Brewers Announce Closer Is Out For A While After Getting Injured vs. Cubs

This did not look good from the start and it's a very unfortunate injury for Milwaukee Brewers closer Corey Knebel, who went down with a leg injury Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs. Despite being down big, manager Craig Counsell put his closer in the game and then this happened.

The all-star closer recorded 39 saves in 2017, with a 1.78 ERA. UPDATE: Before Friday's game the Brewers placed Knebel on the disabled list and Milwaukee's manager said the closer is expected to be out for at least six weeks.

Could have been a lot worse for the Brewers, but it certainly is a hit to the team that is already struggling to get quality innings from the starting rotation.