MILWAUKEE – The Brewers won’t know the full scope of what’s ailing veteran reliever Shelby Miller until he undergoes testing on his right elbow, but manager Pat Murphy uttered a word you never want to hear.
“He said he heard something or he felt something pop in his elbow,” Murphy said after Monday’s Brewers 10-8 loss to the Phillies at American Family Field.
Miller, 34, was Milwaukee’s most notable addition at the Trade Deadline , brought in from Arizona to fortify a hard-worked relief corps. He was on the injured list at the time with a right forearm strain, but made it to MIlwaukee by Aug. 9 and went into Monday’s series opener against the Phillies with 10 appearances under his belt, eight of them scoreless.
He took over in the eighth inning with the teams tied at 6-6 and surre