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The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten off to quite a shaky start to the season, posting an 8-7 record through Sunday afternoon’s action. As they looked to avoid the sweep against the Washington Nationals, the Brewers’ struggles persisted, dropping the final match of the series 6-8.
This isn’t to say that Milwaukee didn’t have its standout performers, as Brice Turang had himself an afternoon, recording three hits against the Nationals, two of which were home runs, netting him two RBIs.
It just wasn’t enough to suppress the offensive magic that Washington conjured up, putting up six combined runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
Another thing that didn’t help the Brewers’ chances at pulling off a win on Sunday was the early departure of their franchise star, Christian Yelich, who left the match early on due to a tight left hamstring. The 34-year-old would leave the match with two at-bats to his name, failing to get on base in either chance at the plate.
While there hasn’t been anything concrete said about Yelich’s injury, Brewers manager Pat Murphy offered a concerning thought regarding the health of his star slugger, telling reporters after the match that the team is expecting some heavy news.
“We’re most likely to get some bad news on Yelich,” Pat Murphy said in his postgame presser.
“We’re most likely to get some bad news on Yelich,” Murphy told the press, as reported by MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy.
The 34-year-old has been ever-present for Milwaukee this season, slashing a .324/.389/.469 statline, recording a single home run and ten RBIs throughout his 14 appearances this season. Any sort of absence would be a certain blow for the Brewers, as Yelich has been their offensive cornerstone for the last nine seasons, a timespan that has seen Yelich be named to three All-Star teams, and be awarded two Silver Sluggers and the National League MVP in the 2017 season.
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