The NL-Central champion Milwaukee Brewers can not afford any missteps with the postseason just days away. After a scary incident during Friday’s 8-4 win over the postseason-hopeful New York Mets on Friday, they could be without one of their most important players for a significant amount of time.
Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick crashed into the right field wall and had to leave the game after trying to make a spectacular catch on a foul ball in the third inning. After the game, manager Pat Murphy confirmed that X-rays on Frelick’s left hip had come back negative, but that he would have an MRI on Saturday to confirm that there is no structural damage to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
“I feel horrible for the young man, first and foremost, and it hurts our team because he’s a Gold Glove outfielder and he’s just a winning player,” Murphy said. “He’s a huge part of this thing, and that’ll be a big blow if he can’t play, which, you have to lean towards that right now.”…