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Pratt

Pratt somehow managed to avoid serious injury when he collided with teammates Jackson Chourio and Joey Ortiz in shallow left field during Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field. He’s in the lineup on Wednesday night without missing any time.

Pratt is right back in Milwaukee’s lineup after being benched by manager Pat Murphy during Tuesday’s game against the Mets for failing to get a bunt down and not running out of the box on a pop up that ultimately fell for a hit in shallow right field. It will hopefully serve as a learning experience for the 22-year-old top prospect as he continues to acclimate to everyday life in the majors.

Pratt missed the minimum 10 days with his hamstring strain. His return will push Joey Ortiz back over to third base to split time with David Hamilton. Jonathan Ornelas sticks around for now, but he’ll probably be dropped once Sal Frelick is activated.

This is great news and fits Pratt’s initial timeline to return in August after suffering a mild hamstring strain just under two weeks ago. He was heating up before going out with a .305 batting average and five stolen bases over his last 30 games. Also, funny enough, he’ll begin this rehab assignment on his 22nd birthday.

Pratt hit the injured list with a right hamstring strain over the weekend. It appears to be on the milder end of the spectrum since the Brewers are anticipating he’ll make it back in a couple weeks.

We still haven’t received word on the result from Pratt’s MRI so we don’t know how serious the strain is, but he’ll miss a couple of weeks at a minumim while recovering. Ji Hwan Bae was promoted from Triple-A Nashville to take his place on the active roster.

Pratt has been nursing a minor hamstring injury for a few days and the Brewers will have him undergo an MRI exam to determine the extent of the injury. David Hamilton will start in his place at shortstop on Sunday and will bat ninth against Twins’ southpaw Connor Prielipp.

The Brewers have a pair of infielders battling minor injuries in Joey Ortiz (neck) and Cooper Pratt (hamstring), plus Jett Williams (wrist) shelved at Triple-A Nashville, so they’ll bring in some insurance to be on the safe side. Bae hit .257/.360/.368 with five homers, 32 RBI and 36 stolen bases in 371 plate appearances with the Mets at Triple-A Syracuse before opting out of his minor league deal.

Pratt is up to .288/.379/.396 as a major leaguer, which, rather surprisingly, is a fair amount better than his .241/.349/.386 from his time at Triple-A Nashville this year. With the Brewers possessing two of the game’s best shortstop prospects still making their way through the minors, Pratt’s long-term outlook in Milwaukee remains a little cloudy, even after his pre-callup extension. However, he should definitely hold on to the starting job for the rest of the season.

Pratt’s home run was his second. He hit a solo shot off Ryan Feltner in the second inning. Pratt is now hitting .281 with a .753 OPS and 11 RBI in his first 31 games in the majors.