Brandon Woodruff Positioned on Injured Listing; Brewers’ Postseason Rotation Unsure

The Brewers positioned pitcher Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured record Sunday with a proper lat pressure, placing his availability for the MLB postseason in jeopardy.

The Brewers recalled lefty Robert Gasser to start out the collection finale Sunday in opposition to St. Louis. The transfer with Woodruff was retroactive to Thursday.

The information comes 4 days after left-hander Jose Quintana went on the 15-day injured record with a left calf pressure.

These two strikes depart the Brewers, who’ve the most effective file in baseball, with loads of uncertainty in how they may prepare their playoff rotation past Freddy Peralta and Quinn Priester.

Woodruff, who returned this season after October 2023 shoulder surgical procedure, felt one thing amiss in his tricep throughout a bullpen session Saturday, and an preliminary analysis traced the problem to the lat in his higher again.

“It is a aspect impact of getting again into doing this at a excessive degree, and that’s it. Is that this career-ending? No, it’s nothing like that,” Woodruff stated whereas sitting within the Brewers’ dugout. “It’s nothing even in comparison with the surgical procedure, but it surely’s simply a kind of issues that it’ll heal, it’ll get higher. It’s simply (unhealthy) timing.”

Since coming off the injured record in mid-August, rookie sensation Jacob Misiorowski had allowed 21 runs in 30 1/3 innings, and supervisor Pat Murphy spoke Friday about the potential for giving him a aid function within the postseason.

“Everyone that’s pitched effectively is an element, you recognize what I imply? How we line it up and the way we find yourself going with it received’t be too, an excessive amount of of a shock to anyone,” Murphy stated Sunday.

Murphy stated nearer Trevor Megill, who has been out since late August with a proper flexor pressure, may return for the season finale if his bullpen classes Tuesday and Friday go effectively. Quintana has been in a position to proceed his throwing program whereas engaged on operating to get his calf wholesome once more.

Woodruff, 32, missed all of final season following surgical procedure to restore an anterior capsule tear and has gone 7-2 in 12 begins since returning in July.

Regardless of his present harm, he stated he has exceeded his expectations by way of limits on his innings pitched this 12 months between his exercise in spring coaching and the season.

“The largest aim of mine was to complete the 12 months wholesome,” Woodruff stated. “Hopefully we win the World Collection, and now it’s a month away.

“However I knew, I knew deep down, the longer I saved going, that’s type of the aspect impact (of the shoulder surgical procedure). … The longer you retain going, issues like this will occur.”

Woodruff held off on setting any expectations for his short-term standing, noting he had not but been in a position to go to with Dr. Keith Meister, who carried out the surgical procedure.

“The largest factor is simply type of being right here the place my toes are, after which take it a step at a time,” Woodruff stated, “however I can’t touch upon whether or not it’s going to finish the season or not.”

Woodruff was anticipated to go to with a specialist in St. Louis on Sunday earlier than consulting with Meister.

“All indication is it’s not the shoulder, and that’s an excellent factor, however that is the type of factor that occurs if you’re getting back from harm — you injure one thing else,” Murphy stated. “So, it’s devastating for the individual, for Woody and the way laborious he’s labored to get right here, and devastating for our workforce.”

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