MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick will bear an MRI after injuring his hip whereas banging into the right-field wall making an attempt to make a leaping catch of a foul ball on Friday evening.
Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy stated after Milwaukee’s 8-4 victory over the New York Mets that Frelick could have the MRI on Saturday morning.
“I can not even speculate what it’s,” Murphy stated. “He had X-rays right here, however they had been inconclusive.”
Frelick was trying to catch a drive from Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez that hit the sidewall in foul territory. Frelick landed awkwardly after the collision with the wall down the suitable subject line.
He remained down for a number of minutes as Brewers medical employees went out to deep proper subject to test on him. Frelick, who has turn out to be an everyday within the Milwaukee lineup, ultimately walked slowly towards the dugout earlier than being helped into the clubhouse.
The NL Central champion Brewers will open a wild-card playoff collection on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
“He is only a profitable participant,” Murphy stated. “He is been a profitable participant. He is an enormous a part of this factor and that’ll be an enormous blow if he cannot play, and you need to lean in direction of that proper now.”
Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas stated Frelick appeared optimistic after they spoke after the incident.
“I stated, ‘Hey, are you OK?'” Montas stated. “He advised me, ‘Yeah, I will be fantastic.’ I used to be like, ‘Man, you are robust, dude.'”
Frelick is batting .259 with a .320 on-base proportion, two homers, 32 RBIs and 18 steals in 145 video games this season for the Brewers, who will open a wild-card playoff collection on Tuesday.
