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- Updated: May 14, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Left fielder Ryan Braun was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup with a sore right wrist, leaving the Brewers without their top two run producers at the start of Game 2 of a weekend series against the Padres at Miller Park.
First baseball Chris Carter, who entered the day hitless in his last 20 at-bats, was also absent from the lineup. Carter leads the Brewers with 10 home runs and is second on the team with 23 RBIs. Braun has seven home runs and a team-best 27 RBIs.
The Brewers announced the Braun scratch after manager Craig Counsell met with reporters before the game.
Braun has reached safely in 23 straight games, tying the third-longest streak of his career, but he went 0-for-3 with an intentional walk Friday to snap a 12-game hitting streak. Brushing aside Spring Training concerns about his surgically repaired lower back, Braun entered Saturday among the National League leaders in hits (third, with 47), batting average …
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