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Rash of injuries creates lineup challenge for Counsell, Brewers

Piecing together a lineup proved to be quite a challenging task for Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell on Sunday morning.

Elian Herrera was on crutches nursing a right thigh contusion and Shane Peterson wasn't 100% with a right knee contusion, the result of their ugly collision in left field on Saturday night. Khris Davis was hobbled with a twisted right ankle suffered earlier in that loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Ryan Braun was also unavailable for the second straight game with a sore lower back. That left Counsell to give Jason Rogers his first major-league start in left field with Logan Schafer in center and Domingo Santana in right.