Brewers’ Sal Frelick exits sport towards Nationals with obvious harm

WASHINGTON — The Milwaukee Brewers might hardly afford one other harm to a beginning outfielder as Sal Frelick left the sport Aug. 2.

Frelick, who just lately returned from a stint on the injured record with a hamstring pressure, was lifted for a pinch-hitter within the high of the fourth at Nationals Park with left knee soreness. The Brewers referred to as his elimination “precautionary.”

Frelick aggravated his meniscus with a swing in his second at-bat when his cleat caught within the floor. Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned it was the identical harm that value Frelick three video games in May.

“They say it’s fairly common,” Murphy mentioned. “When you wrench it a little bit it flares up on you.”

The reigning Gold Glove winner is day-to-day, which Murphy referred to as “a blessing.”

Frelick was 2 for two to start out the sport with a double and single and exited after enjoying the whole thing of the underside of the third within the discipline.

Expect newly-acquired Brandon Lockridge to get loads of enjoying time within the meantime with Frelick out.

“Position player depth, we have some but it’s not as deep as we’d like,” Murphy mentioned. “We’ll just keep rolling.”

Frelick has been working at seemingly beneath 100% since getting back from the IL July 26 however his efficiency has not been affected on the plate or within the discipline.

The Brewers positioned Jackson Chourio on the IL the day prior, Aug. 1, with one other hamstring pressure. Chourio obtained a PRP injection and can resume bodily rehab Aug. 4 in Milwaukee. His timetable to return is unknown however may very well be a month or extra, supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned.

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