Brewers' Braun leaves game with injury
MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Ryan
Braun left the game Monday night against the Houston Astros with
tightness in his lower back — the same injury that kept him
out of six games recently.
Braun appeared to be in pain after swinging and missing in his
final at-bat in the sixth. He walked gingerly back to the dugout
after the strikeout. Gabe Kapler replaced Braun.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Braun said. "I'm good."
Milwaukee manager Ned Yost was less sure.
"It was stiff and tight, and it was getting tight after that last
swing, so I put Kap in there," Yost said. "I'll see how he feels
tomorrow, but this is something I am not really interested in
playing around with. I am not going to go out here and go through
this every night."
Braun pinch hit Saturday and returned to the lineup Sunday against
the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted four times against the Astros on
Monday, striking out twice.
The slugger came in batting .301 with a team-best 32 home runs and
86 RBI.
Morry Gash/Associated Press
Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun had missed six games with a back injury before returning to the lineup Sunday.
