SAN DIEGO -- "Better every day," Brewers infielder Elian Herrera said the other day at Busch Stadium about the bruise buried deep in his right thigh. Unfortunately, there aren't enough days left.
Manager Craig Counsell confirmed Wednesday that Herrera will probably not play in any of the Brewers' remaining games. The utility man, coming to the end of a breakthrough season of sorts, has been hobbled since suffering a bad bone bruise in a nasty collision with outfielder Shane Peterson during a Sept. 19 loss to the Reds.
"Elian has improved a lot, actually," Counsell said.