He spent a second night under observation on Friday after spending a number of minutes lying face-down on the mound after the painful-looking strike. “It wasn’t good”. Segura is batting.328 (20-for-61) with four doubles, a triple and eight runs scored during 14 September games. Matt Carpenter got three hits, including a home run. “We’re lucky and thankful that’s all it is”.
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Poor, poor Jimmy! The footage of him getting hit in the head by that lightning-fast line drive is stunning; we can not imagine what kind of pain he must have felt from that jolt to the skull. He was helped up by team trainer Dan Wright and was able to walk off the field under his own power.
‘I’m not anxious about the mental part of it at all, ‘ Counsell said.
RF Ryan Braun returned to the Brewers’ lineup Thursday, still battling back tightness that kept him sidelined the night before. Counsell said there are no indications at this point that Nelson sustained a concussion.
RHP Matt Garza, removed from the rotation last week, left the team to be with his wife, who is due to give birth to twins. Lance Lynn (11-10) will start and is 0-2 with a 9.72 ERA in his last two starts, giving up nine earned runs in just 8 1-3 innings.
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“It’s precautionary. They just want to make sure everything is 100% before he walks out the door”, said Counsell. Finnegan, the 17th pick in the first round of the 2014 amateur draft by Kansas City, was traded to the Reds on July 26 in the deal that sent Johnny Cueto to the Royals.
