batting .256 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 47 games this season.

3B Adonis Garcia left the game on Thursday in the seventh inning with mild ankle soreness after reaching on a fielder's choice. He is day to day.

3B Adonis Garcia hit a home run Friday, his second homer of the season and first since he went deep against Washington on Opening Day. Garcia matched his career high with three hits and also walked. He also made an outstanding defensive play on a hard-hit ball by Addison Russell.

OF Adonis Garcia was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett and Atlanta designated INF Reid Brignac for assignment. In the 19 games played since being sent to the minors, Garcia was hitting .356 with four homers and 18 RBIs.

3B-OF Adonis Garcia was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

OF Adonis Garcia was sent to Triple-A Gwinnett after Friday's game. After a hot start, Garcia's batting average had dropped to .260 and his poor fielding, both at third base and in left field, have offset any offensive advantage. Manager Fredi Garcia said Adonis Garcia would play left field every day at Gwinnett and expected him to return to the big-league club.

3B/OF Adonis Garcia, the Braves most productive hitter, took over Freddie Freeman's third spot in the lineup Monday against the Red Sox and was 1-for-4. He is batting .313, but committed his seven error at third base. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Monday that Garcia will start seeing some action in left field.

3B Adonis Garcia was scratched from the lineup at the last minute because of a left knee contusion. Garcia had batted cleanup in 12 of the first 13 games. Garcia was in the throes of an 0-for-9 streak. He was able to pinch hit in the 10th inning and grounded out.

3B Adonis Garcia was scratched from Wednesday's lineup at the last minute because of a left knee contusion. He was replaced in the field by Daniel Castro and in the cleanup spot by C A.J. Pierzynski.

3B Adonis Garcia tied his career-high with three hits. It was the fifth three-hit game of his career, the first since Sept. 13 against the Mets. Garcia also hustled to make a tough catch on a foul ball, reaching into the Nationals dugout to rob Danny Espinosa.

3B Adonis Garcia, batting cleanup in the opener, hit a fourth-inning homer against Max Scherzer and drove in a second run against the Nationals on Monday with a four-pitch bases loaded walk in the eighth inning. The home run came on a 0-2 pitch and was just the fifth time that Scherzer has had someone go deep on that count.

3B Adonis Garcia hit 10 homers in 198 plate appearances as a 30-year-old rookie last season and then the Cuban further intrigued the Braves by hitting .370 over 36 games in Venezuela this winter with three homers and an OPS of .948. Garcia had his struggles defensively at times last season, but showed improve in Venezuela.

Garcia (back) is back in the lineup Thursday.

Garcia, who was a late scratch Wednesday with a stiff back, is a late replacement for Hector Olivera after the third baseman reported soreness in his elbow stemming from a pitch that hit him during the game on Tuesday. Garcia will take over at the hot corner and hit second in the lineup for the Braves.

Garcia was a late scratch from Tuesday's game due to a stiff back, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Nick Swisher will come on to replace the injured Garcia in the outfield. More information should be available after the game, but it doesn't appear to be too serious of an injury at the moment. However, with the season almost complete, it's unclear how much the Braves will push the 29-year-old outfielder to return to action.

Garcia (leg) returned to the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Garcia exited Friday's game a bit early with an apparent leg injury, and it forced him to miss Saturday's game as well. He seems to be okay, as he'll return to left field and bat cleanup in his return to the lineup Sunday.

Garcia (leg) is out of the lineup Saturday against the Phillies.

Unsurprisingly, Garcia will sit a day after injuring his leg while running the bases Friday night. It's not clear how significant of a setback that Garcia is dealing with, but he'll be replaced in left field by Michael Bourn for Saturday's contest.