Brewers bring back Nieuwenhuis, designate Peralta
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The Milwaukee Brewers brought back outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis on Saturday, designating pitcher Wily Peralta for assignment to make room on both the 25- and 40-man rosters.
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Nieuwenhuis began the season with the Brewers, but was just 2 for 25 in 15 games. He played 125 games in 2016 for Milwaukee, with a slash line of .209/.324/.385 with 13 home runs.
In 65 games at Triple-A Colorado Springs this season, Nieuwenhuis was batting .224/.338/.344. Brett Phillips could not be recalled as he was just sent down and a player needs to be in the minors for at least 10 days before being called back up, with the exception in case of an injury.
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The Brewers tried to move Peralta to the bullpen, but he has little success there or as a starter in 2017. In 17 games, with eight starts, he had a 7.85 ERA and allowed 10 home runs in just 57 1/3 innings.