Struggling Arcia, Santana make impact off bench

MILWAUKEE — Brewers rookie Orlando Arcia, whose 2-for-34 funk over his past 10 games produced the first outward signs of frustration on Monday, found himself on the bench Tuesday, as club officials warned against judging a prospect after 77 Major League plate appearances.

Arcia was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday’s win over the Rockies, flinging his bat and helmet to the turf after chasing a slider to cap an eight-pitch strikeout with the bases loaded to end the fifth. The 22-year-old finished the night with a .143/.221/.186 slash line.

“Clearly he’s had his struggles at the plate,” Brewers general manager David Stearns said. “Some of that, we anticipated. Making the adjustment to the big leagues is tough, and when you get off to a tough start, it can steamroll on you a little bit. … I imagine you can go back and look at a lot of really good players’ first 90 or 100 plate appearances in the big leagues, and they have struggled.

“He’s a really talented player. He’s going to be a good offensive player. He’s scuffling at this point, and that’s OK. He’ll learn from it, he’ll get better, he’ll fight through it. There’s nothing wrong with fighting through adversity.”

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