Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Kyle Harrison is expecting a brief stay on the injured list, and the latest signs are pointing that way.
Harrison threw off a mound on July 18 and said he felt great physically, with the hope that his absence will go little more than the minimum 15 days. He said before the July 19 game against the Miami Marlins that he plans to throw off the mound again on July 21, which would be two days before he is eligible to come back. The only remaining question is whether he will need a rehab assignment first.
Harrison last pitched on July 8 in St. Louis, when he exited after 70 pitches.
He was then placed on the injured list with what was called forearm discomfort, though he said the soreness was around his elbow. Now, he says that soreness is gone.
Harrison said the break has helped his body reset.
"I'm getting my feet underneath me," he said. "It's a good spot to be in.
I think it gives me a chance mentally to check out a little bit and then re-lock back in. The biggest thing was the break on the body, getting your legs underneath you and being able to move quick again.
I think I was kind of moving slow at the end of the [first half] and feel like I got my feet underneath me [now]."
The injury comes after a strong first half for Harrison, who carried an ERA under 2.00 through his first start of June. He also bounced back from a rare rough outing in Las Vegas on June 8 by tossing six shutout innings, but his last three starts have been a different story. Over that stretch, he has posted a 6.17 ERA and hasn’t made it through the fifth inning.
There was more injury-related movement around the Brewers as well. Fellow left-hander DL Hall was scheduled to throw a rehab assignment for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on July 19.
And second baseman Brice Turang was back in the lineup after being scratched from the July 18 game with a sore foot.
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