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That certainly doesn’t sound good, as forearm flexor strains are often precursors to elbow issues. No word yet on the severity of the issue or how long the Brewers expect the 25-year-old hurler to be sidelined for. Craig Yoho was recalled from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move on Friday.

Crow’s cutter and curveball produced many strikeouts in the minors, but it’s going to be tougher sledding in the majors while he’s throwing 89-93 mph with his four-seamer and sinker. Nine of the 18 Giants to face him today came away with hits and a couple of others walked. Crow has a 5.94 ERA and a 13 percent strikeout rate through four big-league starts. With fresh arms needed, it seems pretty likely that he’ll be sent down prior to the Brewers’ series opener Friday in Colorado.

Crow allowed one run in the first and three in the third before being pulled from his third big-league start at just 61 pitches. It’s quite possible he’ll head back to Triple-A now, but if not, he’ll likely start at home against the Giants on Wednesday. He has a 3.14 ERA and an 8/3 K/B in 14 1/3 innings to date.

It’s a tough spot, especially in hitter-friendly Daikin Park, but Crow will get a chance to replace an injured Logan Henderson in Milwaukee’s rotation. The 25-year-old rookie has done a nice job in a pair of spot starts this season, posting a strong 2.61 ERA and 7/1 K/BB ratio across 10 1/3 innings of work. He’s a name to watch as a potential streaming option in deeper mixed leagues.

Crow probably isn’t more than a streaming option at this point, but figures to take Logan Henderson’s spot in the rotation tomorrow against the Cardinals. Crow has a 2.61 ERA in 10 1/3 innings over his two spot starts so far this year, striking out seven.

Crow returns to the minors after allowing one run over five innings on Friday in a spot start against the Twins. The 25-year-old pitching prospect has allowed just three runs with a 7/1 K/BB ratio over 10 1/3 innings across a pair of starts in the majors this season. He figures to get a more permanent look in Milwaukee’s rotation at some point down the road, but that seems unlikely to happen this summer, barring something unexpected. He’ll continue to be up-and-down as an emergency spot starter moving forward.

It was a strong outing for Crow, who has allowed just three earned runs in his first 10 1/3 innings pitched this season. His lone blemish came in the sixth inning when James Outman came around to score on a ground ball double play by Brooks Lee. Crow doesn’t have overpowering stuff and has struck out just seven batters thus far, but he’s excelled at keeping them off base and limiting runs. If he isn’t sent back to Triple-A, Crow’s next scheduled start would come on the road on Wednesday against the Cubs.

He’ll start tonight against the Twins. Crow allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Marlins earlier this year in his MLB debut and the 25-year-old makes a decent stream against the Twins.

Crow made an impressive MLB start on April 17th, but his first start back in Triple-A after that was less than ideal. It’s nice to see him bounce back here. The 25-year-old has a 5.40 ERA in 25 Triple-A innings with a 30/11 K/BB ratio. He remains a name to monitor if Brandon Woodruff has to go on the injured list because he does have one good MLB start to his name, and he’s currently lined up on the exact same pitching schedule as Woodruff is.

Crow seems destined to be a Statcast darling, thanks to the extreme spin rates on his sweeper, which is typically north of 3,000 rpm. The 25-year-old performed admirably in his major-league debut on Friday, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings against the Marlins. He struck out four and only issued one walk. He should get a more look at some point later this season but might make sense out of the bullpen for Milwaukee considering their starting pitching depth.