Braves’ Jenkins feeling better after injury scare

ATLANTA — After throwing a 92-mph fastball to Miguel Cabrera on Friday night, Braves right-hander Tyrell Jenkins feared the worst as he strolled to the back of the mound with a tingling sensation in his throwing hand.

A victim of lat injuries in 2012 and ’13, the right-hander exited the Braves’ 6-2 loss to the Tigers with two outs in the eighth inning with what the club called ulnar neuritis, essentially a pinched nerve in the elbow, and lacked feeling in his hand for most of the night.

But when he awoke Saturday morning, the 24-year-old was relieved to feel normal again.

“Waking up and getting the feeling back was the biggest thing,” said Jenkins, who was scheduled to undergo a full assessment as a precaution. “Obviously, the doctor will be here in a little bit. We’ll look at it a little bit more, but right now everything is fine.

“I feel fine, I’ve got the feeling back and if this was a playoff race or anything, I could probably go out …

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