Braves put Remlinger on DL

PHOENIX, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Braves Thursday placed All-Star relief pitcher Mike Remlinger on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin.

Remlinger sustained the injury while pitching in the eighth inning of Atlanta's 6-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He faced just one batter, yielding a leadoff single to Tony Womack, before departing, and ended up taking his first loss of the season when Darren Holmes allowed Womack to score the go-ahead run.

"It (the groin) was kind of aching and I really felt it when I tried to throw a fastball up and in," Remlinger said after the game.

The Braves, who own baseball's best record at 74-39 and a 17-game lead in the National League East as the day began, have yet to replace Remlinger, who is their top lefthanded setup man.

Remlinger, named to the All-Star team this season for the first time in his 10-year career, has a 7-1 record with a 1.48 ERA in 58 appearances. He has a 25-8 record since being

acquired by the Braves in November 1998.