Braves second baseman Jace Peterson had his six-game hitting streak halted Wednesday. And he is out of the lineup Friday against Pittsburgh with discomfort between his left thumb and index finger, MLB.com has reported. He will definitely sit Saturday as well and could be sidelined beyond that.
Pedro Ciriaco is set to start instead.
Peterson, who has led off in every game since May 15, has started them all since May 8. He owns a slash line of .262/.335/.337.