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Yoho

Yoho retired all eight batters he faced, reeling off 2 2/3 scoreless frames on just 27 pitches, after Brewers veteran starter Brandon Woodruff left Saturday’s start against the Diamondbacks with an injury. The 26-year-old was one of the more promising relief prospects in the game in the not-so-distant past. He’s shown some encouraging signs over the last few months and should get to stick around with Milwaukee heading into the second half.

Yoho gets the boot with Abner Uribe back with Milwaukee. It comes after Yoho allowed three runs over an inning of work during Wednesday’s game, but it seems pretty likely that the 26-year-old hurler will get another chance to help the Brew Crew bullpen before the end of the year.

Yoho was just optioned out on Monday, but he’ll rejoin the Brewers’ bullpen with Coleman Crow (forearm) landing on the 15-day injured list. Yoho has dominated at the minor league level this season and has posted a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio over three innings of work with the Brewers this season.

Yoho heads back to the minors to free up a roster spot for newly acquired reliever Joel Kuhnel. The 26-year-old has allowed one run over three innings of work for the Brewers this season. He continues to post excellent numbers on the doorstep of the majors, but he’s struggled to gain any traction at the highest level with a bloated 6.17 ERA across 11 2/3 innings in the big leagues over the last two years.

He’ll replace Jake Woodford in the team’s bullpen. Yoho, 26, has been outstanding in 16 appearances at the Triple-A level this season, posting a minuscule 1.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP and a 24/5 K/BB ratio over 18 innings. He’ll give manager Pat Murphy another weapon to deploy from the right side in late game situations.

Yoho had already been stationed at Triple-A Nashville on his minor league rehab assignment, so he’ll stay there a bit longer as he continues to round back into form. Expect to see him in Milwaukee at some point this season.

Yoho has put up otherworldly numbers in the minor leagues throughout his career, but wound up getting hit really hard in his first taste of the majors last year. The 26-year-old will be an option for Milwaukee in middle relief situations at some point in a few weeks, if not sooner.

A right soleus strain is a strain of the calf, so you learn something new every day. Yoho should return to the mound in April, and then he will need to fight his way back into the Milwaukee bullpen.

Yoho spent a week in the Brewers pen, but he pitched just once, turning in a perfect ninth with the team down 10-2 on Sunday. It doesn’t seem like he’s going to have much of a chance of working his way into the postseason bullpen mix.

The 25-year-old hurler has struggled with his command during his brief time with the Brewers this season, posting an 8.22 ERA, 2.22 WHIP and a 5/9 K/BB ratio over 7 2/3 innings. He has terrific raw stuff, but he’s not going to help out in the Brewers’ bullpen if he can’t consistently throw strikes.