MILWAUKEE -- It's shaping into another injury-addled start to the season for Ryan Braun, who was again confined to bench duty for the Brewers on Wednesday. Not because of his back, but discomfort in the same left calf that landed Braun on the disabled list for 39 games last May and June.
Braun had just returned to the starting lineup Tuesday from several days that saw him limited by back tightness when he felt pain in his calf during the Brewers' 2-0 win over the Reds. He was replaced by pinch-runner Hernan Perez after an eighth-inning double, but the team did not cite any injury until Brewers manager Craig Counsell was asked about Braun before Wednesday afternoon's series finale.