CINCINNATI — The Milwaukee Brewers have had their share of injuries this season, so when center fielder Carlos Gomez left Saturday’s game after being hit on the wrist by a pitch from Cincinnati Reds right-hander Josh Smith, the worst was feared.
“It’s a bad spot to get hit,” said manager Craig Counsell. “We’re very fortunate.”
Gomez had his wrist heavily bandaged following Saturday’s game. X-rays were negative but Gomez still was unable to grip a bat Sunday so he was out of action for the finale of a three-game series in Cincinnati, a 6-1 victory to complete the sweep.
“He’s sore,” said Counsell. “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow. He got hit good. I don’t think he’s going to miss much time.”
That’s good news for Milwaukee, which has won seven straight games behind a suddenly resurgent offense. Gomez tied a career-high with five RBIs in Friday night’s win including a grand slam.
Gomez, who’s batting .269 with six homers and 31 RBIs in 56 games, missed two weeks earlier this season with a strained right hamstring. Fortunately for the Brewers, that’s no longer an issue.
“He’s been running around great,” said Counsell. “He’s had a tough season, he gets healthy, some here some there. He hasn’t been able to dodge random injuries.”