Brewers activate Eduardo Escobar from the injured list

Todd Rosiak
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Eduardo Escobar was out since Aug. 24 with a hamstring strain.

Aside from Freddy Peralta taking the mound, there was a significant addition to the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup with Eduardo Escobar being reinstated from the injured list on Friday.

Escobar, who has been out since Aug. 24 with a hamstring strain, was immediately placed into the cleanup spot and started at third base.

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"He's doing good," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He ran the bases on Wednesday very extensively. I was getting tired watching it. He did great there so he's ready to go. We put him through a pretty good test and he's in a good place."