Brandon

Lockridge

Lockridge also suffered a severe laceration when his right leg slid into an unpadded corner of the wall at Miller Park last week. Blake Perkins and Tyler Black are in line for extra at-bats while Lockridge is out, though Black might soon be sent down to make room for Christian Yelich on the roster.

Brewers skipper Pat Murphy told reporters that Lockridge is “going to be out a while” after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during Friday’s game against the Yankees. The 29-year-old was carted off the field after sliding into the left-field wall while chasing a foul ball. X-rays came back negative, but Lockridge has been diagnosed with a deep laceration down to the bone in his knee. It’ll be Blake Perkins coming up from the minors to take his spot on Milwaukee’s bench.

The good news is that X-rays on his injured knee came back negative for any fractures after he slid and collided with the concrete wall during Friday’s game. He suffered a deep laceration down to the bone though and it sounds like it’s going to take significant time to heal. Expect him to land on the injured list prior to Saturday’s contest.

Lockridge was in a dead sprint and slid in an attempt to make the catch when he right knee collided with the concrete wall. He’ll obviously head for further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Expect the Brewers to provide an update as soon as more information becomes available.

Lockridge brought two runs in to score on a bases-loaded single in the first inning. He later added a base hit in the eighth. The 29-year-old outfielder is getting sporadic playing time in left field, hitting .269/.352/.308 with seven runs scored, ten RBI, and five steals across 89 plate appearances.

Lockridge has been playing through a minor hip issue. He’ll get a break in this one with red-hot Garrett Mitchell patrolling center field and Blake Perkins in left.

Brandon Lockridge pinch-ran for him after a fourth-inning single. A Frelick IL stint might get Luis Matos a look; he’s thus far been on the bench in four straight games since being acquired from the Giants.

Lockridge drew a start in right field and hit second for the Brewers in this one. He drew a one-out walk off of Mitch Bratt in the opening inning, swiped second base and scored the Brewers’ first run on a two-out RBI knock off the bat of Akil Baddoo. He looks to be fully recovered from the rotator cuff contusion that sidelined him earlier in the week.

Lockridge picked up the injury while diving back to the bag during the Cactus League game. The 28-year-old should resume throwing soon, and the hope is to get him back into games before the end of the week.

Lockridge was plunked by a pitch in the third inning and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Gary Sanchez. He also singled in the fourth inning and raced around to score on Tyler Black’s RBI triple. Lockridge then drew a walk in the sixth inning to finish his day. He’s off to a blistering start this spring, hitting .545 (6-for-11) with two homers and a stolen base.