Harrison’s Rough Patch and Bullpen Move | Milwaukee Brewers News

0:00It's September 13th. Welcome in. This is Milwaukee Brewer's News Today, where your team meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Milwaukee Brewer's pitcher Kyle Harrison is going through a rough patch. This 26-year-old left-hander, acquired back in February, started the season strong. Through June, he had a 2.57-earned run average with 96 strikeouts. He looked like he was on his way to an all-star season. However, things have taken a turn. His earned run average has jumped to 3.98, and his last three appearances, he's given up 17 runs in just over 7 innings. It's a significant drop-off from his earlier performance. Their speculation about his workload, Harrison has him pitched a full season in a major league rotation before. He also dealt with a forearm injury that kept him out for 25 days. This has led to him losing his spot in the starting rotation to younger pitchers. To try and get him back on track, the Brewer's are moving Harrison to the bullpen.

1:00The hope is, this will allow him to focus on his fastball and slurve combination. They need him to find that early season magic again. The team is now figuring out his role for the postseason. In his first relief appearance against the Cincinnati Reds, he struggled mightily, failing to record and out and allowing four runs. Major Pat Murphy acknowledged the misplaced pitches, but expressed confidence they can fix it.