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- Updated: August 17, 2016
CHICAGO – Ryan Braun and the Brewers were feeling fortunate Tuesday that their painful doubleheader against the Cubs didn’t turn out worse.
Besides losing both games, the Brewers lost Braun and starter Chase Anderson to injuries in a 4-1 defeat in the nightcap. Braun walked off the field gingerly in the fourth inning after sliding hard into a padded wall along the left-field line in an effort to catch a foul ball, and said later that he’d suffered a sprained left knee plus a sprained ankle, but no apparent ligament damage.
“I think, all things considered, it’s the best-case scenario,” Braun said. “We’ll know more [Wednesday] when we see how swollen it is in the morning. If it’s really swollen, then we might end up getting an MRI. But MCL, ACL, all that stuff, is all intact. That’s a good thing. I feel fortunate.”
As Braun slid into the wall, “you’re fearing the worst,” said Brewers manager Craig Counsell.
“We think we dodged a bullet there,” Counsell said. “The doctor …
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