MIAMI -- Milwaukee first baseman Rhys Hoskins is expected to be sidelined at least "a few days" after he left the Brewers' 4-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Saturday because of left thumb discomfort, manager Pat Murphy said.
"It doesn't look great. It's not fractured," Murphy said. "He doesn't feel great right now. It's your bottom hand for swinging, so it's really, really important."
Hoskins, 32, experienced soreness after he stepped off the bag and caught shortstop Joey Ortiz's errant throw to tag Eric Wagaman out in the fourth. Murphy and a Brewers trainer immediately left the dugout and tended to Hoskins, who finished the inning but was replaced by Jake Bauers in the fifth.
Hoskins attempted to grip a bat before the inning and told Murphy he couldn't continue.
"For it to be like that and Rhys Hoskins, because I know who he is, it's got to be really hurting," Murphy said. "I don't think we'll see him for a few days. Hopefully it's not an IL, but it might be depending on how he feels in the next few days."
In his second season with the Brewers, Hoskins is hitting .242 with 12 homers and 42 RBIs. He drove in Milwaukee's first run Saturday with his eighth career triple.
Hoskins played his first six seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, then missed 2023 after tearing the ACL on his left knee during a spring training game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.