Cardinals reliever Justin Bruihl left St. Louis’ Monday home game with no outs in the seventh inning due to a sprained right ankle.
Later in the same half-inning, Milwaukee’s David Hamilton left the game for a pinch runner due to left hamstring tightness after he hit a two-run double.
Bruihl ran toward the third base line to field a meek grounder by the Milwaukee Brewers’ Garrett Mitchell. The pitcher looked to be hobbling after throwing to first base on what ended up being an infield single. Ryan Fernandez replaced him on the mound.
Bruihl came in for Dustin May with two out in the fifth, with the potential tying runs on base. He got Christian Yelich to ground out, ending the threat. In 1 1/3 innings, he allowed a run on a hit and a walk, leaving him with a 3.70 ERA in 39 relief outings this year.
The 29-year-old left-hander is in his sixth major league season, having pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021-23), Colorado Rockies (2023), Pittsburgh Pirates (2024), Toronto Blue Jays (2025) and St. Louis.
Hamilton went 2-for-4, leaving him a .240 average, three homers and 15 RBIs in 74 games this year. The 28-year-old third baseman, who played the previous three years for the Boston Red Sox, owns a career .227 average with a .293 on-base percentage, a .352 slugging percentage, 17 home runs and 62 RBIs in 278 games.
