8 Ryan Braun, LF

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun hit his ninth home run in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.

The home run, a solo shot, was Braun's only hit in three at-bats to go with a walk. He's hitting a robust .323/.410/.574 and appears to be in the form that won him an MVP in 2011 and earned him runner-up honors last year.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun went 3 for 5 in Saturday's win over St. Louis.

All three hits were singles. Braun, who had two RBI, is hitting .326/.414/.582.

After sitting out the day before to rest his lingering neck injury, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was back in action on Tuesday night against the Pirates. He went 3 for 6 with a run scored in a 4-3 loss. The 29-year-old doubled twice and singled.

Braun has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games and is batting .386 (22 for 57) with a homer and five RBI during that span.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is back in the team's lineup Tuesday.

Braun needed a day off to rest his neck Monday, but it wasn't thought to be serious. The neck soreness hasn't impacted his production. Braun is hitting .306/.396/.579 in 121 at-bats. He'll face Pirates hurler Jeff Locke in his return.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was left out of Monday's lineup against the Pirates as he continued to deal with a lingering neck issue, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. He is batting .373 (19 for 51) in his last 13 games with one homer and five RBI.

"I don’t want him out of there," manager Ron Roenicke said. "But physically, he’s been fighting the neck issue. He wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to play the games in Cincinnati. Somewhere, whether it was yesterday or today, he needs a day."