milwaukee-recession brewers They may lose another of their top hitters, at least for a short while.
Christian Yelich Was pulled for pinch hitter in the fifth inning against Washington Nationals on Sunday because of tightness in his left hamstring. brewers move forward lost 8-6 This is their fifth consecutive defeat.
Manager Pat Murphy said after the game, “We’re very likely going to get some bad news on Yelich.”
Murphy said the 2018 NL MVP and three-time All-Star felt “a little twinge” in his hamstring and was undergoing imaging.
“There’s some fluid there, so let’s wait and see,” Murphy said. “He wanted to stay in the game, but … we have to be careful with these guys. We’re in April.”
milwaukee is already missing jackson chourio And Andrew Vaughan Due to hand injury. Chourio went to the IL just before the start of Milwaukee’s season, and Vaughn appeared in one game before joining him.
The Brewers also lack a starting pitcher quinn priest (right thoracic outlet) and reliever Jared Koenig (elbow).
After winning eight of their first 10 games, the Brewers have lost five in a row. They never lost five games in a row, winning a franchise-record 97 games to set the best record in the majors last year.
This is the longest decline since June 2023.
Milwaukee got some good news on Sunday. Murphy told pitchers Brandon Sproat And kyle harrison “Both look fine” after having their knees examined following Saturday’s defeat.
“Harrison has a sore wrist because it got jammed when he fell, so we’ll check that out,” Murphy said. “Sprot says he likes it.”
Yelich, 34, is batting .314 with one homer and 10 RBI in 15 games. He was the designated hitter on Sunday and went 0-2, hitting grounders each time. his replacement, gary sanchezHit a tying, three-run homer in the seventh.
