Kemp returns from hamstring injury following 19-game absence

Associated Press

Kemp returns from hamstring injury following 19-game absenceBy GEORGE HENRY

ATLANTA (AP) Braves left fielder Matt Kemp is the lineup batting cleanup after getting reinstated from the disabled list.

Kemp missed 19 games with a right hamstring strain and was sidelined for nine games with the same injury in April. He was cleared to play Saturday against Cincinnati after passing a series of tests over the last few days.

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Kemp is hitting .290 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs in 88 games. The slugger has been on the disabled list with hamstring injuries five times in his 11-year career.

”Sometimes you think you’re ready and you’re not, but I gave it a little bit of extra time,” he said. ”Hopefully I can continue to play for the rest of the season.”

The Braves optioned utility man Micah Johnson to Triple-A Gwinnett and recalled Matt Wisler after reliever Luke Jackson was placed on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain.

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