"Deciding they couldn't wait any longer on Nate McLouth's sore left hamstring, the Braves decided to place McLouth on the disabled list Monday and they purchased the contract of center fielder Reid Gorecki from Class AAA Gwinnett.

Gorecki was expected to arrive in time for Monday's game against Arizona and will wear No. 30.

McLouth was removed from Saturday's game as he continued to favor a hamstring injury that he aggravated a week ago in Los Angeles and forced him to miss the next three games. McLouth also missed five games in late June with problems to that same hamstring.

McLouth returned to the Braves' lineup Friday against the Phillies but was hampered on the basepaths. With Martin Prado out of the lineup again on Monday, the Braves decided to make a move."