CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed starter Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list with a right high ankle sprain on Monday before their split doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The move is retroactive to May 28.
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Woodruff a two-time All-Star, suffered the injury in his previous start, on Friday at St. Louis when he pitched four innings in a loss. He’s 5-3 with a 4.74 ERA in nine games this season.
In a corresponding move, the Brewers recalled right-hander Peter Strzelecki from Triple-A Nashville.
Manager Craig Counsell said Woodruff was experiencing pain when throwing. He didn’t have an exact schedule for the 29-year-old’s return.
“We just need to back off and calm that down before he can throw again,” Counsell said. “It’s just a little hard to predict the timing of that. Certainly it’s possible that it’s short, it’s possible that it’s a little longer until it quiets down.”
Woodruff’s loss is another setback for Milwaukee’s rotation.
Right-hander Freddy Peralta went on the 15-day IL on May 23 with a right posterior shoulder strain. Peralta, an All-Star for the first time last season, is 3-2 with a 4.42 ERA in eight games this season.
Milwaukee’s top pitching prospect, left-hander Ethan Small, was recalled from Nashville and scheduled to make his major league debut as a starter in Monday’s first game. He’ll face Cubs righty Matt Swarmer, who also will pitch his first game in the majors.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff pauses on the mound after giving up a solo home run to St. Louis Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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