ST. LOUIS -- Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy returned from the disabled list on Monday determined not to let the team's place in the standings dull the joy of playing baseball again.
The Brewers activated him from a six-week stint on the DL to start a series opener against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, and optioned catcher Juan Centeno back to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
"Looking at it realistically, it's just a hard hole to get out of, but I'm not going to be rolling over and saying, 'Whatever,'" Lucroy said. "I'm going to continue to battle and fight, and a lot of the guys in here are going to do the same.