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Winker will be joined by teammates Blake Perkins and Darin Ruf as well. The trio are attempting to make their way back to Milwaukee before the regular season wraps up, but the clock is ticking, and there isn’t exactly a clear path to at-bats for any of them at the moment. They should be up for postseason roster spots, if the Brewers get there.

Hence, the move to the 60-day IL on Monday. The injury comes with a 6-to-8 week recovery timeframe, which means that Ruf won’t be ready to rejoin the Brewers until sometime after the All-Star break.

The procedural move opens up a spot on Milwaukee’s 40-man roster for third baseman Luis Urías to return from the 60-day injured list. Ruf will now be out until August after suffering a right knee laceration last Friday.

Ruf suffered a right knee laceration during Friday’s game against the Reds that ultimately wound up requiring stitches. He’s going to wind up missing some time, but should be able to return in a few weeks, if not sooner.

Ruf sustained the injury when he crashed into the tarp while chasing down a foul ball in the third inning. It doesn’t sound like anything that should require a trip to the injured list, so he should be considered day-to-day unless we hear otherwise.

Ruf crashed into the tarp while chasing down a foul ball in the third inning and was replaced by Rowdy Tellez. Expect the Brewers to provide an update on his status as soon as one becomes available.

Ruf was designated for assignment by the Giants last week and elected to explore the free agent market rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento. With Luke Voit (neck) heading to the injured list, Ruf will fill the lefty-mashing platoon role at first base for the Brewers. He has hit .261/.370/.348 with no homers and three RBI in 23 at-bats at the big league level this season.

Ruf has refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento and opted to explore free agency instead. He was fairly impressive in his brief stint with the Giants -- he had an average exit velocity of 97 mph on his 14 batted balls -- so someone might add him as a platoon guy against lefties.

The move clears a spot for Casey Schmitt on the 40-man roster. This marks the second time Ruf has been designated for assignment since late-March. He hit .261/.370/.348 over 27 plate appearances in his return to the Giants.

The 36-year-old slugger has been shelved since April 24 due to inflammation in his wrist. Even when he is healthy though, it’s unclear if there will be a spot available for him on the active roster with Joc Pederson, Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater now healthy.