Brewers proper fielder Sal Frelick suffered what regarded like a scary damage Friday evening in Milwaukee. Pursuing a foul ball off the bat of Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez — who ultimately walked — Frelick slammed his left hip into the proper discipline wall and collapsed in ache on affect.
X-rays within the ballpark have been inconclusive and Frelick will now go for an MRI Saturday, based on supervisor Pat Murphy (through MLB.com).
“That might be a giant blow if he cannot play, which, you need to lean towards that proper now,” Murphy stated after the sport Friday.
After hitting the wall, Frelick limped off the sphere after which wanted help within the dugout getting down the steps on his technique to the clubhouse.
The 24-year-old Frelick has turn out to be an on a regular basis participant for the Brewers this season, his second within the majors. As of Friday, he is hitting .259/.320/.335 with 22 doubles, 4 triples, two homers, 32 RBI, 66 runs, 18 stolen bases and a couple of.0 WAR this season.
Bear in mind, the Brewers are already down an outfielder as famous person Christian Yelich was misplaced for the season again in July. Ought to Frelick miss time shifting towards the playoffs, and Murphy appeared to point he’ll, Jackson Chourio, Garrett Mitchell and Blake Perkins appear to be their three outfielders.
The Brewers have already clinched the NL Central and would be the No. 3 seed on the NL aspect within the playoffs, which means they’re going to host the No. 6 seed within the Wild Card Sequence beginning on Tuesday.