Woodruff's Dead Arm: Brewers' Resilience Tested

On May 1st, Brewer's ace Brandon Woodruff had a rough night, Thursday against the Diamond

Backs, throwing fastballs in the mid-80s instead of his.

Usually 92.5 miles per hour average.

The 33-year-old struck out just two in 1.1 innings before manager Pam Murphy yanked him,

sensing something off with no arm pain.

Reporters fur.

Earlier this week, Woodruff's change-up and cutter looked flat and slow too, dropping

even lower after he retired the first two batters.

Murphy, pitching coach Chris Hook, and trainer Brad Epstein huddled up quick, but couldn't

find any injury signs, just a weird dead arm feel.

Fans and the team held their breath, knowing Woodruff's long injury history shoulder surgery

last year, sideline him for all of 2024, plus oblique and ankle issues before.

He's vital as a veteran leader, especially with nine brewers on the injured list, five

of them pitchers.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee's still grinding, sitting forth in the National League Central at 16

wins and 12 losses.

They crushed the D-backs 13-1 that game, snagging their 7 series win thanks to walks, steels,

and depth from the farm system.

Murphy's optimistic, saying Woodruff should work back into form without risking long-term

damage and the squad's proving resilient amid the injury.

Wave-hoping tests bring good news soon so he can anchor that young core again.

From your team, powered by AI, this is Milwaukee Brewer's News Today.

I'm Corey with The Story.