Brewers offer update on Kyle Harrison after he left start with blister
Brewers manager Pat Murphy not too worried about blister on finger of starting pitcher Kyle Harrison.
PHOENIX – Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison left his start after the third inning with a blister on his left index finger, but manager Pat Murphy expressed minimal concern for the left-hander missing time. “He’s had issues with it in the past,” Murphy said. “It has a lot to do with how he’s gripping his changeup.
Something we want to get out of control of early. Harrison may take a day off from throwing, Murphy added, but will “be on track soon. ” The lefty’s velocity went down as the game went on, from 94.
6 mph in the first to 93. 1 in the third. With the sweltering 100-degree heat beating down, the Brewers opted to pull him.
Jake Bauers continued his torrid spring with a fourth homer of Cactus League play. Luis Rengifo also went deep for the Brewers. Tough springs continued for Garrett Mitchell (batting .