Brewers Select Kevin Herge Brewers Select Kevin Herge

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The Brewers announced theyve selected right-hander onto the MLB roster in advance of tonights game in Kansas City. was optioned to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. To create space on the 40-man roster, Milwaukee transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list. Milwaukee also announced that starter will begin serving his five-game suspension tonight. Maxi Kleber Jersey The right-hander after MLB determined he intentionally threw at Rays outfielder last week. Players suspended for on-field rules violations cannot be replaced on the roster. The Brewers will play with 25 men for the next few days. Herget returns to American Family Field for his second stint of the season. Milwaukee signed him to a minor league deal in Spring Training and selected his contract two weeks into April. They designated him for a signment a few days later and pa sed him though waivers. The 33-year-old accepted the minor league a signment and is back after making six more appearances in Nashville. Five of those were scorele s. Herget has had one nightmare outing where he was tagged for five runs in an inning and a third. Otherwise, he has kept opponents off the board this season. The Brewers never called upon Herget during his first stay in the big leagues, so hes still looking to make his team debut. He has pitched for the Rays and Reds over the past two years. In 31 1/3 innings, he owns a 5.74 ERA with a well below-average 12.4% strikeout rate. Herget has allowed 4.23 earned runs per nine acro s parts of seven seasons in Triple-A. His 22.8% strikeout percentage at the top minor league level is closer to average. He also consistently throws strikes, walking fewer than 7% of Triple-A opponents and only 4.4% of batters faced in his limited MLB work. Junis has been out since April 3, when he landed on the IL with a shoulder impingement. The 60-day minimum is retroactive to the time of his initial placement on the injured list. Hell be out of action until at least the start of June. Junis rehab hit a scary setback when he was struck in the head by a fly-ball during batting practice a couple weeks ago. The righty was taken to a hospital for further evaluation but thankfully indicated a few days later that he didnt suffer any serious injuries. He has been lightly throwing recently but will still need to build his pitch count and embark on a minor league rehab a signment. Junis started the season in the rotation after signing a $7MM free agent deal over the offseason. The Brewers have suggested he might work out of the bullpen once hes ready to return. Josh Richardson Jersey