MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers placed setup man Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list because of back tightness on Friday, the latest blow to a bullpen suddenly depleted of some of its most trusted arms.

Mears’ injury comes at a time the team was already without All-Star closer Trevor Megill (right flexor) , key Trade Deadline acquisition Shelby Miller (right elbow) and unsung right-hander Grant Anderson (right ankle).

Miller is lost for the season and faces the prospect of a second career Tommy John surgery, but the Brewers hope to get Anderson and Megill back from the IL in the coming weeks. Anderson is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, and the Brewers have mapped out a plan to get Megill back to active duty by Sept. 16, manager Pat Murphy said.

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