Peterson has served mainly as a pinch-hitter after joining the Brewers and has shined in the role, going 7-for-18 (.389) with three doubles and three RBIs. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
MILWAUKEE — Shane Peterson remained in the Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup Monday, patrolling center field for the fourth consecutive game.
Peterson, 27, had only played the position sparingly in the minor leagues and hadn’t at all this season with Triple-A Colorado Springs. But he’d been swinging the bat well since being called up to Milwaukee on June 3, so when Carlos Gomez was traded to the Astros last Thursday and Gerardo Parra was moved to Baltimore, Brewers manager Craig Counsell decided to give Peterson a chance.
“I thought he had a good series,” Counsell said. “It was a pretty normal series. Nothing crazy happened. There’s going to be challenging plays out there that will happen. But I think he’s done a nice job, and I think he’s had really good at-bats. That’s a part of it, too.”
Peterson served mainly as a pinch-hitter after joining the Brewers and shined in the role, going 7-for-18 (.389) with three doubles and three RBIs.
Milwaukee recalled outfielder Logan Schafer when Gomez and Parra were traded, but he has yet to get a start.
“Logan will be in there,” Counsell said. “I don’t know when, but he’ll be in there. Every day we make an evaluation for the next day and we just put out the lineup that we think will help us win.
“Logan will be involved, for sure. He had a big at-bat yesterday that he did a nice job on.”
