The loss of Nestor Cortes leaves the Brewers with Freddy Peralta as the only healthy pitcher among those projected to be in the five-man rotation this season.

Nestor Cortes fires six shutout innings, and Sal Frelick drives in the game's only run with a two-out single in the fourth to give the Brewers a 1-0 win.

On Sunday, the Brewers placed left-handed starter Nestor Cortes on the 15 day IL with a left elbow flexor strain. The move is retroactive to April 4th. Left-handed reliever Grant Wolfram was recalled from Triple-A Nashville as the corresponding move.

Nestor Cortes bounced back from his dreadful Milwaukee Brewers debut by allowing just one hit over six innings in a 1-0 victory over the slumping Cincinnati Reds.

Nestor Cortes put his historically bad start against the Yankees in the rear-view mirror by shutting the Reds out over six innings on Thursday night.

On Thursday, a battle of NL Central rivals is on the schedule, with the Milwaukee Brewers (2-4) hosting the Cincinnati Reds (2-4) at 7:40 p.m. ET.A projected tight matchup pits the Brewers (-119

Nestor Cortes, the Brewers' starting pitcher, is on the 15-day injured list due to an elbow flexor strain for the second time in eight months. This injury raises concerns about the depth and health of the pitching staff,

Another injury has hit the Milwaukee Brewers starting rotation, as Nestor Cortes is headed to the 15-day injured list, leaving Freddy Peralta as the only healthy member of the expected starting staff from the beginning of spring training.