ST. LOUIS — The Brewers plan to activate Rickie Weeks from the 15-day disabled list soon to allow him time to ease his way back.
There’s been no discussion yet how much playing time Weeks would need to get ready for the postseason. The Brewers led the NL Central by 9 1/2 games after Tuesday night’s 4-2 loss to the second-place Cardinals.
Weeks has been out with a severely sprained left ankle since July 27. Manager Ron Roenicke said Weeks has looked good running in the outfield the last few days but has yet to run the bases.
“(Monday) was a real good day for him. I could see the improvements out there,” Roenicke said. “He didn’t have that little pause, that little hesitation that he’s had.”
Weeks is batting .272 with 19 homers and 43 RBIs in 104 games.
Footnotes.
Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett has a sprained right ankle and will miss his next scheduled start.
• Rookie second baseman Jason Kipnis was activated by the Indians, who announced that right-hander Carlos Carrasco will have reconstructive elbow surgery and likely will miss the entire 2012 season.
• The Blue Jays promoted right-hander Kyle Drabek and outfielder Adam Loewen from Triple-A Las Vegas.
• The Orioles activated infielder Chris Davis from the 15-day DL after he recovered from a slight tear in his right shoulder.
• The Marlins shook up their baseball operations by hiring Marty Scott and reassigning vice president of player personnel Jim Fleming, who has been with the franchise for nine years.
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