Seattle, WA (Sports Network) – Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks is out for the season with a left hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
According to MLB.com, he is expected to need surgery.<\/p>\n
Weeks was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday after sending him to Milwaukee for an MRI scan, which indicated he had a seriously strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n
He suffered the injury while running to first base in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Giants.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old finishes the season with a .209 batting average, 10 home runs, 24 RBI and seven stolen bases in 104 games.<\/p>\n
The Brewers are expected to use Scooter Gennett for the rest of the season. Coming into Friday’s game, the 23-year-old is batting .231 with one home run and five RBI in his first major league season. In 79 games with Triple-A Nashville, he hit .280 with three home runs, 22 RBI and 10 stolen bases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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