Brewers’ Peralta (shoulder) headed to injured list

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers starter Freddy Peralta left within the fourth inning of an 8-2 loss to the Washington Nationals with shoulder tightness on Sunday.

Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned Peralta will endure an MRI on Monday and will probably be heading to the injured record.

“Hopefully, it is nothing that huge or loopy, however it’s a part of the sport,” Peralta mentioned. “We’ll see what occurs.”

Peralta (3-2) left after permitting a run-scoring double to Lane Thomas through the Nationals’ six-run outburst within the fourth inning.

“I assumed within the second inning, he did not have the identical life on his fastball,” Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez mentioned. “Within the third inning, I went out to see how he felt. … I requested him how he was feeling and he mentioned he was slightly tight. I informed him there isn’t any level this early within the season attempting to be the hero.”

Washington’s six runs within the fourth marked its best inning of the season and matched the largest run whole the Brewers had allowed in a single inning this 12 months. Peralta, a 2021 All-Star, entered the day having allowed only one run over 12 2/3 innings in his earlier two begins.

The Nationals entered the day having dropped seven of their previous 9, they usually had scored a complete of six runs within the seven losses. However that they had an early 8-0 lead Sunday and cruised to the win of their remaining recreation earlier than beginning a seven-game homestand.

“Possibly that’ll spark one thing and we are able to get some wins over the subsequent few weeks right here and get again in it,” Thomas mentioned.

Milwaukee did not retire anybody within the fourth till Nelson Cruz — the eighth batter of the inning — acquired thrown out attempting to stretch a bloop single down the right-field line right into a double. The Nationals’ first eight batters of the inning all acquired hits, tying a Washington franchise report for consecutive plate appearances with a success.

“I feel when guys are on a roll, they’re throwing strikes,” Thomas mentioned. “I feel we had been simply aggressive on pitches in the midst of the plate. That was my recreation plan. Fairly good fastball. It performs up slightly bit. I used to be simply going to be aggressive on the fastball and drive some runs in.”

The Brewers start an 11-game, 10-day journey Monday in San Diego. Adrian Houser (3-4) will begin for Milwaukee.

The Related Press contributed to this report.