MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a lower back strain.
The move is retroactive to Saturday. Yelich’s last appearance came in an 11-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, a game in which he left early because of back soreness.
Milwaukee recalled utilityman Owen Miller from Triple-A Nashville to fill Yelich’s spot on the roster.
Yelich, 32, was off to a blistering start before his injury. The 2018 NL MVP is batting .333 with a .422 on-base percentage, .744 slugging percentage, five homers and 11 RBI in 11 games.
Thanks in part to his presence, the Brewers entered Tuesday’s action ranked second in the majors in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and runs per game.
Miller, 27, batted .261 with a .303 on-base percentage, five homers, 27 RBI and 13 steals in 90 games for Milwaukee last season. He was batting .353 with a .414 on-base percentage in 13 games with Nashville this year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
