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X-rays negative on Braun's right wrist
Slugger leaves early on Tuesday, questionable for finale
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
05/27/09 12:55 AM ET
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers were unsure of Ryan Braun's availability for Wednesday's series finale against St. Louis after the left fielder was struck on the right wrist by a pitch Tuesday night and left the game after four innings. Braun was struck on the outside edge of his arm near the wrist when an Adam Wainwright fastball sailed inside in the bottom of the third inning, but he played another frame before Frank Catalanotto took over in left field at the start of the fifth. Braun underwent X-rays at Miller Park, which were negative. "Nothing's broken," Braun said. "We'll see how it feels tomorrow. ... It's a dangerous area to get hit in. You don't want to get hit in the wrist because you don't have much protection. But, it happens." Working against Braun is that Wednesday's game begins at noon CT, 14 hours after Tuesday's final out. "The team is 25 guys so everybody has got to pitch in," manager Ken Macha said. "If Brauny is out tomorrow, then Catalanotto will be in there. That's why he came over here, to fill in when guys get hurt." The Brewers have run into a spate of injuries over the past week. They lost second baseman Rickie Weeks to season-ending wrist surgery last Monday, and shortstop J.J. Hardy missed his fourth game on Tuesday with back spasms. Hardy took some swings earlier in the day and said he hoped to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's game. "It's not the position that you want to be in, ideally," Braun said of the growing list of injuries. "We have a bench that's certainly capable of playing."Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
