Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff went for an MRI after exiting his Thursday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning due to low velocity on his fastball.<\/p>\n
Woodruff was throwing in the mid-80s, approximately 7 to 10 mph slower than usual.<\/p>\n
He faced six batters over 1 1\/3 innings before manager Pat Murphy, pitching coach Chris Hook and trainer Brad Epstein came to the mound after he allowed a bloop single to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. The visit was brief and Woodruff left the game.<\/p>\n
“He doesn’t feel like he’s injured,” Murphy said after Milwaukee’s 13-1 win. “He said, ‘My arm’s dead. Nothing’s coming out.’ I think we just have to be really cautious here.”<\/p>\n
Murphy added, “We’ve seen it where his velocity is down early and then it climbs. We were waiting to see in the second inning if it would climb. … After the first inning, we said, ‘Hey, man, what do you got?’ He said, ‘Well, let me go back and see if I can get a little bit extra.'”<\/p>\n
Catcher William Contreras knew pregame that Woodruff wasn’t 100%.<\/p>\n
“I think I had a feeling there in the bullpen,” Contreras said. “Usually, whenever he says he’s got two more, he’ll let it eat a little bit more. On those two, there was something a little bit down. …<\/p>\n
“A ton of respect for him going out there and never backing down. I think it’s a great learning lesson for the younger guys in the room to never back down. Just go out there and compete and be ready for the moment.”<\/p>\n
Asked where Woodruff might stand moving forward, Murphy said, “We think maybe with some rest, he can build back up. People go through stuff like this.”<\/p>\n
Murphy then literally knocked on a wooden table while saying, “Hopefully he’s solid and there’s no injury there. That would be awful.”<\/p>\n
Woodruff struck out two and walked one and Gurriel’s hit was the lone one he allowed during the 21-pitch outing.<\/p>\n
The Brewers figure to be cautious with Woodruff since he underwent shoulder surgery in 2023 and missed the entire 2024 season. The two-time All-Star returned to make 12 starts last season and went 7-2 with a 3.20 ERA.<\/p>\n
Woodruff, 33, is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA in six starts this season. He is 55-29 with a 3.13 ERA in 148 career appearances (133 starts) since reaching the majors with Milwaukee in 2017.<\/p>\n
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