Brewers place Barnes on DL, recall Blazek

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MILWAUKEE — Brewers reliever Jacob Barnes was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow soreness and reliever Michael Blazek was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs prior to Wednesday’s game against the D-backs.

Barnes and manager Craig Counsell noted the move was precautionary and the right-hander isn’t expected to miss significant time.

“Jacob just kind of had some elbow soreness for a little while and it just got to the point where, just to be cautious with it, we’ll place him on the DL,” Counsell said. “Hopefully it will be a shorter-term situation. Just being cautious.”

There was no singular pitch that caused the injury, according to Barnes; rather, an impingement did not heal as he attempted to pitch through it.

“The past couple of days, had a bunch of inflammation in [my elbow] and was trying to pitch through it, but it kept getting …

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