Brewers place infielder Eduardo Escobar on 10-day injured list with hamstring strain

The primary-place Brewers introduced Tuesday that nook infielder Eduardo Escobar has been positioned on the 10-day injured listing with a proper hamstring pressure. 

Escobar, a 32-year-old swap hitter, was acquired by the Brewers just some days earlier than the commerce deadline to fortify their offense and he has been a high quality bat within the lineup since. In 21 video games for the Brewers, he is hitting .280 with a 110 OPS+. Escobar was lower than a month faraway from enjoying in his first All-Star Sport when the Brewers acquired him from the Diamondbacks. 

Total, Escobar is hitting .252/.307/.473 (107 OPS+) with 18 doubles, 5 triples, 24 homers, 73 RBI and 61 runs in 119 video games this season. He can deal with many spots on the diamond, however has solely performed first and third base since becoming a member of the Brewers with most of his time coming on the sizzling nook. 

The Brewers have a 7 1/2 sport lead over the Reds within the Central division, however face a fairly large upcoming stretch within the schedule. They begin a three-game collection in opposition to these Reds on Tuesday night time in Milwaukee. After that it is a seven-game street journey to face the Twins (10-9 in August) and Giants (finest file in baseball). 

With Escobar on the shelf, Luis Urias figures to see an uptick in enjoying time, although Jace Peterson — who is definitely having fun with a fairly good 12 months offensive — is another choice. 

The Brewers have gained 10 of their final 13 video games and have held first place within the NL Central since June 19.