The Milwaukee Brewers entered Friday’s contest in opposition to the Washington Nationals in first place within the Nationwide League Central. Alas, the Brewers should proceed to carry off the Chicago Cubs with out one in all their most proficient gamers, as Milwaukee positioned outfielder Jackson Chourio on the injured record (retroactive to July 30) with what’s described with no consideration hamstring pressure.

Chourio’s vacated spot on the 26-player roster was stuffed by fellow outfielder Brandon Lockridge, who the Brewers obtained forward of Thursday’s commerce deadline after they despatched left-hander Nestor Cortes to the San Diego Padres.

Chourio, 21, suffered the damage on Tuesday whereas legging out a triple. In his first 106 video games this season, he had hit .276/.311/.474 (119 OPS+) with 17 dwelling runs and 18 stolen bases. His contributions had been value an estimated 2.3 Wins Above Substitute, in keeping with the calculations housed at Baseball Reference.

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The Brewers, for his or her half, didn’t provide a concrete timetable to reporters on after they anticipate Chourio to return to the lineup. As a substitute, they conceded that the damage is extra extreme than they hoped, and that he’ll miss greater than the 10-day minimal. Baseball Prospectus’ damage database means that gamers are inclined to miss 27 days on common due to strained hamstrings. Whereas each damage and restoration is exclusive in its personal manner, it appears doable Chourio might miss most of August earlier than returning to the lineup.

Lockridge, 28, is a profession .210/.248/.280 hitter (47 OPS+) with a house run and 10 stolen bases in 59 big-league video games. He’s considered a plus defensive participant, nonetheless, a dynamic owed partly to his spectacular pace. He entered Friday ranked within the 99th percentile in dash pace, in keeping with Statcast.